Cinematic Sound: Interview with Calexico
Stick at any job for 20 years without any major promotion and you’ll probably find yourself considering taking a running jump out your office’s second floor window. Calexico, however, have
Planet Health
Chairlift work under such a convincing 80’s sheen they could be dropped seamlessly into a Club Nassau 80’s night slowset without anybody batting an eyelid. Thankfully, they don’t try and
Fools
Having swelled their Electric Picnic tent with the voices of fans singing along to their irresistable sepia-tinted hit ‘Fools’, our favourite San Franciscan duo (well, now a trio) the Dodos
Summer Grof
Where’ve these guys been? While Vampire Weekend and Born Ruffians capitalize on their bouncy pop stylings, the sextet have been seemingly stuck in label hell. They’ve only spent their spare
Wrestlers
Can you smell what the Chip are cooking? Continuing on a rather DFA-themed week here at Totally Dublin comes Hot Chip’s newest ‘Made In The Dark’ cut. Guitarist Alan Doyle
Summer Song
Apparently written as a throwaway joke for DFA and LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, if this is Portland’s Jona Bechtolt and his new recruit Claire L Evans’ idea of a quick
Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin
If you haven’t listened to O’Death before, I should warn you in advance: be ready to have your face kicked in. The band’s official genre is gothic-folk, a niche usually
Kings of Leon
If you’re one of those people who hate bands when they get successful then you’ve probably loudly stated your disgust at Tennessee’s Kings of Leon by now. Their album Youth
Something For All of Us
Already canonized as saints of North American indie rock, Broken Social Scene haven’t produced any true miracles since their 2003 breakthrough You Forgot It in People. Both their 2005 self-titled
Kontpab
You have to feel sorry for A Certain Ratio. Forever sidelined to the more visible behemoths of late 70s post-punk, their influence is arguably more tangible than bands such as
Seaside Rock
Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John have released three albums of upbeat indie pop, notably 2006s breakthrough album Writers Block and massive single Young Folks. Throughout their career they’ve produced
Ra Ra Riot
There is nothing as frustrating as when a band becomes its backstory. Read any Ra Ra Riot review and prepare to be regaled with the apparent truth that debut album
The Faint – Faciinatiion
Of all the Saddle Creek diaspora to disappoint with recent releases, the Faint are the most irksome casualty of their own creative impotency. While their earlier work – particularly the
Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
David Berman and co returns with album number six as the Silver Jews. The American indie rockers have carved out their own slice of individuality in a genre stuffed with
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
Last Shadow PuppetsThe Age Of the Understatement If I were an Arctic Monkey I’d be a bit miffed with Alex Turner. The talented bugger has been a secretive git,
Jeff Martin – Spoons- A Collections Of Remixes, Collaborations and Interpretations
I must confess to have only heard one Jeff Martin song before sitting down with the Spoons remix and rejig album, that being the joyous Magnet Line. Thankfully, this release
Gemma Hayes – The Hollow Of Morning
It may have taken three years to arrive, yet Ms Hayes’ latest offering was certainly worth the wait. Or so her fans would exclaim. The thing about Hayes is that
The Aftermath – Friendlier Up Here
The hardest working band in Irish showbiz? The Aftermath are tireless exponents of their art and that hard work ethic has definitely paid off on an album that mixes monster