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In Review: Ye Vagabonds impress with self-titled debut
Folk music has been in a precarious state over the past few years. Bon Iver spawned a litany of simulacra and this has been particularly marked in the Irish music scene. It seems as if any singer-songwriter with a guitar can brand…
Hope is Noise: “It’s a Simple Philosophy for Us”
From humble roots as a secondary-school jam band in Ballincollig, Co. Cork to features in UK media and EU/US touring, alt-rock/post-hardcore four-piece Hope is Noise are often slept on when the conversation of veteran Irish acts emerges.…
Radiohead’s In Rainbows – 10 Years On
How much did you pay for In Rainbows? Between the sudden announcement, worldwide release and consumption of Radiohead’s seventh album, that was all anybody could latch onto. Ten years ago this week, one of the seminal bands of our era…
New Music Weekly #26 | U.S. Girls, Yaeji, The Breeders
New Music Weekly is your one stop shop for new releases in the world of music each and every week. From the best of the best, to some of the rest, Mark Conroy is here to give you the lowdown on what you might have missed. This week: U.S.…
Shrug Life – “There’s a Small Victory in Articulating Absurdity”
Observers of the mundane, be-moaners of the grind and fond custodians of lo-fi pop propulsion, Dublin trio Shrug Life have been doing the rounds for a few years now, and with 2014 E.P. The Grand Stretch long since committed to the review…
Jack Antonoff Is Dominating Pop – Whether You Like It Or Not
Jack Antonoff is an industry guy. You know him even if you don’t think you do. Check under the hood of any pop album released in the last few years and there’s a decent chance that Antonoff’s fingerprints are in there somewhere. Antonoff…
New Music Weekly | Wild Beasts, Protomartyr, Kamasi Washington
New Music Weekly is your one stop shop for new releases in the world of music each and every week. From the best of the best, to some of the rest, Mark Conroy is here to give you the lowdown on what you might have missed. This week: Wild…
Otherkin Remain Centered in Dublin’s Loud Scene
Gathering my notes to make sure I haven’t forgotten anything, a satisfied exhale fills the silence in the Library Bar of the Central Hotel. “The Guinness tastes good. It’s good to be home” says Conor Wynne, guitarist with Otherkin, the…
Ganglions: ‘We Might As Well Make A Thing Of It’
Melding the smarts of math-rock with a warm but smart-aleccy pop streak, Sheffield/Cork trio Ganglions have come into their own in the past year or so, marking the release of debut EP Fetch! with their maiden Irish excursion, including an…
The Playlist #22 | 25 Songs About Food
Welcome to THE PLAYLIST, where HeadStuff staff and friends siphon through exciting art to craft essential listening experiences you didn’t know you needed. This week the HeadStuff music writers bring you 25 of the best songs about food,…