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A Gospel of Some Sort

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 band coming back together were getting...

Richard Bodin
5 days ago
New Releases

Love

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 throughought his life. Love is the seventh album...

Nicky Woulffe
5 days ago
EP and Singles

The Fisherman and Other Stories

Usually Stephen Brennan performs with his “power trio” Cold Shot with whom he covers blues. The band is known for their energetic performances around places like the Rory Gallagher Festival, Blues on The Bay or Ballycastle Blues Festival...

Richard Bodin
5 days ago

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Hard Road

By Christone Kingfish Ingram

Kingfish, A Prodigy I’ve mentioned Kingfish a number of times in past reviews. Just to reintroduce this legend, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, is a fantastic 26 year old blues musician from Mississippi. As a young...

Matt Lucey
11 months ago
5 min read
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EP and Singles

Im Dazed

By Trex

T-Rex, a staple of British rock, were formed in 1967 in London. Brought together by the leader Marc Bolan, this band was an iconic part of the music landscape in Britain at the time. While the majority of their music in...

Matt Lucey
11 months ago
4 min read
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New Releases

Arthur Buck 2

By Arthur Buck

A superband is always an exciting thing to discover. You take accomplished talents from different backgrounds, bring them together, and see what new magic they can create. Despite a name that might suggest a solo act...

Richard Bodin
11 months ago
5 min read
Nice / Not too bad
New Releases

Ad Astra

By Ash

It’s easy to forget just how long ASH have been around — and how effortlessly they’ve kept doing what they do best. The Northern Irish trio may never have chased reinvention or grand statements, but that’s precisely...

Richard Bodin
11 months ago
5 min read
Altar by NewDad cover art Awesome!
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Altar

By NewDad

Expectations and worries… To start, Altar is an album I’ve been eagerly but at times tentatively waiting for. Madra was one of the first albums I reviewed on the HiddenTrack and is still something I revisit...

Adam Kenny
11 months ago
5 min read
Nice / Not too bad
Movies

Tron: Ares

By Joachim Rønning

When I first saw Tron as a child growing up in Ireland, arcades were still the stuff of American legend. We’d heard whispers of neon-lit dens filled with machines that swallowed quarters and spat out high scores, but...

Peter Burrows
11 months ago
3 min read
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New Releases

I’m Only F**ing Myself

By Lola Young

Lola Young has been around for a few years already. After relative success in TV talent shows, she signed her first deal right before covid. So she had to stand strong and capitalise on the Internet at first with online...

Richard Bodin
11 months ago
5 min read
Double Infinity album cover Good!
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Double Infinity

By Big Thief

Big time for Big Thief It’s been a pretty interesting past few years for Big Thief. Since 2020 lead singer and songwriter, Adrianne Lenker, released a new solo project called songs which has gone on to be incredibly...

Adam Kenny
11 months ago
6 min read
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New Releases

Live Laugh Love

By Earl Sweatshirt

Earl Sweatshirt returns with his fifth studio album, Live Laugh Love. Three years on from the brilliant Sick! and the equally short Some Rap Songs, Earl is still laying his marker on modern hip-hop. Earl Sweatshirt...

Ronan O'Brien
11 months ago
9 min read
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The Life of a Showgirl

By Taylor Swift

A Dad’s Take on Taylor Swift’s New Album As a 45-year-old dad of a 12-year-old Taylor Swift superfan, I’ve heard more Taylor in the past few years than I ever imagined I would. From Fearless car singalongs to heated...

Peter Burrows
11 months ago
3 min read
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Live Shows

Glen Hansard: A Soulful Homecoming

I’ve followed Glen Hansard’s journey for decades, but this performance felt different — more personal, more rooted. There’s something special about hearing songs of love, loss, and redemption in a room where poetry...

Peter Burrows
11 months ago
3 min read
Legendary!!
Essentials

Otis Blue

By Otis Redding

Sixty years ago — in July 1965, under the sweltering Memphis heat — Otis Redding walked into Stax Studios and, in just twenty-four hours, recorded one of the defining albums of soul music. Otis Blue wasn’t simply made —...

Richard Bodin
11 months ago
7 min read