Our photographer Shaun Neary nipped along to legendary punk poet John Cooper Clarke and Mike Garry at Dublin’s Vicar Street on Saturday, May 17. Check out his photos below.
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Garage-blues due The Bonnevilles, alt-rock trio Abandcalledboyand folk duo New Ancestors are amongst the acts announced to play this year’s Tanglewood Festival. Returning to Newry’s Narrow Water Castle on for the fourth running on July 4 and 5, the festival will also feature performances from the likes of Ports (Little Bear), Mere Moths, Gascan Ruckus, Podracer and a band called – wait for it – The Scrotes. A “varied” assemblage of acts on offer it is. Check out the line-up poster below and hit up the Tanglewood website soon to buy tickets.
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Having released its lead single, ‘Candlelight’, back in February, Belfast-based alt-folk four-piece Master & Dog are streaming a second track from their sublime new EP, Things You Should Know. Clocking in at just over five minutes, we had this to say about the song, titled ‘Follow You’, in our review here: “With its opening, Mogwai-like triptych of solitary, echoing piano chords – evoking the ineffable melancholia of ‘Bye’ by Elliott Smith and ‘Sing’ by Blur – ‘Follow Me’ boasts, upon first listen, the alchemical structure of a straightforward dancefloor single. There’s the Dm-C-F descending chord progression, the line “I think I’m in love for the first time” and the unravelling, stripped-back…
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The follow-up to their cover of ‘You Can’t Be Lonely Forever’ by Derry punk veterans Bam Bam and The Calling, Belfast-based garage-punk band The Twenty have unveiled the video to their new single, ‘Have You Seen Her’. Filmed and directed by Colm Laverty and Nikki McRae on location at Belfast venue the Limelight, the video features the Colm Warren-fronted band playing in front of fans whilst a suitably tied-in storyline unravels around them. The Twenty play Belfast’s Voodoo Bar on Friday, June 27. You can stream and download both ‘Have You Seen Her’ and ‘You Can’t Be Lonely Forever’ via The Twenty’s…
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Six months on from her Freedom Songs event in November last year, Northern Irish singer-songwriter Hannah McPhillimy has released a three-track EP of the same name. Fully a cappella, the three tracks – including a cover of spiritual ‘Wade In The Water’ – brilliantly illustrate McPhillimy’s vocal range and tonal ingenuinity. The EP, which you can stream/purchase via Bandcamp below, will see all proceeds going to anti-slavery charity No More Traffik. Read James Magill’s review of McPhillimy’s Freedom Songs at Crumlin Gaol here. Freedom Songs by Hannah McPhillimy
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Our photographer Tara Thomas captures Dublin indie pop band Heathers at Number 1, Mullingar on Thursday, May 15.
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Indie cult legends Neutral Milk Hotel paid Dublin a visit on Friday night. As elusive and mysterious as ever, they banned the presence of photographers and indeed any photo-taking devices whatsoever; the absence of tiny bright lights among the crowd proving a startlingly refreshing experience. Jeff Mangum himself is an enigmatic presence, skulking at the side of the stage, hiding behind his bushy beard and a cap that concealed his eyes. He barely speaks a word all evening, but that’s to be expected from a man who has shied away from the spotlight throughout his career, and it’s the music that…