Only two releases in and Limerick five-piece THEATRE already sound so effortlessly cool and assured, their latest track “You Are” adds another compelling piece of evidence that they’re here for the long haul and only just,...
On their striking new single “Concrete Line,” their debut since signing to label Heist or Hit, Manchester based foursome Cutscene prove themselves adept cartographers, mapping out an emotional terrain that feels both suffocatingly familiar and...
Dublin trio DIVIL tap directly into an electric buzz of reality and personal history with this, their debut single. “Thanks A Million” arrives lived-in, carried on the weight of many shared years and experiences...
There’s a certain kind of debut that feels less like a shout for attention and more like a quiet arrival. “The Fall,” the first single from Limerick five-piece THEATRE, lands squarely in that rare...
Cruush’s latest single “Great Dane” finds the Manchester quartet refining their sound into something even more expansive. Drawing on their roots in hazy indie and textured shoegaze, the track blends squalling guitars with a taut...
Let’s face it choosing just 20 songs to sum up our year of music listening is pretty ridiculous, not only in the context of EVERYTHING that was released but also in relation to the...
This year’s album list (unranked) isn’t about one dominant style or one “scene.” It’s an array of contrasts, often between despair and hope, or the sacred and the profane. As much as they’re an...
There’s always been a pull-and-push at the heart of NewDad’s music. The beauty pitched against distortion, a particular intimacy found within the grandeur. With Altar, their second album following quickly on from 2024’s acclaimed Madra, the Galway-born...
It would seem that Tropical Fuck Storm are primed to prove how riotous they are. The more you continue to listen to their fourth outing, the more it becomes evident that their immersive, whirlwind...
Glasgow’s Water Machine crashes onto the scene with God Park, a glorious debut that sounds like a post-punk petting zoo run by art school dropouts on a sugar high. These canny Scots churn pop...