Music
Album Reviews: Joni Void – Everyday Is The Song: Extraordinary sound collages from ordinary circumstances.
Lille born, now Montreal resident, music collagist and producer Jean Cousin (aka Joni Void) is an illusive, transitory artist who over the years has blurred the sense of persona in any music that bears his pseudonym. Feeding voraciously into the Soundcloud/Bandcamp eco-system since 2011 as johnny ripper, he has revealed a plethora of digital releases …
Track: The Nagging Doubts release new single ‘Angourie’ ahead of debut album through Scenic Drive Records.
It’s great to to see The Nagging Doubts back in action with their news single ‘Angourie’, released ahead of their debut album ‘Panic Growth’ out later this year through the marvelous Scenic Drive Records. ‘Angourie’ is a post punk prowler – angular, brittle guitars jangle as the rhythms kick in with mysterious sounds in the …
Premiere: The exquisite Velvet Bloom is ‘Miles Away’ – an ethereal dreamy track released ahead of tour and album.
We are pleased to premiere today the gentle reflective track ‘Miles Away’ from Naarm/Melbourne resident Velvet Bloom. ‘Miles Away’ floats across gentle acoustic guitars that seems to hover in the air, while lead vocalist and primary songwriter Maddy Herbert’s vocals are cotton wool soft and expressive. There is a jazzy soul inflection to her voice …
Live Review / Gallery: Carcass / Conjurer / Coffin Mulch, Church Dundee 28/05/23
I cycled to the gig. About 6:30 pm, after the traffic had died down. A lovely quiet freewheel on the long downhill across the Tay Bridge into Dundee, blissfully calm, blazing evening sunshine. Towards a sweaty dark box full of beards and black tshirts, people pushing each other over while other folk take turns making …
News: The Unthanks announce Irish headline tour
The Unthanks have been described as “a take on tradition that flips so effortlessly between jazz, classical, ambient and post-rock, it makes any attempt to put a label on them a waste of time”. Their 15th and latest record, Sorrows Away, has been described as “a masterpiece of nuanced drama” (9/10 Uncut Albums of the …
Live Review: Steel Panther / Tigertailz – Vicar Street, Dublin 28.05.2023
Steel Panther rolled into Dublin’s Vicar Street as they played a few Irish dates on their On The Prowl tour opening the night were Welsh glam metal band Tigertailz. Tigertailz photos & set-list: Sick SexStar AttractionLivin’ Without YouLove OverloadI Can Fight Dirty TooCall of the WildLove Bomb Baby There’s was a packed venue tonight and …
Premiere: North Arm’s new single ‘Ordinary Ways’ is a gently simmering dreamy single that sparkles with intensity.
We are overjoyed to premiere the new single ‘Ordinary Ways from North Arm, the project of Novocastrian (NSW) Roderick Smith. The first release since North Arm’s ‘Bring The Daylight’ album back in 2021 (see our review here), ‘Ordinary Ways’ is a slow burning and yet intense track filled with dappling instrumentation sofly swelling underneath Smith’s …
News: The legendary Beasts of Bourbon announce two 40th Anniversary gigs as the Beasts Be Suburban.
The prowling blistering Beasts of Bourbon ruled supreme in the eighties – a sort of supergroup of legends that seemed steeped in swampy indulgence and bacchanalia in the vibrant music scene in the inner city of Sydney. This was an almost mythical time when virtually everyday of the week you could catch bands like The …
Meet: Kirsty & Sara both of who make up – The Pearl Harts
The East London rock duo The Pearl Harts just recently played their debut Irish shows and before the Dublin show Abigael Paquet got to have a chat back stage at The Workman’s Club Cellar with Kirsty Lowery (vocals and guitar), Sara Leigh (drums and backing vocals) Words Abigael Paquet / Photos Ian Mc Donnell: Abby: …
