The Irish Times

Spiritualized: ‘We play rock’n’roll, so it’s inherently inept’

Jason Pierce on how rock changed his life and Kurt Vonnegut inspired his latest album

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 00:00

John Grant: ‘Happiness, to me, has always sounded quite obscene’

The songwriter has delved into his early years for his latest album, Boy from Michigan

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 05:00

Pom Poko: Cheater review – Wacky, joyful and crammed with creativity

You never quite know which way any of these songs are going to swing

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 05:00

Laura Veirs: ‘I had a feminist awakening’

After her 20-year relationship ended, the US songwriter experienced a creative and personal rebirth

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 06:00

Tim Burgess: I Love the New Sky review – Another delightful curveball

On the Charlatans frontman’s fifth solo album there’s lots going on in every song, but it never feels overcooked

Fri May 22 2020 - 05:00

Ezra Furman: Sex Education review – Warm indie with killer lines

A great introduction to a seriously under-rated musician’s back catalogue

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 05:00

Mercury Rev: Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited review – Celebration of artistic bravery

Mercury Rev enlist Hope Sandoval, Norah Jones, Margo Price, Phoebe Bridgers for Bobbie Gentry tribute album

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 06:00

Jonathan Wilson – Rare Birds review: soothing mix with psychedelic flair

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 05:00

Lost Horizons review: Distilled sounds of a dream-pop pioneer

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 05:00

Beach House - B-sides and Rarities: better than most bands’ a-sides

Wed Jun 28 2017 - 10:22

Fionn Regan – The Meetings of the Waters review: at odds with the ordinary

Wed Apr 12 2017 - 07:00

The Flaming Lips: Oczy Mlody – Painting themselves into a silly corner

Thu Jan 12 2017 - 16:22

The Trouble with Templeton - Someday, Buddy album review: Defiantly non-niche

THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPLETON: Someday, Buddy ****Bella Union

Thu Dec 08 2016 - 09:22

Tasseomancy – Do Easy album review: weirdly good folk-pop

Thu Nov 17 2016 - 15:12

Promise and the Monster - Feed the Fire: menace lies just beneath the melodic hum

Thu Feb 25 2016 - 22:00

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 work

Tue Oct 20 2015 - 11:27

I Break Horses: dancing in the dark, and letting in the light

The second album by the Swedish duo was inspired by gloom but aims for happiness with a dash of ‘Twin Peaks’

Thu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00

Call and response: How Midlake came back from the edge

What did Midlake do when their frontman walked out last year? They picked themselves up and made a stunning new album in just six months. Eric Pulido discusses the Texan band’s shake-up with Lauren Murphy

Fri Nov 01 2013 - 00:00