Horsegirl: Versions of Modern Performance — Derivative but funDebut album by Chicago teenage trio shows promise but leans heavily on its influencesFri Jun 10 2022 - 05:00
Sinead O’Brien interview: ‘There’s no limits for me with this. I want it all’The Limerick native says her new album is a good, eclectic entry point for listeners who may know nothing about herSat Jun 04 2022 - 05:00
Angel Olsen: Big Time — Loss and love permeate her best album so far Recorded three weeks after her mother’s funeral, this is an emotionally raw affairFri Jun 03 2022 - 06:00
Florence and the Machine: Dance Fever – A walk on the weird sideThe quieter moments are the most satisfying on Welch’s fifth albumFri May 13 2022 - 05:00
Arcade Fire: We review – A welcome return to what they do bestThe Canadians have ditched the pomp in favour of emotive songs that connectFri May 06 2022 - 05:00
Jinx Lennon: Pet Rent – Unorthodox, intriguing and overlongJINX LENNONPet RentSelf-released, 3Fri Apr 15 2022 - 00:00
House Plants: Paul Noonan and Daithí bring two disparate worlds togetherThe former Bell X1 frontman and the electronica artist forge a new musical endeavourSat Sept 11 2021 - 05:00
Orla Gartland: ‘I’d much rather be considered a newcomer than old news’Dublin musician on life in London, growing a career online and her debut recordSat Aug 07 2021 - 05:00
Will Young: ‘I wanted to do a covers record for a long time but I didn’t want it to be ... sh*t’Two decades after winning Pop Idol, Young’s latest work is a covers album full of experienceSat Jul 31 2021 - 05:00
Anne-Marie: Therapy review – feisty, empowering tracks land with a thudEnglish artist’s second album features collaborations Little Mix and Niall HoranFri Jul 23 2021 - 05:00
Charlene: ‘That one song was such an incredible feat. I loved it’The singer of the 1980s hit I’ve Never Been to Me has just released a new albumTue Jul 20 2021 - 05:00
Ra Gerra: New Vessels review – Limerick’s hip-hop hot streak continuesRapper MuRli and producer Kobina have teamed up for an auspicious collaborationFri Jul 16 2021 - 05:00
Inhaler: It Won’t Always Be Like This review – polished and confident indie-rock debutWith Bono’s son Elijah as frontman, Dublin four-piece are a sound prospectFri Jul 09 2021 - 00:00
David Kitt: 20 review – Late-night mellow intimacyIntroduction of beats and electronic elements overhauling many songs in the albumFri Jul 02 2021 - 00:00
Picture This: Life in Colour – Athy lads move up the superstardom ladderGlossy, well-rounded pop collection mixes schmaltzy love songs and upbeat bangersFri Jun 25 2021 - 05:00
Dani Larkin: Notes for a Maiden Warrior review – A promising debutThe Northern Irish musician’s voice is her greatest strength on an album of two halvesFri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00
John Grant: ‘Happiness, to me, has always sounded quite obscene’The songwriter has delved into his early years for his latest album, Boy from MichiganSat Jun 12 2021 - 05:00
Garbage: No Gods No Masters review – Memorable seventh albumAmid the political and social turmoil, frontwoman Shirley Manson also gets personalFri Jun 11 2021 - 05:00
Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting – Neil Finn & sons reopen for pop businessNew members Liam and Elroy Finn add spark to the band’s first album in a decadeFri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00
VerseChorusVerse: What If We Won – Cathartic outpouring of creativityAlbum somewhat lacking precision but Wright’s heart is in the right placeFri May 28 2021 - 05:00
Chrissie Hynde: Standing in the Doorway – A pleasing and frustrating Dylan tributePretenders frontwoman’s album of Bob Dylan covers is a charming mixed bagFri May 21 2021 - 05:00
Fears: Oíche review – Haunted electropop for the still of the nightThe spectre of trauma hangs over Constance Keane’s debut albumFri May 07 2021 - 05:00
