Body/Head w/ Heather Leigh & Elaine Kahn @ IMMA, Dublin
July 29th, 2019 | by Cathal McBride
The end of Sonic Youth’s 30 year career in 2011 was the end of an indie rock era, but it’s …
Author Archives: Cathal McBride
Bill Callahan – Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
July 5th, 2019 | by Cathal McBride
From his extremely ramshackle 1990 debut Sewn to the Sky up until 2013’s far more polished Dream River, Bill Callahan …
Inbound: The Claque
April 18th, 2019 | by Cathal McBride
Girl Band’s incendiary LP Holding Hands With Jamie found itself landing on Albums of the Year lists far and wide …
James Yorkston – The Route to the Harmonium
March 28th, 2019 | by Cathal McBride
It’s been five long years since Scottish folk singer James Yorkston’s last solo album – 2014’s The Cellardyke Recording and …
The Redneck Manifesto – The How
December 11th, 2018 | by Cathal McBride
The Redneck Manifesto may not be a household name, but their influence on modern Irish music cannot be understated. Their initial …
Woven Skull – Woven Skull
December 3rd, 2018 | by Cathal McBride
The latest Woven Skull record may be self-titled, but it’s a long way off being their debut. One glance at …
Thom Yorke – Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)
November 15th, 2018 | by Cathal McBride
With the increasingly long gaps between Radiohead albums in their latter years, three of the band’s members so far have …
Ty Segall – Fudge Sandwich
November 8th, 2018 | by Cathal McBride
Garage rock institution Ty Segall has always been insanely prolific, but in 2018 he’s taken things to extremes. So far he’s …
Documenta – Lady With The Ring
October 31st, 2018 | by Cathal McBride
It’s a chilling story, that of a woman prematurely buried, presumed dead until awoken by a grave robber attempting to …
Lisa O’Neill – Heard a Long Gone Song
October 27th, 2018 | by Cathal McBride
Given Lisa O’Neill’s rising star in recent years, it’s surprising she hasn’t been snapped up by a bigger label sooner, …
