Lloyd Cole – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh – Live Review – 2/08/26

Lloyd Cole – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh – Live Review – 2/08/26 by Killian Laher The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh was the rather fancy venue for the visit of Lloyd Cole.…

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Shearwater – The New World – Album Review

Shearwater – The New World – Album Review by Killian Laher This is the eighth Shearwater album and their first for four years.  The band, fronted by Jonathan Meiburg, has carved out something…

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Ellie O’Neill – Time of Fallow – Album Review

Ellie O’Neill – Time of Fallow – Album Review by Killian Laher One album that turned our heads recently is the debut by Co Meath singer Ellie O’Neill, who lately supported John Francis Flynn …

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The Durutti Column – Renascent – Album Review

The Durutti Column – Renascent – Album Review by Killian Laher I never thought we’d see another album from Vini Reilly, after enduring three strokes, I believe, between 2010 and 2013, a…

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Still In A Dream – Simon Reynolds – Book Review

Still In A Dream – Simon Reynolds – Book Review For those of us who lived through the late 80s and early 90s, it’s a bit disconcerting to see this period of music eulogised through multiple a…

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Garbage – Iveagh Gardens – Live Review –

Garbage – Iveagh Gardens – Live Review – 18/07/26 by Killian Laher Saturday, July 18 2026 The final night of the tour for Garbage, who have been all over Europe playing a selection of s…

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New Irish Music: Bring Your Own Hammer – Adrian Crowley – Quinn The Adventurer

New Irish Music: Bring Your Own Hammer – Adrian Crowley – Quinn The Adventurer by Killian Laher Bring Your Own Hammer has an album in the works telling the tale of Quinn The Adventurer, an Irishman…

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Shark School – Selachimorpha – Album Review

Shark School – Selachimorpha – Album Review by Killian Laher Shark School are an all-female band from Galway who kick up a mighty racket.  This is their debut album, Selachimorpha… which appe…

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A Screaming Life – Kim Thayil – Book Review

A Screaming Life – Kim Thayil – Book Review by Killian Laher Nine years ago, Soundgarden came to an abrupt end with the tragic passing of Chris Cornell.  Guitarist Kim Thayil was a cons…

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The Cure – Marlay Park – Live Review – 26/06/26

The Cure – Marlay Park – Live Review – 26/06/26 by Killian Laher A return visit for The Cure after three and a half years, to play a big outdoor show in most un-Cure-like weather, the b…

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Rattling Ark – Top of a Mountain – Album Review

Rattling Ark – Top of a Mountain – Album Review by Killian Laher Anyone who has followed Kevin Murphy’s various iterations (Seti the First, Slow Moving Clouds, Blind Stitch) knows he has a wa…

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Metallica – Aviva Stadium – Live Review – 21/06/26

Metallica – Aviva Stadium – Live Review – 21/06/26 by Killian Laher Metallica – Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Sunday 21st June – 2nd night of the No Repeat Weekend Probably music’s…

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Rattling Ark – Bello Bar – Live Review – 19/06/26

Rattling Ark – Bello Bar – Live Review – 19/06/26 by Killian Laher Rattling Ark is the latest project that cello player Kevin Murphy has formed, and they launched their debut album Top …

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Cancer House – The Moth – EP Review

Cancer House – The Moth – EP Review by Killian Laher A mysterious band by the name of Cancer House have emerged slowly and quietly from Chicago.  Their debut EP, which was released recently, …

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Boards of Canada – Inferno – Album Review

Boards of Canada – Inferno – Album Review by Killian Laher After a mere 13 years, Boards of Canada are back with their fifth album.  By calling it Inferno, many are reading into this as a com…

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Sugar – The National Stadium – Live Review

Sugar – The National Stadium – Live Review by Killian Laher Date – Wed, 27 May 2026 The old-fashioned National Stadium felt like an appropriate venue for the visit of the reformed…

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The Sentimental Tourists – Without Love We Expire – Album Review

The Sentimental Tourists – Without Love We Expire – Album Review by Killian Laher Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy) and Dave Long (ex-Into Paradise) have recorded several EPs as Sentimental tourist…

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Luke Kelly Festival – Smithfield Square – Live Review

Luke Kelly Festival – Smithfield Square – Live Review by Killian Laher Date:  23rd May, 2026 The weather gods looked kindly on Smithfield as the sun shone for day one of the Luke Kelly …

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Willy Vlautin – The Left and The Lucky – Book Review

Willy Vlautin – The Left and The Lucky – Book Review by Killian Laher It has to be said at this stage that Willy Vlautin, ex-Richmond Fontaine and current member of the Delines, is one …

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The Sleeves – The Sleeves – Album Review

The Sleeves – The Sleeves – Album Review by Killian Laher The Sleeves are a side project of Jack Cooper and Tara Cunningham from Modern Nature, who joined for last year’s excellent The Heat W…

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Bloodworm – Blood and Lust – EP Review

Bloodworm – Blood and Lust – EP Review by Killian Laher From Nottingham in England, Bloodworm are a post-punk band making waves across the English Midlands, and they are releasing their debut…

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Facing the Other Way – The Story of 4AD – Martin Aston – Book Review

Facing the Other Way – The Story of 4AD – Martin Aston – Book Review by Killian Laher Martin Aston is a journalist who came to prominence writing for Melody Maker, and he wrote the defi…

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Creepy Future – Thomas House – 17/04/26 – Live Review

Creepy Future – Thomas House – 17/04/26 – Live Review by Killian Laher Creepy Future held an album launch for their debut album, Brace Yourself, on a Friday night in the Thomas Ho…

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Interview with Author Martin Aston – 4AD Biography – Part 2

Interview with Author Martin Aston – 4AD Biography – Part 2 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse spoke to journalist and author Martin Aston about his 4AD book and got his thoughts on mus…

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