Albums & Releases

God Knows + mynameisjOhn – Rusangano / Family

After their impressive EP of bass-heavy hip-hop last year in collaboration with Graeme S, Limerick-based…

Album of the week: Hundred Waters – The Moon Rang Like A Bell

The Gainesville Florida band Hundred Waters‘ first album was a cherishable collection of abstract folk…

Recommended album: Fatima – Yellow Memories

As the de facto singer on Alexander Nut’s Eglo Records label, Fatima has become the…

Listen to Little Dragon’s new album Nabuma Rubberband

Everything we’ve heard from Little Dragon’s new album Nabuma Rubberband, the Swedish band’s fourth album…

Album of the week: Fatima Al Qadiri – Asiatisch

Listening through the discography of Kuwait-raised Senegal-born artist Fatima Al Qadiri (raised by Russian-educated parents),…

Lykke Li – I Never Learn

For her third album (of a loose trilogy including 2008’s Youth Novels and 2011’s Wounded…

Ramona Lisa – Arcadia

Caroline Polachek debut solo album as Ramona Lisa, Arcadia explores a much more atmospheric and…

Album of the week: We Cut Corners – Think Nothing

The first album from John Duignan and drummer Conall O’Breachain as We Cut Corners clocked in at…

Listen to Record Store Gay compilation #3

The Outhouse is an LGBT resource centre on Capel Street in Dublin there to support…

Album of the week: Ratking – So It Goes

Introducing your debut album with a statement that suggests discarding hip-hop legacy when comparing today’s…

Album of the week: Todd Terje – It’s Album Time

You could argue that we don’t even need a Todd Terje album. The Norwegian cosmic…

Album of the week: Future Islands – Singles

It was amazing to see Future Islands‘ Samuel T. Herring on US TV rubbernecking, crabwalking…

Deaf Joe – From The Heights Of A Dream

Waterford musician and songwriter Deaf Joe’s debut Burrowings showcased an abstracted folk sound. For the…

Album of the week: Beck – Morning Phase

Despite an audience willing Beck Hansen to do what he does best, it’s been six…

Album of the week: St. Vincent – St. Vincent

Working collaboratively with a visionary artist like David Byrne has only made Annie Clark more…

Album of the week: Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness

When you have a voice so striking you could hang a hat on it, it’s…

Download: CON VOS – Cocoon Bloom EP

Irish folk singer Sorcha Richardson and New Jersey duo Fortunate Ones have showed us the…

Album of the week: Warpaint – Warpaint

Four years after their debut album, Warpaint’s followup release normalises what helped characterise their sound.…

Album of the week: The Gloaming – The Gloaming

Irish traditional music is a stranger to me. It’s always been. I’ve a cursory knowledge…

Album of the week: James Vincent McMorrow – Post Tropical

If you’re looking for the most stark difference between James Vincent McMorrow’s Early In The…