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Shane Croghan is the HeadStuff Music Editor. You can read his infrequent blog posts at behindthelibrary.wordpress.com or his marginally more frequent tweets by following @ShaneCroghan.

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HeadStuff Picks | The 10 Best Albums of 2020

Shane Croghan Dec 23, 2020 0
We’ve covered our favourite Irish records of 2020 and now it’s time for the final list of the year—the best albums of 2020. From much-needed pop escapism to doom-laden indie folk, with a few lockdown recordings thrown in for good measure,…
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HeadStuff Picks | The 10 Best Irish Albums of 2020

Shane Croghan Dec 17, 2020 0
Every end-of-year list is going to open with some variation of “Well, this year was shite, but the tunes were great”, so it already feels trite to deliver that sentiment. However, that sentiment is unavoidably true. This year was shite, but…
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Mid-Year Lists | The 9 Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)

Shane Croghan Jul 16, 2020 0
Although time no longer exists in our turbulent world, we are now past the traditional halfway point in the year. That means it's time for HeadStuff's best albums of 2020 so far. 2020 has seen massive upheaval for the music industry, but…
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Interview | ZASKA On Isolation Collaboration ‘My Whole Heart’

Shane Croghan May 28, 2020 0
Channelling his unique blend of funky, feelgood neo soul, ZASKA (a.k.a. Max Zaska) has given us a much-needed anthem of optimism. Working remotely during lockdown, Zaska assembled a star-studded lineup of Irish talent to record 'My Whole…
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Interview | Tracy Gallagher Discusses New EP The Fallen

Shane Croghan Feb 28, 2020 0
Mayo native Tracy Gallagher has been bouncing around the Irish music scene for a few years now. Touring the country in her van—affectionately named 'Mags'—Tracy cultivated the sounds and the songs that comprise her first studio EP. Ahead of…
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Album Review | Video Blue Returns With Night Painting

Shane Croghan Jan 16, 2020 0
Dundalk native Video Blue (Jim O'Donoghue Martin) is back with a new record, Night Painting. Arriving at the tail end of 2019, the album comes two years after his debut full-length release, Love Scenes. Recorded in studios around London,…
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HeadStuff Picks | The 20 Best Albums of the 2010s

Shane Croghan Dec 23, 2019 0
One final list to round out the year and, indeed, the decade. The end-of-year lists were tough to narrow down, so the task of picking just a few albums from an entire decade of music was straight-up Herculean. Inevitably, we had to leave…
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HeadStuff Picks | The 12 Best Albums of 2019

Shane Croghan Dec 20, 2019 0
Another year, another list. Here at HeadStuff we've taken a simple approach to the selection process—just picking our own personal favourites. There were some close calls and a few artists can count themselves unfortunate to narrowly miss…
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HeadStuff Picks | The 12 Best Irish Albums of 2019

Shane Croghan Dec 17, 2019 0
It’s undeniable that 2019 has been a great year for Irish music. Many of the artists included below have found themselves on international end-of-year lists from huge publications. Others have delivered such promising debuts that they could…
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Interview | Wallis Bird On Her New Album Woman

Shane Croghan Sep 3, 2019 0
Since releasing Branches Untangle back in 2006, Wallis Bird has established herself as a vital voice in Irish music. On top of this, she's a raucous live act. Now, with five albums and a big pile of awards behind her, she feels it's time to…
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