Album Reviews

This Ship Argo – Always the Bees: Never the Honey

February 16th, 2021 | by Pádraic Grant

Belfast’s Aileen McKenna, aka This Ship Argo, named her new album, Always the Bees: Never the Honey, after an old …

February 11th, 2021 | by Danny Kilmartin

R.A.P. Ferreira in the Garden Level Café of the Scallops Hotel, the full title of the latest project from Rory …

January 29th, 2021 | by Ciara Byrne

Reflecting on the trials and joys of young adulthood, the eagerly anticipated debut album from young Londoner Arlo Parks basks …

February 2nd, 2021 | by Danny Kilmartin

To create a dance record during a pandemic must be a particularly daunting task. What’s the point of club music …

January 28th, 2021 | by Mike Ryan

Brainchild of the mysterious The Ecliptical Newsletter, The Lidl Museum of Ancient and Contemporary Art Audio Tour is an ambitious …

January 26th, 2021 | by Pádraic Grant

As the world settled uncomfortably into lockdown last spring, the impulse to document and artistically interpret this cataclysmic moment was …

February 1st, 2021 | by Ellis Maddison

London post-punks Shame’s sophomore album, Drunk Tank Pink, had a lot to live up to. After finding breakthrough success with …

January 22nd, 2021 | by James Cox

Opening with a sharp downpour of prickling synth tones and electrical disturbance, Dublin artist Sean Being’s DEIS wastes little time setting …

January 23rd, 2021 | by Sophia McDonald

Part of the wherethetimegoes label, experimental electronic artist Frog of Earth wants to lead you on a journey down the …

January 18th, 2021 | by Pádraic Grant

When discussing the merits of canonical composers, the electroacoustic pioneer and arch pessimist Iannis Xenakis declared, “I don’t think music …