Albums & Releases

Listen to Paddy Hanna’s solo album – Leafy Stiletto

As noted previously, Paddy Hanna is the lead singer of Grand Pocket Orchestra, perhaps the…

Sunken Foal – Friday Syndrome Volume 2

Dunk Murphy’s regular Friday night musical experiments made at home saw the light of the…

Album of the week: Daniel Avery – Drone Logic

The debut album from London’s Daniel Avery is delightfully out-of-step with what’s going on in…

Emakousma – Island (album stream)

Expressive instrumental guitar melodies, fingerplucked treated string notes, ambient waves of noise, piano chords lumbering…

Somadrone – The First Wave (album premiere)

Neil O’Connor’s fourth album as Somadrone feels like his most complete body of work yet.…

Listen to a DJ Tu-Ki minimix of All City’s brilliant Amada compilation

Mamiko Motto of NTS has put together a compilation called Amada for All City. Featuring…

Ghost Maps – The Ocean From The River (album premiere)

As a member of Halfset, Jeff Martin is no stranger to intricately constructed arrangements. It’s…

Album of the week: Lisa O’Neill – Same Cloth Or Not

Listen to songs from Lisa O’Neill’s 2009 debut long player Has an Album and you…

Katharine Philippa – Broken to be Rebuilt EP

Katharine Philippa is one of the most interesting new artists to appear from Northern Ireland…

Listen to the Best Of Champion Sound 2013 label compilation

The Belfast label Champion Sound has only been around a year but in that short…

Mister Goodnite – Songs About Love And Lack Thereof

The plan for a Halloween mix was culled by the ghouls of responsibility and the…

Premiere: Alarmist – Pal Magnet EP

Alarmist debuted the rolling twisted rhythms ‘Bunda Internacionale’, a song which also has African and…

Album of the week: Darkside – Psychic

It’s easy to forget Nicolas Jaar is only 23-years-old. For the last four years, the…

Premiere: Bouts – Nothing Good Gets Away (album stream)

Bouts are a Dublin rock band made up of Barry Bracken (Vocals, Guitar), Colin Boylan…

Four Tet – Beautiful Rewind (review)

Perhaps ill-advisedly, Kieran Hebden, having just finished his latest album in June took to Twitter…

Premiere: The Mighty Stef – Iveagh Flats EP

Stefan Murphy’s name is the title but The Mighty Stef are very much a band…

Ensemble Ériu – Ensemble Ériu (review)

Bringing a new angle to an old music is an admirable quest. Bringing a new…

Mixtape: Kelela – Cut 4 Me

Los Angeles has been home to some of electronic music’s more groundbreaking artists in recent…

Album of the week: Haim – Days Are Gone

Debut albums from ultra-hyped bands aren’t supposed to be this good. Debuts usually have one…

Premiere: Kill Krinkle Club – Oxen Of The Sun

I’ve covered Kill Krinkle Club’s music and music videos a lot here in the last…