Sparks: A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip review – another hit for the cult heroesTheatrical, tongue-in-cheek art-pop which is melodically potentFri May 15 2020 - 05:00
The 1975: Notes on a Conditional Form review – passionate if indulgent work pushes boundariesTHE 1975Notes on a Conditional FormDirty Hit/Polydor, 3Fri May 15 2020 - 04:00
Swimmers Jackson: Murmuration review – authentic album strikes easy balance between laidback and spiritedDubliner’s short debut album is certainly not lacking in charm or dynamicsFri May 08 2020 - 05:00
Beach Comber: Parting Cuts review – A gift to the worldAnd So I Watch You from Afar man Rory Friers’s wedding gift to his sister is a lo-fi gemFri Apr 24 2020 - 05:00
Columbia Mills: CCTV – Dublin band is definitely one to watchSecond album again blends indie rock with electronica – and lots of chemistryFri Apr 17 2020 - 05:00
Ezra Furman: Sex Education review – Warm indie with killer linesA great introduction to a seriously under-rated musician’s back catalogueFri Apr 10 2020 - 05:00
Brian Deady: ‘My job is not to be famous, it’s to make stuff’The Cork native is continuing to plot world domination from his Spanish cave houseWed Apr 08 2020 - 05:00
Lewis Capaldi: ‘I’m not Justin Bieber or Ed Sheeran – I’m not getting chased down the street’Even if you don’t like his lovelorn ballads it’s impossible to dislike Lewis Capaldi the manSat Apr 04 2020 - 05:00
Lisa Lambe: Juniper – Easy listening, but in a very good wayThe Celtic Woman singer’s voice blends Natalie Merchant and Alison KraussFri Apr 03 2020 - 05:00
Margaret Glaspy on songwriting: ‘Rinse and repeat to find the gems’Her new album sees the Californian move from folkish indie-rock to quirky popTue Mar 31 2020 - 05:00
Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams: Aporia review – Skimpy side projectStevens and his stepdad have some good ideas but fail to flesh out all that noodlingFri Mar 27 2020 - 05:00
Baxter Dury: The Night Chancers review – sultry, sleazy, sneering vignettesUnencumbered by dad Ian’s legacy, Dury shows he’s very much his own manFri Mar 20 2020 - 05:00
Agnes Obel: Architect of eerie, otherworldy musicThe Danish musician has forged successful career in her own unconventional approachSat Mar 14 2020 - 05:00
Therapy? Greatest Hits (The Abbey Road Session) – Back on their old stomping groundRe-recorded versions of the Northern Irish band’s UK top 40 hits still bristle with energyFri Mar 13 2020 - 06:00
Hilary Woods: Birthmarks review – A disquieting but compelling albumDublin-born musician’s previous life as an indie icon is far removed from her solo workFri Mar 13 2020 - 05:30
Autre Monde: The Imaginary Museum review – slick and thrillingly weird popDebut from ex-Popical Islanders is a carefully cultivated musical experimentFri Feb 28 2020 - 07:00
Caribou’s Dan Snaith: ‘It’s really beautiful to have my music linked to gay marriage’The Canadian musician on soundtracking marriage equality and his ‘vulnerable’ new albumThu Feb 27 2020 - 05:00
The Line: Matter review – Challenging noise and cheesy melodiesMeltybrains? member Brian Dillon goes it alone with heavy, unsettling electronicaFri Feb 21 2020 - 05:00
Bedlam Suitcase: The Fourth Wall review – Too many half-baked ideasDebut album from unconventional Irish band embodies Bowie’s ambition, but lacks his focus and visionThu Feb 13 2020 - 05:00
Green Day: Father of All... review – Is this some sort of in-joke?This is one chapter of Green Day that’s best consigned to the ‘should never have happened’ pileFri Feb 07 2020 - 06:00
Polica: When We Stay Alive review – An unsettling sea of uncertainty and turmoilPolicia’s wrote these songs in the aftermath of an accident but the recovery journey is hard to connect toFri Jan 24 2020 - 05:45
Neneh Cherry: Raw Like Sushi 30th Anniversary review – still fresh, still funky as hellMabel’s mum deserves more credit for this visionary blueprint for female rappersFri Jan 17 2020 - 05:00
Bombay Bicycle Club: ‘We had no plans to do anything again’The indie-rock quartet are back with a new album after a six-year hiatusSat Jan 11 2020 - 05:00
Nicolas Godin: Concrete and Glass review – Immersive electronicaWoozy experimentation with gentle synth flurries provide warmth and heartFri Jan 10 2020 - 05:10
Mario Rosenstock: ‘I may be sentimental, but I’m not a complete sap’All I want for Christmas: Mario Rosenstock, actor, comedian and impressionist on the best best and worst of ChristmasTue Dec 17 2019 - 05:00
