Indie, Rock & Alternative

Autumns – Blonde EP

If nearly-incoherent reverbed noise-rock that nods to a lo-fi garage past and sounds like it…

Alabama Shakes’ new songs are different and more 21st century

The problem with penning a towering achievement of a song like ‘Hold On’, a catchy…

The Go! Team – ‘Blowtorch’

The old Go! Team lo-fi rattle is in full-effect on ‘Blowtorch’ as if the rhythm…

All Tvvins – ‘Thank You’

Conor Adams and Lar Kaye aka All Tvvins dropped their big new track ‘Thank You’…

Go Wolf – ‘Running’

The Belfast band Go Wolf continue their forays into ’80s-gilded synth and indie pop with…

Intro: Cat Palace – new devotional Dublin music

David Blaney is Cat Palace, a new Dublin music project which will get a debut…

Young Fathers – ‘Rain Or Shine’

The Scottish alt-rap band and one of the best live bands around, Young Fathers just…

Hear No Monster Club’s new album People Are Weird

If the back catalogue of Bobby Aherne’s No Monster Club has taught us anything is…

Villagers announces new album Darling Arithmetic, hear first song ‘Courage’

Villagers have a third entitled Darling Arithmetic coming out on April 10th on Domino Records.…

Album of the week: Jonnie Common – Trapped In Amber

A jovial intro track called ‘Guesty’, in which Johnnie Common offers to put his mate…

Premiere listen: Subplots’ new album Autumning

Last year, Subplots returned as a core duo of Phil Boughton and Daryl Chaney with…

Album of the week: Jape – This Chemical Sea

For most of his creative endeavours as Jape, Richie Egan has been juxtaposing traditional guitar-based…

Toro Y Moi – ‘Empty Nesters’

Chaz Bundick spent last year working his dance muscles on the excellent Les Sins project…

Myles Manley – ‘Pay Me What I’m Worth’

I had largely remained immune to the charms of the alt-wonky pop musician Myles Manley…

Laura Groves – ‘Dream Story’

Laura Groves’ did a wonderful job last year covering Paul McCartney’s ‘Waterfalls’. She also provided…

Jape – ‘Séance of Light’

There’s a good chance you’ve already heard this, it was released as a radio single…

Skelocrats – ‘Lyin’ Eyes’

The Popical Island band Skelocrats will return with a new album. The band, made up…

Come On Live Long – ‘Trough’
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Come On Live Long’s first album Everything Fall is one of my favourite Irish albums…

Premiere: Watch The Minutes preach the ‘Supernatural’

The Minutes will are closing out 2014, what may well be their best year as…

Geppetto – ‘Floating Statues’

Geppetto is the musical project of producer/visual artist Paul Mahon who has brought musicians, once…