Summer is always a difficulty time to release an album. There are festivals to attend, holidays to take, sunny days to skive off for and playlists to make. Long playing releases can get lost in the maelstrom. So, here is a selection of recent albums worth your ear time. Have a recommendation? Leave a comment below.
- Tame Impala – Currents
- Julio Bashmore – Knockin’ Boots
- The Chemical Brothers – Born In The Echoes
- Lianne La Havas – Blood
- Mac Demarco – Another One
- Four Tet – Morning/Evening
- LA Priest – Inji
- Vince Staples – Summertime ’06
- Thundercat – The Beyond / Where Giants Roam
- Breifne Holohan – Eastern Passages
- Gwenno – Y Dydd Olaf
- Seven Davis Jr. – Universes
- Golden Rules – Golden Ticket
- Evvol – Eternalism
- Mick Jenkins – Wave[s]
- HEALTH – Death Magic
- FKA Twigs – M3LL155x
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.
