Walking on Cars: the Dingle band avoiding the pedestrian routePatrick Sheehy and Sorcha Durham from the Irish five-piece discuss their reasons for taking the major-label approach, and why “Ireland is just really small as a market”Fri Jan 15 2016 - 06:00
Panic at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor: time to turn off the lights and lock the doors behind themFri Jan 15 2016 - 00:00
Time to take another ride on the Mystery Jets trainAfter losing a member and a record deal, Mystery Jets are back with some new soundsFri Jan 08 2016 - 06:00
Villagers – Where Have You Been All My Life?: Back-catalogue ‘reimagined’ to interesting effectFri Jan 08 2016 - 00:00
Music preview: albums to look out for in 2016Everybody who’s anybody seems to have a new album lined up for the new year. And there are a few superstar maybes tooWed Dec 30 2015 - 07:25
Patrick Freeman - Cherry Blossom Fall: The roughly recorded nature just adds to the charmDubliner with an eye on ELO, Neil Hannon and The Beatles, and an ear for a good tuneFri Dec 18 2015 - 00:00
Cage the Elephant – Tell Me I’m Pretty: Throwing sounds at the wall to see what sticksFri Dec 18 2015 - 00:00
Various Artists - Rough Trade Counter Culture 15: Does exactly what is says on the tinFri Dec 11 2015 - 00:00
Soulsavers - Kubrick: an interesting listen whether you’re a Kubrick aficionado or notFri Dec 04 2015 - 00:00
Fleur East - Love, Sax and Flashbacks: A puppet from the pop factory come goodFri Dec 04 2015 - 00:00
Air’s Nicolas Godin on why his solo album is a bad ideaOne of France’s great electronic innovators has ignored his own advice and made a solo record. ‘When you’re in band, there’s always a sense of frustration’Tue Dec 01 2015 - 09:00
How to scare your children with the Wainwright Sisters’ creepy songsMartha Wainwright and her half-sister Lucy have a dark, strange new album that they reckon is for all the familyMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Various Artists - ‘Whole Lotta Live’: Numerous gems amidst this charity compilationFri Nov 27 2015 - 00:00
Adele 25 album review - more than just a voice, more than just a break-up albumFri Nov 20 2015 - 12:53
School of rock: life inside a musical hothouse in ParisWith slick studios and heavyweight mentors, the Red Bull Music Academy is a dream come true for musicians who make the cutTue Nov 17 2015 - 06:00
Enya breaks her silence on fame, privacy and musicIt’s seven years since Enya has given an Irish interview. After 80 million album sales, she tells Lauren Murphy why it has never been about hiding away, but rather safeguarding her privacyFri Nov 13 2015 - 15:25
1D's Niall Horan: ‘I can’t dance. I can’t ice-skate and I’m not going in the jungle’One Direction’s only Irishman talks fame, pints with the lads, Zayn's departure and what the band's upcoming hiatus is really aboutFri Nov 13 2015 - 11:00
Singer Róisín O: Back to BlackOften referred to as daughter of Mary Black or sister of Dan from Coronas, the singer is finding her own voiceSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:00
Guy Garvey: The Elbow singer on his solo takeoffA new band, new relationship, and a struggle with strange lyrics – Guy Garvey’s mid-life crisis seem like an awful lot of funSat Oct 31 2015 - 09:00
Elvis Presley: If I Can Dream – Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Album ReviewFri Oct 30 2015 - 00:00
Tara Erraught: ‘In life, people are going to pick on women’Interview: The Dundalk mezzo was on the receiving end of mean-spirited reviews, but none of it has hindered her soaring opera careerThu Oct 29 2015 - 06:00
McAlmont & Butler: ‘It all got a bit involved. I think that’s why we called it a day’Interview: McAlmont & Butler came, saw and briefly conquered with their uplifting song ‘Yes’ at a time when macho Britpop ruled. The partnership was meant to be temporary – and yet here they areWed Oct 28 2015 - 06:00
Ezra Furman: ‘I don’t trust popularity. I’m going for greatness’Furman’s favourite thing, it seems, is to confound expectations – but look behind the theatricality and the Chicago singer has a musical masterplan at workTue Oct 20 2015 - 11:27
Life of Brian McFadden: don’t call it a comebackThe former Westlife star never packed in his pop career and you won’t find him with the ‘headbangers’ on ‘Big Brother’Sat Oct 17 2015 - 11:45
Lulu: survivor and thriver with something to shout aboutThe pop veteran has put pen to paper for her first album in 10 years. Why? ‘When you write songs, you have to reveal something of yourself’Sat Oct 03 2015 - 06:00
