‘Heads’ is the second release by Dublin based musician/producer Ronan Carroll under the moniker Grouse. It represents the fruits of a seven-year wait since his instrumental led chill-out début ‘We Want to be loved’. This offering follows that path and is predominantly made up of original compositions with samples taking a back seat and vocals being nearly non-existent. Carroll has [...]

Destroyer at Whelan’s, Dublin on Thursday 15th of November 2012 Vancouver native Dan Bejar, better known as the frontman of his band Destroyer, has been going, on and off, now for the best part of fifteen years. The height of his success has most certainly only come of late, however, with the release of his critically acclaimed album ‘Kaputt’ last [...]

The Walkmen at Vicar Street, Dublin on 29th October 2012 The Walkmen have built up a level of respect throughout the music industry; The result ten years together and six unique and creative albums. The last of these, ‘Heaven’, is arguably their finest, creating simple, catchy melodies and pairing them with the fantastic lyrical ability of lead singer Hamilton Leithauser. This album [...]

A year and a half since his first solo release ‘Aliens’ and Owensie is back to offer us more guitar strumming finery with its successor ‘Citizens’. The debut was a graceful display of acoustic guitar backed by eloquent and moving lyrics. This simplistic combination worked wonderfully well, but at times was a little too repetitive. ‘Citizens’, however, offers us much [...]

The Stunning were one of the most successful Irish bands of the early nineties. Their debut album ‘Paradise in the Picturehouse’ spent five weeks at number one in the Irish charts and propelled the band to national stardom. They received huge radio play and television exposure. Though they worked hard throughout their seven year existence, their music never spread outside [...]

The unfortunate closure of the record label – The Richter Collective appears to have shone a light on many of their former acts. And So I Watch You From Afar, Enemies and Adebisi Shank have all received deserved praise of late from both critics and fans alike. It would now appear that it is the turn of Jogging to bask [...]

A buzz has been building over the last month, when Croupier released Creo Beast, the first single from their self-titled debut album. Having previously received only a taste of what to expect, I couldn’t have foreseen how multi-layered an album this would be. Described by the band themselves as “energetic, melodic and purposeful”, one would find it hard to disagree. [...]

Interview: Luke Mulligan   The Original Rudeboys have just had the most rollercoaster year of their lives. Their debut album  - ‘This Life’ shot to number one on the iTunes charts and reached a peak of number three in the Irish albums charts. Since then they have been touring the U.K. and Ireland playing concerts relentlessly, culminating in performances at both the Phoenix [...]