Tucked away amongst castle ruins and relics of history on the outskirts of Slane town, Mark Carolan runs the intimate Fennor Lane Studios. Like the encouraging number of grassroots Irish compilations and splits that have graced our Bandcamp accounts in recent times to act as connective tissue between previously-disparate scenes, Live at Fennor Lane was made with the same philosophy of shared elevation in mind, as Mark tells us: “The idea behind this album was simply to create a record worth listening to, and the live method of recording gives a characterful and natural feel to it. I hope we can bring new music to all the followers of each band involved in this project and help everyone to expand their audience. Aaaand it was great craic making it!” Featuring several of our favourite bands in the land, each more idiosyncratic than the last, contributions range from Slouch‘s submerged psychogroove, to the…
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Sam Geraghty from Dublin-based bands Safari and Classic Yellow, shares some of his favourite records with us, from Elvis Costello to Visage. Photos by Zoe Holman. Elvis Costello – This Year’s Model One of my all time favourite albums. Every song is outstanding. Bonus points for being a European pressing, so ‘Watching the Detectives’ is included. Paul Simon – Graceland The music of Paul Simon has been in my life from a very young age. I’ve been in love with Graceland since my early teens, and even got the opportunity to see it performed in full live in Hyde Park…