Drawer opens. CD goes in. Drawer closes. Play… Here I am, drawn back twenty years ago when I entering the world of Cibelle for the first time… Nothing to do with Cybele, the Greek goddess of...
A Long-Awaited Return It has been sixteen years since Syd Matters released their last album, Brotherocean. Shortly after, the band felt they had to explore other things individually… A year ago, rumours of the...
Kevin Rowland is no stranger to writing about love in his music or in his recent autobiography Bless Me Father. His book was indeed looking back on his traumas, relationships, and regrets he had...
Future Islands are celebrating their 20 years in music with the release of a compilation. But this is not a “Best of…“, instead a collection of rarities and hidden gems to showcase the band’s...
The newly three piece band from Pennsylvania surprise dropped their 3rd LP on 26 May. On this album, the band explores capitalism, technology and as lead singer Lydia Slocum puts “this album is less ‘I am a...
Paul McCartney goes back in time on a trip down memory lane with The Boys of Dungeon Lane, a beautiful and warm masterpiece that serves as his 21st solo offering. Macca has always been my favourite Beatle. His songs...
Helen O’Shea, an Irish musician living in New-Jersey, has just released her debut album Songs in the Key of O. Helen, born in Limerick, Ireland, spent her life immersed in music while pursuing her career in medicine...
You were the rotten ones It’s been 9 years since we last heard from Broken Social Scene when they released their album Hug of Thunder. For many fans it’s been a long time coming to hear from the band. Whilst they did...
Rory Gallagher, a Rock/Blues guitarist released Live! in Europe in 1972. He recorded each song throughout his tour of Europe and then compiled them into a 48 minute long album. The bassist on the album is Gerry McAvoy...
When Rolling Stone Magazine does a Top 500 of something, it always causes a lot of debates. I mean, in what world are David Gilmour only ranked #28, Clapton #35 and Rory Gallagher #175 ad the greatest guitarists of all...
A few weeks ago, we highlighted Pigeon’s latest single “Black James Dean” in our Don’t Miss Them playlist. Their latest album, OUTTANATIONAL has finally come out and it doesn’t disappoint. ...
The Black Keys are, by now, a household name. Forming in Ohio in the early 2000s, the duo released their first album in 2002. Following this, the band earned their first record deal with Fat Possum records. After this...
Brother Wallace got into music at the age of eleven playing piano for his church in Georgia. He has notably shared the stage with gospel legend Kirk Franklin and worked as a backup vocalist for the band The Heavy. He...
Mark Geary is a Irish song writer from Dublin. He moved to New York around twenty years ago and honed his craft in a small bar called, Sin-é. Here he honed his craft aongside artists like Jeff Buckley, with U2 and...
ISTA caught my attention a couple of months ago with their single “Crusher”. It opens with a subdued synth line before progressively building into louder, juicier bass and guitar riffs. The energy somehow reminded me of...
Japanese Breakfast, fronted by Michelle Zauner, has become one of the most prolific and beloved indie acts of the late 2010s and 2020s. Jubilee, released in 2021, was on many people’s AOTY upon release. In that same...
As a huge fan of The Frames, I’ve always had a complicated relationship with Glen Hansard as a solo artist. That has nothing to do with his talent. I genuinely think Hansard belongs among the finest songwriters of our...
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