Odyssey: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde Vol II – Orchestral man’s oeuvre sparksReview: His pop star arrangements put him up there with Mancini and BacharachFri Dec 13 2019 - 05:00
The Who: Who review – Serviceable rock that’s just about fineIf this album turns out to be their swansong, it won’t be the one that fans remember them forFri Dec 06 2019 - 06:00
‘I’ve had a Christmas on my own, with no gifts at all’All I want for Christmas . . . Jerry Fish: The singer-songwriter talks about his best and worst ChristmasesFri Dec 06 2019 - 05:00
Rufus Wainwright: ‘I’ve played Dublin all my life, really’Rufus and sister Martha discuss grieving for their mother, performing Christmas songs with familySat Nov 30 2019 - 05:00
Úna Keane: In the Deep review – out of time but also timelessShe describes the album, recorded on a 100-year-old baby grand, as ‘1848 meets 2019’Fri Nov 29 2019 - 05:00
Coldplay: Everyday Life review – Double album is just twice as frustratingThe band play it safe with this patchy, inconsistent soundtrack to everyday lifeFri Nov 22 2019 - 06:15
‘All I wanted was to find out my birth mother was Twink or Linda Martin’Comedian Joanne McNally was born to perform but it took an eating disorder to kickstart her careerFri Nov 22 2019 - 04:00
‘Arms is still trying to untangle the lights from last year’Comedy trio Foil, Arms and Hog on the ‘Irishisms’ in their sketches, how they spend Christmas and their plans for global dominanceFri Nov 22 2019 - 00:00
Beck: ‘U2 had the best audiences of anyone I’ve opened for’The Beck of 1994’s Mellow Gold seems a million miles from the 49-year-old releasing HyperspaceSat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00
Tindersticks: No Treasure But Hope review – Potency of band’s live show is capturedSongs on band’s 12th album deal with how beautiful and terrible life can beFri Nov 15 2019 - 05:00
Jeff Goldblum: ‘Imelda May is one of my favourite people on Earth’Jeff Goldblum was a pianist before he was an actor. Now he’s back at the keys – and loving itSat Nov 09 2019 - 05:00
Josienne Clarke: In All Weather review – intriguing, uncomfortable post-break-up albumFri Nov 08 2019 - 05:00
Jeff Lynne’s ELO: From Out of Nowhere review – Enjoyable and well-constructedAs 50-year milestone with Electric Light Orchestra nears, the singer is clearly still having funFri Nov 01 2019 - 00:00
Michael Kiwanuka: Kiwanuka – finding his own soul legend styleLondoner shrugs off the weight of music history with an adventurous albumFri Oct 25 2019 - 06:00
King Princess: ‘As per usual, we’re in a drought of good music’Singer Mikaela Straus has got the songs, connections and attitude for popstar lifeMon Oct 21 2019 - 05:00
Foals: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Part 2 – Oddly indebted to 1970s rockFollow-up is a more considered response to ‘fire and destructive imagery’ of Part 1Fri Oct 18 2019 - 00:00
Guy Garvey: ‘My son’s birth made my Dad’s death part of things, rather than the end of things’Personal and global events have made Elbow's eighth album a much darker and more experimental record, says the singerFri Oct 11 2019 - 06:00
Kitt Philippa: Human review – intriguing blend of commercial and experimentalThe Belfast artist’s debut album dances between pop, electronica and classicalFri Oct 11 2019 - 05:00
The Late David Turpin: Romances review – a riposte to culture of toxic masculinityTurpin has always willingly combined art with a sense of theatre and showmanshipFri Oct 11 2019 - 05:00
Brave Giant: White, Pink & Blue review – Afraid to commit to a styleLongford band sound a bit like Mumford & Sons butting heads with The KillersFri Oct 04 2019 - 05:15
Squarehead: High Time review – wistful nostalgia mixed with uneaseA fine return from the Dublin trio who evidently still have a lot to offerFri Sept 27 2019 - 05:00
Angel Olsen: ‘I want to burn the house down, that’s the vibe I want to set’‘Every time I play there, I always tell myself: This is gonna be a sober Irish show’Thu Sept 26 2019 - 05:00
The Atrix: Dublin 1979-1981 review – Forgotten Irish art-pop gemsThe Dublin band’s blend of pop, new wave and theatrical cabaret inspired by 1930s Berlin remains unusual to this dayFri Sept 20 2019 - 07:00
Little Hours: Now the Lights Have Changed – More Ed Sheeran than Van MorrisonReview: Donegal singer-songwriter’s lovelorn ballads pitched at stadiums but overcookedMon Sept 16 2019 - 14:49
