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Album review by Conor McCaffreyJan 6, 202210:21 amJanuary 6, 2022
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Can’t get no sleep: The Black Dog – Music for Real Airports

When Brian Eno released Ambient 1: Music For Airports in 1978, flying was still a relative luxury and airports were gateways to holiday destinations that didn’t involve candy floss and sandcastles. Eno’s four-track suite of […]

Album review by Conor McCaffreyJan 5, 20223:01 pm
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Suchi Selects — the sound of the Indian electro underground

New Delhi independent radio station and label Boxout FM has just started a new series of DJ compilations that “give listeners a taste of the current soundscape in India”. The first collection is curated by […]

Just In by Conor McCaffreyJan 4, 20223:43 pm
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Ajukaja & Ats’ ‘improv-not-improv’ groove

I first got a nod to Tallinn label Porridge Bullet through Estonian avant-pop maverick Mart Avi’s 2020 album Vega Never Sets, and it’s a go-to hub for leftfield electronics, art-rock, deep house, sonic collages and […]

Just In by Conor McCaffreyJan 3, 20223:24 pmJanuary 3, 2022
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Season’s twinkles: The Last Sound – An Air So Fine

You need a bit of nerve, confidence and ‘sure fuck it’ attitude to release music at the end of December, when everyone’s already binged on their end-of-year Listmas albums, cramming Celebrations into their mouths and […]

(Play)lists by Conor McCaffreyDec 21, 202110:14 amDecember 21, 2021
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Moo Kid’s 2021 in 30 albums

Soundtrack to another weirdo year…

Festivals by Conor McCaffreyDec 17, 202111:36 amJanuary 3, 2022
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Some light in A Frosty Dawn

Any normal year, a frosty dawn around this time would mean stumbling home after a Christmas after-party that went a bit too far, calling to a 24-hour Centra for a bottle of Lucozade. But as […]

Gig previews by Conor McCaffreyDec 9, 202111:57 amJanuary 4, 2022
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Soda Blonde cut the Small Talk at the end of the year

Dublin act Little Green Cars called it a day in 2019, after a few years building up a a grassroots following with their subtle indie-rock with nods to London Grammar and The xx. Four of […]

Gig previews by Conor McCaffreyDec 3, 202111:53 amJanuary 3, 2022
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Real Lies’ MELANCHOLY rave contradictions

London act Real Lies are all about contrasts and contradictions, with rave-inspired pop music that’s about so much more than the obvious signifiers. Their 2015 debut album Real Life was poetic, heartfelt recount of a […]

Festivals by Conor McCaffreySep 24, 20212:04 pmSeptember 25, 2021
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AVA making up for lost time

Considering the DUP’s obsession with getting one over on the Papist Republic, it’s a wonder they haven’t been all over the North’s head start on gigs reopening over the last few weeks — especially the […]

Festivals by Conor McCaffreySep 17, 20212:32 pmSeptember 25, 2021
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Dublin’s Alive with the sound of Rising Damp

Dublin Alive! Is a free Dublin City Council day-long festival in partnership with Axis Ballymun, taking place all day in Mount Bernard Park in Cabra in the northside.  It’s billed as a family-focused event, with […]

Festivals by Conor McCaffreySep 17, 20212:23 pmSeptember 25, 2021
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‘Come together again’ for Culture Night 2021

The tagline couldn’t be more inclusive this year: “Come together — AGAIN.” The 16th edition of Culture Night takes place all over the island tonight with hundreds of online and offline events.  Wherever you are, […]

Festivals by Conor McCaffreySep 17, 20212:05 pmSeptember 25, 2021
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Check for Signs of Life in Kilkenny

Tomorrow (Saturday) kicks off a series of mini day festivals at Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre in Kilkenny, with an open music policy of folk, trad, hip-hop and Afrobeat. Tomorrow’s opening concert features Landless, Lemoncello, Maija Sofia and […]

Festivals by Conor McCaffreySep 17, 202112:13 pmSeptember 25, 2021
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Join the Village people this weekend

It Takes a Village is returning to the family holiday camp for a festival that’s probably more PG than its two previous editions, given the restrictions. It’s set up as a smaller scale version of […]

Festivals by Conor McCaffreyAug 20, 202111:04 amSeptember 25, 2021
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Ireland’s slow crawl back to normal with Meadows Festival

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Festivals by Conor McCaffreyAug 20, 20219:57 amSeptember 25, 2021
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Irish ‘micro-festivals – what’s not to Love?

Another Love Story gave up long ago on a full 2021 festival, and last month announced the first six acts for next year, along with early bird tickets. In the meantime, they’re grasping at the […]

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