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...
Irish albums are essential to my listening. While O Emperor had previously appeared in my rotation, I can’t say I was overly impressed. However, stumbling across their debut album gave me plenty of things to...
Data-driven algorithms for the most part, can be a bit invasive and a big marketing tool. One use, I find, is that it can expose new music that can so easily fall under the radar. Spotify’s algorithm introduced me...
Few bands in punk history balanced heart and bite like the Buzzcocks. Nearly five decades on, and following the loss of Pete Shelley, Attitude Adjustment arrives with the weight of legacy behind it — and expectations to...
If there is one act that made it through the ages and has earned the status of Legend, this is definitely Elvis Presley. Oh I am sure you all have in mind the ridiculous Las Vegas impersonators, too often commemorating...
An Intro the the Legend By the time Station to Station arrived in 1976, David Bowie was already several artists deep into his own career. Born in London in 1947, Bowie showed signs of creative restlessness early on. He...
As Hermitage Green is getting ready for their fifteenth-anniversary concerts in Limerick’s King John Castle and Whelan’s in Dublin, what better occasion to rediscover their latest and more adventurous album: Connections...
Ben Reel Himself There’s something reassuring about artists who simply never stop. Ben Reel is one of those musicians — relentlessly creative and deeply committed. Spirit’s Not Broken is his latest reminder that...
Humeric is not a name you’re going to be too familiar with unless you are keeping an eye on Parannoul. The pseudonym for shoegaze, ambient noise rock project from a South Korean artist that is mostly known as Parannoul...
There are debut albums that introduce an artist, and others that quietly lay out an entire life. Bloodlines belongs firmly to the latter. It is not simply a collection of songs, but a carefully shaped narrative in which...
It’s incredibly hard to believe it has been 20 years since the Arctic Monkeys exploded onto the music scene with their hard-hitting debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. Probably...
British Pop Icon: Lily Allen (Harbour?) If you grew up in the mid 2000s like I did, you’ll be very familiar with Lily Allen. Popular and sometimes controversial British pop icon Lily Allen made a come back with her...
A$AP Rocky returns with his highly-anticipated fourth studio album. Almost a decade since his last release, this one has divided fans and critics alike. Lord Flacko Jodye II Rakim Athelston Mayers goes by many names —...
The rarity of 21st century doo-wop returns in a second release from Staten Island’s The Sha La Das. Continuing to etch their legacy into the modern music scene, Bill Schalda and his sons are back with more of the...
Over the last few years, Goose have steadily built a reputation as a band willing to blur the lines between rock, jam, funk, and soul. Known just as much for their live chemistry as their studio work, the band has...
When it comes to modern Chicago blues, few names carry as much weight as Billy Branch. A master harmonica player and longtime torchbearer of the genre, Branch has spent decades making sure the blues stays alive. With...
From the mind of Cameron Winter: Cameron Winter’s thoughts Cameron Winter is an American singer songwriter that you may already be acquainted with. Not only has he become one of the most interesting and unique...
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