Birdy: Young Heart – London singer leaves her heart in Laurel CanyonIt’s too long and too in thrall to Blue-era Joni Mitchell, but there’s much to like hereFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:00
Teenage Fanclub: ‘We’ll keep playing as long as we’re enjoying it’Norman Blake on the band’s 10th album, made without bassist and founding member Gerard LoveSat Apr 24 2021 - 05:00
Dinosaur Jr: Sweep it into Space – Expect the expectedLou Barlow’s two tracks are the standouts as J Mascis and co continue in their usual veinFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:00
Field Music: ‘Quite a lot of the record is about our mam’Flat White Moon is undoubtedly one of the best in the band’s eclectic back catalogueThu Apr 22 2021 - 05:00
Did you hear the one about the Cranberry and the Commitment?Noel Hogan and Bronagh Gallagher have made a new single together – completely remotelyFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:00
London Grammar: Californian Soil reviewReid hasn’t addressed many micro-aggressions women in music industry regularly have to contend with – until nowFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:00
Leagues O’Toole: ‘We need to give artists a sense of self-worth’MusicTown is online-only for a second year, filling a creative void caused by the pandemicTue Apr 13 2021 - 05:00
Imelda May: 11 Past the Hour – Her time has comeMay sounds completely at ease with the musician and the woman she has becomeFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00
Declan O’Rourke: Arrivals – Impressive record that spotlights the journeys takenSongwriter’s eighth album is a low-key affair that does not need to shout to be heardFri Apr 02 2021 - 05:00
For Those I Love – Stark reflection of grief and pain in wake of suicideDavid Balfe throws himself into these songs wholeheartedly, he runs the gamut of anger, pain, nostalgia and sadnessFri Mar 26 2021 - 05:00
Basciville: Hymns to the Air review – Wexford brothers show promiseCillian and Lorcan Byrne’s debut album shapes their influences into something newFri Mar 26 2021 - 05:00
From Bell X1 to Berlin, and a treehouse in Co WicklowAfter almost three decades in the music industry, Brian Crosby has just released his solo debutTue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
[Indistinct Chatter]: My Mother’s Star – Childhood memories on an ambient loopFilm-maker Myles O’Reilly’s hypnotic compositions are made to soothe the soulFri Mar 19 2021 - 05:00
Still nervous: Those Nervous Animals release a debut album after 40 years togetherThe Mission Sessions is the first full-length album from Those Nervous AnimalsSat Mar 13 2021 - 05:00
Megan O’Neill: Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty review – Finely crafted songs of defianceYou wouldn’t bet against the Kildare singer finding a bigger international audienceFri Mar 12 2021 - 05:00
Edel Meade – Brigids and Patricias album review: Distinctive and highly originalA moving second album that draws on everything from misogyny, #MeToo and the cervical cancer scandalFri Mar 05 2021 - 06:00
Wyvern Lingo: Awake You Lie – A beacon for all of us feeling lost at seaThe Bray trio’s second album goes further down the rabbit-hole of soul-pop and r’n’bFri Feb 19 2021 - 14:04
Christian Cohle: Holy Trouble – Don’t judge a book by its first three chaptersThe Dublin electro-popper’s debut starts unremarkably, but soon shows promiseFri Feb 12 2021 - 05:00
Django Django’s antidote to endless lockdownsThe fourth album from the London-based band is aptly titled Glowing in the DarkSat Feb 06 2021 - 05:00
The Weather Station: Ignorance – Canadian band get into their ’80s grooveFifth album from Tamara Lindeman and her band is both upbeat and personalFri Feb 05 2021 - 05:00
Foo Fighters at 25: ‘For us to break up would be like your grandparents divorcing’Dave Grohl on YouTube drum battles with a 10-year-old, and the band’s Mariah Carey fanSat Jan 30 2021 - 05:00
