Fever Ray – If I Had A Heart
Hands up who knows Fever Ray. Hands? Anyone? Well, let me ask that question in about a month’s time, I reckon the reaction will be somewhat more enthusiastic. Fever Ray
Innercity Pirates – Let’s Go (D.I.S.C.O.)
We can’t seem to get enough of ICP around these parts. Maybe it is down to our love of all things Guinness, or maybe its just the self-assured, catchy as
Wavves – Wavvves
You expect some level of awkwardness from a man whose first album is titled Wavves with two Vs, and its follow-up Wavvves with three Vs (and only a right messer
Bruce Springsteen – Working on a Dream
Let’s start with a little story. Last month I was flicking through the vinyl racks of a Wexford Street record shop, wearing a 1985 Born In The U.S.A. Tour t-shirt
Andrew Bird – Noble Beast
This writer once almost found himself lynched and hung from Whelan’s ceiling for remarking that Andrew Bird’s previous album Armchair Apocrypha reminded him a little of the Frames. To that
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Finally an affordable, mass-marketable time machine has hit the shop shelves, courtesy of NYC clunky-names The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (henceforth referred to, for better or worse, as
Innercity Pirates
Cardiff-born indie brats Innercity Pirates are a perfect pint of pop. Having struck some black gold with their track ‘Dedication’ picked to soundtrack the ubiquitous Guinness fridge-magnet advert, the band
White Lies – To Lose My Life
You can imagine the label exec meeting all too easily. A&R Man: …So you see, by wearing all black, writing vaguely morose lyrics, and singing in baritone these Interpol and
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
When an album is dubbed “one of the finest American records of our generation” by an influential and widely read music monthly two months before its release it carries with
Interview with Antony Hegarty
Writing a tract on New York photographer Peter Hujar in the Guardian recently, Antony Hegarty, Sussex-born balladeer and vocal acrobat wrote “He took pictures of outsiders from an insider’s perspective.
Eagles of Death Metal – Heart On
It’s hard to find fault with Josh “Babyduck” Homme and Jesse “Boots Electric” Hughes’ cock rock project Eagles of Death Metal. The pair wear their lack of originality as proudly
Danielson – Trying Hartz
You know you’ve made it as a band when one of your idiosyncratic baroque indie gospel songs ends up soundtracking a Spar sandwich advert. After 12 years of under-the-radar off-kilter
Women
Q. What can change mood instantenously, hiss like a snake, hurt your ears a little bit, but make your heart swoon? A. Women. Pipe down feminists and non-romantics. We are
Long Blondes – Singles
As far as label names reflecting the records released on it, New Cross-based record company Angular have their schtick down to a tee. This collection of earlier works from the
Lady Sovereign – I Got You Dancing
The first lady of chavdom returns with this, the first single off her forthcoming ‘Jigsaw’ album. ‘I Got You Dancing’ sounds like an 11 year old was left to play
Not Squares – Wrok
Not Squares, quite simply, shattered our groins. First supporting Chicagoite cretins Mahjongg earlier in the year, and then local loves Cap Pas Cap at their single launch last week, this
Chymera – Interview and Podcast Mix
It has been somewhat of a whirlwind year for Cork-born, Barcelona-based producer and DJ, Chymera – aka Brendan Gregoriy. Having released a steady string of highly successful tracks since mid
Music – Interview – Adebisi Shank
Downstairs in Frazers, Adebisi Shank are celebrating the launch of their debut album, it’s a pure drunken tantrum of a night and from about 10pm the venue looks and feels