Albums & Releases

Album of the week: Anderson. Paak – Malibu

If you were paying attention to featured guests and collaborators on rap albums in 2015,…

Listen to Cian Nugent’s new album Night Fiction

For a young artist in his twenties, Dubliner Cian Nugent is inspired by music of…

First Listen: Brian Deady’s soulful & substantial new album Non-Fiction

Cork man Brian Deady has returned to long format album for the first time in…

Listen to Augustus & John’s debut LP of “sunshine jams & melodic mood swings”

“Sunshine jams & melodic mood swings” is how Mike Smalle & Matteo Grassi have pitched…

Premiere: Dundalk musician Elephant’s debut album Hypergiant

Dundalk man Shane Clarke has been making a reputation for himself with his gentle falsetto-laden…

Album of the week: !!! – As If

!!! (the world’s only Google-proof band name actually pronounced as Chk Chk Chk) are real…

Album of the week: Kisses – Rest In Paradise

Los Angeles’ Kisses have been knocking around on the periphery of the music blogosphere for…

Album of the week: Girl Band – Holding Hands With Jamie

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly how Girl Band made the jump from another rock band…

Album of the week: Empress Of – Me

The music of Lorely Rodriguez has previously come with a pleasing electronic haze to it.…

First Listen: Anderson’s beguiling debut album Patterns

After his time with the indie-rock band The Rags came to an end, Daniel Anderson…

Album premiere: Somadrone – Oracle

Neil O’Connor’s last album as Somadrone, The First Wave, was characterised by an adept experience…

Listen to promising Dublin band TNLYF’s debut EP i

Dublin band TNLYF (The Nightlife) have metamorphosed from a stadium rock act on early single…

First Listen: The Jimmy Cake – Master

Instagram, Irish Water, Marriage Equality, EDM, Jobbridge, Hozier. This is just a small list of…

Albums of the month

Summer is always a difficulty time to release an album. There are festivals to attend,…

Listen to Louth composer Breifne Holohan’s calming debut Eastern Passages

Eastern Passages might last for a relatively short time of 30+ minutes but the impression…

Album of the week: Tame Impala – Currents

I remember on a visit to Australia in 2008, a couple of radio people enthusing…

First Listen: The Expert – Dynamic Drift

Since the dissolving of the early part of the best Irish group in the first…

Four Tet – Morning​/​Evening

Derp, let’s put it down to a post-festival week but I’ve only just got around…

Album of the week: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf

Chance The Rapper’s decision to share the spotlight over to his mates after the buzz…

Albums of the month

With so many albums being released there is only so many that one man (me)…