Jimmy Edgar – XXX
If Jimmy Edgar’s goal is to bridge the divide between haute couture classiness and lamé-spangled sleaze, XXX is the crystallization of his efforts to date. Breaking away from a previous
M.I.A. – M A Y A
During the course of It Takes A Muscle, it strikes you that Maya Arulpragasam is really a doe-eyed sweetheart underneath the aural,personal, and graphic abrasiveness that only increases in obnoxiousness
Wavves – King of the Beach
This being the third smart-arsed Wavves review I’ve had the chance to crank out in under two years, I’m inclined to call Nate Williams my muse. Chancing his arm by
Scissor Sisters – Fire With Fire
With a melancholy yet hopeful sound, Fire With Fire is one of those songs that just seems made for a the soundtrack of a chick flick. You can almost envision
Kele – Tenderoni
Kele’s lyrical strategy in Tenderoni, the first single from his debut album, is brilliant in its simplicity: it doesn’t matter how bad your lyrics are if you drown them out
Semi Precious Weapons – Semi Precious Weapons
Best known for a cameo in Lady Gaga’s Telephone music video and as the opening act on Gaga’s Monster Ball tours, Semi Precious Weapons is not a timid or understated
Enemies
So, Enemies release their debut album, ‘We’ve Been Talking’ Friday the 11th June. We’ve been talking, and consensus is that it’s one of the best Irish guitar records of an
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Everybody Dance – Chic’s Nile Rodgers Interviewed
To call Chic a disco band would be a disservice akin to calling the Beatles “a Merseybeat band” or calling Kraftwerk “that novelty group – you know, Germans, did that
Villagers – Becoming A Jackal
Behold the anointed one. Just as Rafiki once lifted Simba to show the pride, the Irish scene has pinned all of its usually self-deprecating hopes on Conor O’Brien’s ability to
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles have always looked and sounded like third year NCAD students after a night with their head down the Thomas House jax. This second night out with Ethan and