Albums of the month

With so many albums being released there is only so many that one man (me) can write about, so as another way of featuring some recommended albums beyond the reviews and album of the week posts, here is a list with links to the best albums of the last month with a regularly updated Spotify playlist you can subscribe to so you always have something long-playing to listen to.

Previously unmentioned albums include Irish producer Ebauche’s beautifully serene ambient album Adrift, the X-Files-influenced electronic of Palmbomben II, the teen duo Girlpool sharing their small worlds on the big stage and a potential classic in the Chance The Rapper / Donnie Trumpet all-star album (only released on US iTunes).

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Shamir – Ratchet
Jamie xx – In Colour
Boot & Tax – Boot & Tax (vinyl only for now)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf
Hot Chip – Why Make Sense?
Roisin Murphy – Hairless Toys
SOAK – Before We Forgot How To Dream
Braids – Deep In The Iris
Fight Like Apes – Fight Like Apes
Young Wonder – Birth
Girlpool – Before The World Was Big
Lakker – Tundra
Palmbomben II – Palmbomben II
Ebauche – Adrift

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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