“Put me on a pedestal and I’ll only disappoint you,” sings Courtney Barnett in the song Pedestrian at Best, but so far her own prophecy hasn’t panned out like that. The sentiment might’ve worked when […]
All the right noises: October 2018 in 20 tracks
UUUU – Electric Blanket (from s/t EP) UUUU’s debut s/t was one of Moo Kid’s albums of 2017, and the follow-up EP takes the experimental project into further slithery territories. The four U’s are Graham […]
Ansome and his industrial pressed techno
The heaviest gig of the week is happening in Index tonight – and that’s after grindcore reprobates Pig Destroyer played Voodoo Lounge a few days ago. UK producer Ansome bangs out machine-tooled nosebleed industrial techno […]
Arrested Development: the Atlanta hip-hop crew that ruled before trap
Some 20-odd years before Atlanta would become the centre of the hip-hop world with trap acts like Migos, Gucci Mane, Wacka Flocka Flame, Arrested Development were flying the flag for Southern hip-hop in the state. […]
Marshall Jefferson still getting on like a house on fire
Ireland is a “hub of creative minds, unusual characters, ambitious messers and melodic beats”, according to the organisers of the first ever Dublin Music Conference. The three-day electronic music showcase runs next February, with international […]
Johnny Marr: Don’t mention the war
As the ratio of Johnny Marr coolness to Morrissey shit talk rises exponentially, the idea of a Smiths reunion gets even more ludicrous as the years go on. But while Morrissey might cause a collective […]
Bicep taking it beyond the clubs
It’s been an extraordinary year for Belfast duo Bicep, who have made the leap from techno clubs to theatre venues on the back of their 2017 debut album, which joins the dots between techno house, […]
