Kormac
Busy promoting his first full-length album, the excellent ‘Word Play’ on Dublin’s Scribble Records, and with preparation for a double Glastonbury performance well under way, Kormac is a busy man.
Tracing The Noir Roots of The Killer Inside Me
Film Noir and sexual violence have gone hand in hand since the genre’s inception in the 1940’s. Battered molls, stolen kisses, emotionally abused wives; they are part and parcel of
Kelis – Fleshtone
Becoming a parent is a life changing experience, a fact which is borne out by the amount of songs which have been written by pop stars who have just knocked
The Killer Inside Me
Set in the 1950s, The Killer Inside Me tells the story of Sheriff Ford (Affleck) who, taking advantage of the local community’s trust in him, slowly reveals himself as a
She’s Out of My League
A ‘5’ guy meets a ’10’ girl in one of those airport coincidences that you just couldn’t write (but yet screenwriters continue to…) From there, it’s a simple romantic comedy,
Children Under Hoof – A Collar Can Become A Noose
The band of tweakers assembled by Box Social mastermind and general Dublin grand vizier of musical disorientation Gerard Duffy have finally got around to releasing something close to full-length. And
Wolf Parade – Expo 86
Wolf Parade are meant to be dead now – having followed up the best yelpy indie album of the noughties with the damningly decent At Mount Zoomer, the band should
Born Ruffians – Say It
Featuring song titles like ‘Retard Canard’ and lyrics like “The only time I make sense is when I’m talking in my sleep”, the Canadian trio’s second album is a difficult
Onra – Long Distance
Onra’s third LP, Long Distance, is the latest sterling release on Dublin’s All City Records. Encompassing hip-hop, R&B, boogie, and G-funk in one delicately-crafted swoop;, Long Distance is a soul-drenched
Enemies – We’ve Been Talking
Enemies have more than a whiff of I Am Brazil-album Redneck Manifesto about them, but these 9 tracks stand out for their moments of microscopic cleverness. We’ve Been Talking’s ingeniousness