Music

Jamie Lawson is back with his brand new five-track EP, Moving Images. The release is similar to his early work and each track is a heart-wrenching but lovable ballad. The heartfelt EP opens with ‘A Perfect Year’, which was written as a…

isolation • content is the new EP from Soda Blonde, an alt-pop band based out of Dublin. It's always a pleasure to listen to and review music from artists of all walks of life. However, I feel a particular sense of pride whenever I'm…

I miss Dublin. I miss Howth and the Wicklow Mountains. I was born in Brooklyn, but have spent most of my life on Staten Island. This past month, as the virus has displaced ordinary life, I’ve stopped watching news. Recently a friend from…

Belfast singer-songwriter Owen Denvir is on the rise. Stones, the second in a trilogy of EPs that will make up his debut album, further showcases his musical strengths. Opening the EP is a capella indie-pop ballad, 'This Could Be Love',…

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…

What happens when four amazing metallers from hardcore bands like Ocean Dweller and Jagged Vision get together? Well, this means getting back in touch with some old school black metal while adding an innovative twist of other genres. The…

Though Norwegian duo Timo and Tony, aka Barren Womb, describe themselves as “northern hardcore”, their collective name, song titles, and sound (think Mclusky fronted by Dennis Lyxzén of Refused) may place them more firmly in the “asshole…

After five years, Kevin Nolan is finally back with sophomore album Let’s All Get Nervous. While his critically-acclaimed debut, Frederick and the Golden Dawn, was composed, performed, recorded, mixed and produced entirely by himself, Nolan…

This may sound audacious, but Australian seven-piece King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are the most productive band on the planet. Though not a household name, they were set to play this year's All Together Now festival in Portlaw,…

In 1965 the prototypical "It Girl", Edie Sedgwick, attached herself to Andy Warhol and, at the same time, pop-art history. She is both the beauty and the tragedy of celebrity culture. The would-be model entered Warhol's Factory with a…