Future Islands – The Far Field
April 10th, 2017 | by Caolan Coleman
By 2014, the days of a hard-working band catching their break on late night TV were supposed to be over, …
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17 for ’17: Damola
January 27th, 2017 | by Caolan Coleman
Nigeria, Jamaica and Ireland mightn’t be known as hip-hop hotspots, but it’s these unexpected influences that seem to characterise Damola’s …
Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 3
January 10th, 2017 | by Caolan Coleman
By releasing their fiercely political – and wickedly funny – sophomore record Run The Jewels 2 at the end of …
A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here, Thank You 4 Your Service
November 18th, 2016 | by Caolan Coleman
While Bowie’s Blackstar is no doubt the most important musical epilogue of 2016, A Tribe Called Quest’s final chapter, featuring …
Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
October 5th, 2016 | by Caolan Coleman
Danny Brown’s flair for off kilter delivery and taste for unusual production has garnered a cult following since the Detroit rapper’s …
Galaxy’s Greatest Comic: The Story of 2000AD
October 4th, 2016 | by Caolan Coleman
The story goes that the editors of 2000AD – British sci-fi institution and self-styled ‘The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic’ – chose its …
“I hate to stay still and pat myself on the back”: An Interview With Ciaran Lavery
October 3rd, 2016 | by Caolan Coleman
Having spent the last few years steadily carving out his standing as one of the country’s most-loved and increasingly established …
Preoccupations – Preoccupations
September 13th, 2016 | by Caolan Coleman
What’s in a name? For Toronto’s Preoccupations, their previous moniker ended up presenting more trouble than they could have anticipated. Releasing …
Glass Animals – How to Be a Human Being
August 31st, 2016 | by Caolan Coleman
Glass Animals’ sparse, trip-hop influenced sonic textures, coupled with Dave Bayley’s quietly seductive vocals, made debut album Zaba a critical and …
Warpaint w/ Hilary Woods @ National Concert Hall, Dublin
August 25th, 2016 | by Caolan Coleman
There are dozens of details, both obvious and seemingly insignificant, that help to define a gig experience. The size and …