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HeadStuff Picks | The 9 Best Irish Albums Of 2023 (So Far)
Well, that was a pretty quick half year! We're somehow already at the midway point through 2023 so that can mean only one thing - it's list time.
It's already been a fantastic year for Irish music, thanks to the artists below and too…
Album Review | Dream Wife’s Social Lubrication Is Lusty Rock And Roll
Dream Wife describe their third LP, Social Lubrication, as “hyper lusty rock and roll with a political punch, exploring the alchemy of attraction, the lust for life”. Entirely self-produced and composed, its a proposition that yields…
The Roundtable | Best Double Albums
When we kicked off our Roundtable feature last year, we asked our trusty music writers to name the Best Albums Under 30 Minutes. Because, in our own words at the time, "sometimes it can be difficult to sit yourself down and pore over all…
Album Review | The Bonk Defy Description On Greater Than Or Equal To The Bonk
Given the avant-garde and anti-essentialist philosophy behind the music of The Bonk, the current project of former O Emperor alumni Phil Christie, it seems like a fool’s errand to try and translate and analyse their music using mere…
Album Review | The National Stay Classy On First Two Pages Of Frankenstein
When The National dropped ‘Tropic Morning News’ as the lead single for their new album in January, it very much felt like the Cincinnati indie icons had delivered a top tier track to rival their 2007-2013 peak (the four records from Boxer…
EP Review | Berlin is Everything Good About Æ Mak
When you’re reviewing a three-track mixtape, you would think you’d struggle for things to say. After all, writing about 13 track albums puts a fierce strain on my long-suffering wordcount (although a lot of that comes from writing…
Album Review | Arborist Crafts A Gorgeous Fever Dream On His Third Album
Nearly ten years and now three albums into his career, Belfast-based musician Mark McCambridge has made quite the impression thus far under his Arborist alias. First came his breakout debut Home Burial in 2016, which was then followed by a…
Album Review | Swimmers Jackson Gains Perspective On Now Is All
Now is All is the second solo album from Swimmers Jackson.
Starting as a trio called Swimmers, the album is the follow up to 2020’s Murmuration, which in turn follows the releases of EPs Swimmer’s Year and This Burning Circus in 2013…
THE PLAYLIST | Best Covers Of Dark Side Of The Moon
"The sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon"
'Eclipse'
Released in March, 1973, Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon remains a timeless work of art. Unlike many works of musical art which have taken on a cult status - The…
Album Review | David Kitt Takes An Extraterrestrial Journey On Idiot Check
David Kitt is standing near the water. Behind him, the Skellig Islands are looming in all their austere glory. His face is peaceful and his eyes are closed. He’s wearing a homemade tricorn hat. It might be made of tinfoil. This image is…