• Inbound: Little Matador

    October 17, 2013 - By 

    Fronted by Snow Patrol guitarist Nathan Connolly, Little Matador are a band that have already proved themselves to be much more than the sum of their parts. The “parts”, in this instance, before the aforementioned globetrotters, LaFaro, Idlewild and many more projects and musical endeavours besides. Boasting five evidently versatile musicians, the band went down a storm at one of their first shows, opening for none other than Nine Inch Nails at Belsonic in Belfast. We speak to Nathan about the band’s early beginnings, their forthcoming debut album and making time to make it work. Hi Nathan. Firstly, could you tell us how Little Matador came about and who’s…

  • Grey Reverend – A Hero’s Lie

    October 17, 2013 - By 

    Getting tied up in a cycle of habitual listening is all too easy. Weeks can go by where Hip Hop turns to House, House turns to Techno, and Techno to IDM and so on until the breadth of music discovered becomes a cross to bear, outweighing the pleasure sought from the outset. Trapped, for lack of a better word, in one’s own rituals. With that in mind, breaking the habit with a chance discovery of an old favourite can be a useful exercise in re-calibrating one’s approach to musical tastes, if not a relief from the norm. As much as…

  • Exclusive EP Stream: The Emerald Armada – Hearty Laughs & Warmer Hearts

    October 17, 2013 - By 

    Ahead of its launch at Belfast’s Voodoo on October 26, we have an exclusive first listen of the incredible new EP by Northern Irish alt-folk five-piece The Emerald Armada. Produced by Tony McHugh and the band, the four-track, wonderfully-titled Hearty Laughs and Warmer Hearts was mastered by Jon Moorehead. With the band on a brief and apparently successful stint in the mainland in advance of the EPs release, check out the event page for the launch of Hearty Laughs and Warmer Hearts here. Stream the EP via Bandcamp below! Exclusive stream: The Emerald Armada – Hearty Laughs & Warmer Hearts by…