Albums & Releases

The-xx-Coexist
Album of the week: The xx – Coexist

“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” – Leopold…

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Listen to albums by Grizzly Bear, The xx, David Byrne & St. Vincent, How To Dress Well & more

Albums of interest to stream this week: David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This…

Album stream: Mumblin’ Deaf Ro – Dictionary Crimes

I’ve been saying recently that Mumblin’ Deaf Ro is one of the few songwriters whose…

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No Monster Club – Posthumous Hits: a 46-track cassette compilation

Bobby Aherne’s No Monster Club band project has been lo-fi rocking in the free world…

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Ryan Hemsworth – Last Words EP

Canadian producer Ryan Hemsworth shone the spotlight on his music with recent edits of Frank…

Album of the week: Chilly Gonzales – Solo Piano II

If you’re not a morning person or you need some form of relaxant to start…

MONTO by Joshua Gordon
Stream: Monto – Best Boy EP

On his new EP Best Boy out today, Waterford-based Wicklow producer Ross O’Sullivan aka Monto…

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Why? – Sod In The Seed EP

Why?’s songs have always had  a double-edged appeal. Over four albums, the music has moved…

Listen to the debut album from Wicklow’s Croupier

A funny thing has happened to the heavier end of guitar music I love that…

Listen: RiFF RAFF – BiRTH OF AN iCON Mixtape

One look at RiFF RAFF and you’ll be expecting the punchline. If you put a…

A Dark Horse
A Dark Horse – a cinematic and immersive Dublin folk duo

On the surface, A Dark Horse are the latest in a long line of folk-rooted…

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Waves On Canvas – Into The Northsea

Waves On Canvas‘ Into The Northsea is an album project from Sardinian composer Stefano Guzzetti…

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Album stream: Ginnels – Crowns

Popical Island may have drawn the compilation series to a close after it helped define…

Full album streams: Yeasayer, Jeremiah Jae, Lianne La Havas, The Flaming Lips, Rick Ross…

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…

Eomac
Eomac – Tabula Rasa: a 21-track Bandcamp compilation

Dublin electronic producer Eomac has produced lots of quality tracks in the last few years,…

Album of the week: Strange Passion – Explorations in Irish Post Punk, DIY and Electronic Music 1980-83

My second hand knowledge of post-punk from the early ’80s comes almost entirely from Simon…

Download: VerseChorusVerse’s punk covers charity album

VerseChorusVerse has been Tony Wright, former guitarist with And So I Watch You From Afar’s…

Dan Snaith’s Caribou side-project Daphni is releasing an album

Dan Snaith’s Daphni Caribou side-project has had a handful of releases, one a split with…

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Jacques Greene – Ready EP

Jacques Greene’s production cred continues to rise. The 21 year-old Montreal man’s work on the…

Le Galaxie
Stream: Le Galaxie – Fade 2 Forever EP

Oh, how far they’ve come and what a joy it is to watch their progress.…