A music blog from Ireland.
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
I’ve been holding a mild grudge against The Dudley Corporation for the past five years. The last time I saw them play, in Whelans, October 2008 for the release of third album Year Of The Husband, my ears didn’t stop ringing for a week. Thankfully the damage wasn’t lasting and it is a pleasure to
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
With the release of a video for the title track, it was announced last month that the second Tieranniesaur album DIYSCO would be released in May. Rather than keep us all dangling until the album goes live,...
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
An article about the production side of a Beyoncé album led Eoghan Holland on a quest to find the best musicians in Ireland. Three years, forty demos later and a lot of work putting together a 7-part...
Monday, April 15th, 2013
When does a song become much more than just music? When it becomes a story. Urban Legends have made an EP called, argh, The Horror, The Horror and it’s an intentional anthology of folk music horror stories...
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
After freaking out over footwork last week, you might guess that I was delighted to be given this premiere from CL Moons, a remix of the Bright//Moon//Light track from Swall‘s new EP You’re Only Crying Cos You’re...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
A few weeks ago I posted about the impending demise of Drunken Boat who are calling time after four years. Today it’s a bittersweet moment to present the first premiere of their work on this site, in...
Friday, December 21st, 2012
This album took a long, long time coming but the wait has been worth it. Heavy metal pummelled into :Hounds: submission with a lash of grunge to lighten the load.The foursome band include Allen Blighe of The...
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Last week came the Wolfwrangler video and now, three years on from the release of Red In Tooth & Claw, BATS have a new album called The Sleep Of Reason, the final release before independent label the...
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
It’s been a long time since The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock was released, almost four years in fact, but fans the band made with their self-titled debut were so loyal that the album has maintained a...