Albums & Releases

Popical Island
Popical Island #3 – Listen to Side A (premiere)

Popical Island’s compilation series comes to a close with number three in the trilogy but…

Nialler9’s albums of 2012 so far…

Time to take stock. What is your year in music looking like so far?

The Cast Of Cheers – Family (album of the week)

When The Cast Of Cheers uploaded their debut album Chariot for free up on Bandcamp…

Bobby Womack
Album of the week: Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man In The Universe

After Richard Russell and XL helped Gil Scott-Heron’s discography end on a high note before…

Album stream roundup: Hot Chip, Bobby Womack, SpaceGhostPurrp, Funeral Suits & more

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…

Listen to Ghost Estates’ debut album

The stylistically diverse songs that Ghost Estates debuted over the last year or so make…

Album of the week: El-P – Cancer For Cure

Eschewing the all-encompassing all-star cast of his second album I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, Cancer…

The Essential: Boards Of Canada

Great piece by Joseph Morpurgo on his favourite moments of Boards Of Canada’s discography. Lots…

Album stream roundup: Sigur Ros, El-P, Alt-J, Cold Specks, Simian Mobile Disco, St. Etienne, Edward Sharpe & more

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…

Chromatics – Kill For Love

Italians Do It Better were one of the first record labels to make a significant…

Album stream roundup: Beach House, Best Coast, Killer Mike, Niki & The Dove, Damon Albarn, Policia…

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…

last Days of 1984
Premiere: Stream Last Days Of 1984’s debut album – Wake Up To The Waves

When Darren Moloney and Brian Rice debuted their Last Days Of 1984 project with ‘River’s…

Listen to CYMBALS – Sideways, Sometimes EP

Sometimes you just need a full body of work to digest rather than scraps of…

Listen to Record Store Gay – a compilation of gay anthem covers from Irish bands

Record Store Day is happening on Saturday and as well as a buttload of once-off…

Album of the week: Hundred Waters – Hundred Waters

Every year I go to South By Southwest, there’s always one band I come back…

Album stream roundup: Orbital, Breton, Chromatics, Alabama Shakes, Amadou & Miriam, Keaton Henson, Wills Earl Beal & more

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…

Kindness
Album of the month: Kindness – World, You Need A Change Of Mind

Opening with swirls of guitar solo notes, synth rushes and a brisk beat, the first…

Irish albums eMusic
eMusic Top 20 Irish indie albums 2007-2012

eMusic approached me last month and asked me to contribute a list of Irish albums…

New Le Galaxie video & download their album for free today only

Watch Michael Pope giving it socks in this Le Galaxie instructional dance video by Mark…

Kid A – ‘BB Bleu’ & PPPONEY: A soundtrack for an imaginary film

Virginia’s Kid A released a soundtrack to an imaginary film called PPPONEY last year for…