Albums & Releases

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)…

Album of the week: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love

From psychedelic rock outliers to pop flirters, New Zealand’s Unknown Mortal Orchestra have decided to…

Album of the week: Jamie xx – In Colour

Jamie Smith has always been the xx’s weapon in the front view. He might be…

Album of the week: Shamir – Ratchet

Shamir Bailey opens his debut album with a song about his hometown in North Las…

Listen to new albums from Hot Chip, Young Wonder, Lakker, Shamir and Roisin Murphy

It’s May which means that the number of albums that start to get released go…

Premiere: Listen to Fight Like Apes’ brand new album

The third album from Fight Like Apes was born out of a period of upheaval.…

Album of the week: Braids – Deep In The Iris

The music of Montreal via Calgary band Braids has often been characterised by skittering digital…

Download Towkio’s WAV. Theory mixtape featuring Chance The Rapper, Kaytranada, Vic Mensa

Towkio has dropped his free-download WAV. Theory mixtape which is a solid collection of electronic-infused…

Album of the week: Le Galaxie – Le Club

Le Galaxie’s first album Laser Disc Nights 2 was totally immersed in retro futurism down…