For some time now, I’ve been living in anticipation. Each song released from this album was played on repeat, keeping me in music for the last months. The BB King Blues Summit, organised by Joe Bonamassa is one of the most highly anticipated...
The sky is falling in the background From airport music (shout out Brian Eno) to fill in the void, to soundtracks for shows such as Normal People. To fill the space while adding to the atmosphere and tone of the show. Ambience in of itself is...
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 to Mouseatouille through...
Last year, to celebrate the 10 years anniversary of Limerick-based band Anna’s Anchor, photographer Keith Kelly was tasked to assemble a photo exhibition. The idea evolved into a coffee-table book that was published...
Thirty years ago, Billy Corgan and the band wanted to create a double album. What they conceived instead was a triple album; a journey of the cosmos and emotions in 28 songs. The Marvellous, Splendid, Magnificent...
On December 3rd, Rubber Soul turned 60 years old, and it’s hard to overstate just how important that is — not just for The Beatles, but for popular music as a whole. Six decades later, the album still feels fresh...
Fifty years ago, Patti Smith and her group ventured into Electric Lady Studios. What they left with became a seminal and cultural piece, flinging open the doors for the punk scene that followed. This is the enigmatic...
In December 1965, The Who had already made a name for themselves when they released their debut album: My Generation. The band had acquired a dedicated audience through epic live performances, and had released a few...
With so much music constantly being released on a global scale, it’s often easy to miss local acts with real talent. Luckily, my ears were opened to neptune blood courtesy of their debut EP, A Quiet Riot Inside...
Back to the Power: How Giants & Monsters Rekindles Helloween’s I hadn’t listened to a Helloween album in a long time. I’d pretty much lost interest in them back in the ’90s after they released a couple of terrible...
Daniel Caesar returns to the scene with the release of his fourth studio album, Son of Spergy. With maturity, humility and self-discovery, Caesar’s beautiful vocals are a blessing in themselves. Daniel Caesar A...
Self-proclaimed “pint-punkers”, The Béchamel Boys strut their stuff on their newest single. Absurdity, humour and incredible energy, these boys are anything but creamy. The Béchamel Boys A band that is...
Two Legends I have, in the past, sung the praises of both Joe Bonamassa and Buddy Guy. It really is a special time to be alive, when both of these giants get to play together. From Buddy Guys massive impact on the music...
Poet & composer David Keenan returns with his fourth studio album, Modern Mythologies. Bringing forward the old Irish tradition of storytelling through the lens of a modern world, the Dundalk native beautifully...
Counting Crows have always lived in the emotional space between yearning and revelation, writing songs that ache with what might have been or shimmer with what could still be. With Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets...
Fifty years ago, Queen released A Night at the Opera — the record that transformed them from rising stars into one of the defining bands of the decade. It was, at the time, the most expensive album ever made, and the...
Back in July, I discovered this new artist: BC Camplight. When I say « new », of course I mean new to me, as he has been around for 20 years already, and I had completely missed him. His latest album, A Sober...
Back in 2023, Picture Parlour made quite the buzz. Freshly arrived in London, creative duo Katherine Parlour and Ella Risi, who met in Manchester as students, brought together a band to further their vision. After a...
This month marks 20 years since Japanese producer and DJ Nujabes released his second and final album in his short lifetime. Now considered to be a classic, Modal Soul has become an inspirational piece to many in the hip...
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