Fionn Regan: O Avalanche – Stone-cold sublime
The Co Wicklow musician’s seventh album is simply a beautiful piece of work
Fionn Regan
Peter Doran: Voices review – The music is willing but the lyrics are weak
Doran has just about enough of his own thing going on, even if doubts linger
A Smyth: Last Animals – The first great Irish debut of 2021
Former Vann Music man delivers a haunting rumination on nature and the meaning of life
Normal People: Who are the Irish musicians on the soundtrack?
The TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel is a shop window for the best of Irish music
Jack Black’s back: Tenacious D head this week’s rock and pop highlights
Supergrass, Bombay Bicycle Club, Jerry Fish, Fionn Regan, Ider, Explosions in the Sky
From Shawn Mendes to Keaton Henson: The best pop and rock gigs this week
This week’s events also include a party on a boat and a chance to mosh on Good Friday
Choice Music Prize awards should aim to be more than an industry backslapping session
A suspicion lingers that Choice opted for a slightly underwhelming candidate in Ships
From ChoiceCuts to Choice Music Prize: the best rock and pop this week
Willy Mason, Elli Ingram, Mahalia, Mount Alaska, Lukas Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Search Party Animal and David Kitt lead the pack. Plus: International Women’s Day Weekender
Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year shortlist revealed
James Vincent McMorrow, Lankum and Marlene Enright among 2017 nominees
Walking holiday? I ended up looking like a demented Moses
Stunning landscape, warm sunshine and getting hopelessly lost, hiking in Majorca’s mountains had its ups and downs
Bon Iver, The National and more: this week’s best pop/rock gigs
Red Hot Chili Peppers make up for December cancellations
The National, Bon Iver, Cillian Murphy, and Enda Walsh in Cork with no safety net
Mary Hickson on the wild idea behind Sounds From A Safe Harbour
10 things we learned at Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas
Who is David Gilmour’s favourite lyricist? Why are film adaptations inferior to the books? Can poetry replace liturgy? All these questions and more were answered in Co Carlow
How Music Works: ‘It’s all about meeting people, taking it in, building an ethos’
In a new column called How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry, who shape the musical landscape and who build up the country’s musical reputation, at home and abroad. This week, manager, agent, producer Úna Molloy
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