A music blog from Ireland.
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Slightly exasperated and intrigued at dealing with a band incognito here. It feels like a test when secret bands put songs out and there’s an unspoken assumption we’ll figure out who’s moonlighting now. I’m not in the know with band illuminati and am just going to stick to the songs. Faux Kings have turned out
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
A new track called Two Little Foxes popped up today from Kim V Porcelli, a cello player and serious music devotee. Taken from her album and streaming for just a day, Kim called the track “smudgy” but...
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Hey music lovers, thanks for your patience in the last while. I’ve been pretty distracted, which seems to be a common effect of writing at length, but music and Harmless Noise are never really far from my...
Friday, February 8th, 2013
Tomorrow (9 Feb) marks the Dublin arrival of Rest’s album launch tour. I wanted to post a review of the new record I Hold The Wolf ahead of the gig and haven’t been able to gather my...
Friday, February 1st, 2013
In recent months, it has felt like a lot of things have come full circle. I feel like I’m back searching for some of the things that I started out looking for. That can only mean I...
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Electronic jazz is everything you can imagine. Daniel Jacobson has really gone it with ZoiD and what flies forth on this EP trips hard as musical snooker balls. Lyphyz Drumpdrops is released on 25 January on Meljoann’s...
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Massive hint from Soil Creep that says ‘I might play some gigs’. Good idea. Oh yeah. As Eoghan pointed out, supporting Dan Deacon next week. chocolatecoffin: If you like my band Soil Creep, you should like them...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
ooal: Rest: I Hold The Wolf (Out On A Limb Records) Cork’s instrumental prog-rockers Rest are back with a new LP, I Hold The Wolf, their first since 2004’s debut album Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame....
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
dancekatiekimdance: http://arbutusyarns.net/2013/01/14/katie-kim-pause/ Donal Dineen invited myself, Lisa O Neil, Conor O Brien (Villagers), Meabh Higgins, Sean Macerlaine, Rhob Cunningham and many more to come and play a few songs for his Xmas Eve special that aired on...