Supported by Dublin lo-fi indie rock three-piece Women’s Christmas, Pennsylvanian indie rock band The War on Drugs played Dublin’s Vicar Street on Thursday, May 29. Check out Shaun Neary’s photos from the show below and check out our Inbound interview with Women’s Christmas here.
Ahead of its official release on June 13, we’re very pleased to present an exclusive, one-day stream of Albatross, the debut album by Northern Irish folk singer-songwriter Andrew Farmer and friends AKA Sons of Caliber. Two years on from the Andrew Farmer-fronted band’s critically acclaimed 2012 release The Tundra, the nine-track album is a subtly mesmerising collection of songs, traversing the laws and hidden depths of nature, love and survival. Albatross will be launched as part of this year’s Open House Festival at Belfast’s Black Box on June 22. Go here to buy tickets and stream Albatross via our Bandcamp page below. (You…
Whether you’re completely new to or just need a little reminding, The First Time is a regular feature by Belfast-based photographer Joe Laverty, in which he meets up with an individual – usually a musician – involved in Irish music, takes a spectacular portrait photo and proceeds to enquire about their musical “firsts” – first album, first gig, first band shirt, etc. Up this time is Kilrea-derived songwriter extraordinaire Robyn G Shiels, a tale-telling master who will launch his long-awaited second studio album, The Blood of the Innocents, at Belfast’s Black Box on Saturday night (May 31). The shoot took place…
Our photographer Shaun Neary shoots Dungiven songtress Cara Dillon and Northern Irish folk band Malojian at Dublin’s Whelan’s on Wednesday, May 28.
Six years in the making, Belfast-based singer-songwriter Robyn G Shiels will sigh a breath of relief on Saturday, May 31, when he launches his long-awaited (not to mention, truly exceptional) second studio album, The Blood of the Innocents. Set to take place at Belfast’s Black Box from 8pm, the show will also feature support from Jonny Black of LaFaro and a DJ set from Clive Moore. An array of guests are also expected to make an appearance on the night. Go here for the show’s Facebook event page, pre-order the album here and stream ‘Drunk Myself a River’ from the album…
In the grand tenth installment of Frame by Frame, Belfast-based photographer and filmmaker Colm Laverty chats to singer-songwriter Ciaran Lavery and filmographer Richard O’ Connor about the superb video for the former’s ‘Left For America’. Featuring actor Ro Graham as a spontaneously-liberated everyman, the video has charmed thousands since its release two weeks ago, wonderfully emphasising Lavery’s towering songwriting talents. Hi guys. First off, tell us a little bit about each of your roles on this music video. Ciaran Lavery: I provided the track ‘Left For America’, Richie provided the magic. Richard : I was the guy behind the camera shooting…
Six years on from the release of his breakthrough debut album, Organic Sampler, Kilkenny multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Hickey AKA R.S.A.G has unveiled the video to his new single, ‘I’ll Be There’. Created by Paul Mahon AKA Geppetto, the visual accompaniment is a brilliantly edited melange of brief hypnagogic visions and black-and-white footage of Hickey on drums, bass and guitar. The track will featured on the next R.S.A.G album, set for release in Autumn. Watch the video below.
Northern Irish stoner rock five-piece Astralnaut will launch their pummelling new EP, Thieves, Beggars and Swine, at Belfast’s Menagerie on Thursday, May 29. Supported by Bad Boat and Aquatamp, the show will mark the release of the band’s five-track follow-up to In The Gaze Of The Gods. Largely recorded by Alan Hanlon at Hi-Tone Studios and Clark Phillips (Great Northern Productions), Thieves, Beggars and Swine was mixed and mastered by the band and Clark Phillips over the last four months. Stream the EP in full via Soundcloud below and hit up the Facebook event page for the launch here. Thieves,…
Supported by Joshua Burnside and Belfast-based electro-pop trio Affleck, Michigan post-hardcore band La Dispute stopped off at Belfast’s Bar Sub on Sunday, May 25. Songs were played, fun was had, photos were taken (the latter by ever-excellent Colm Laverty).
For some reason or other, this time of year is always heavy on the album and EP launch front. In Belfast, Derry, Dublin and Cork and throughout Ireland there’s a whole list of highly-anticipated releases from every shade and style of act. With that in mind, we look forward to the next week with one particularly long-awaited release topping our list of must-see shows… Robyn G Shiels, Jonny Black – Black Box, Belfast (Saturday, May 31) Having been something of an incubatory state from the last six years, the second studio album by Belfast-based singer-songwriter Robyn G Shiels (pictured) will be finally released…