Damien Rice’s Startling Return
The Return of Damien Rice Our favourite Kildare-man is back to mystify us after an 8 year hiatus which began in 2007. Following the release of his second album 9…
Album of the Week: Caribou, Our Love
Under the numerous aliases that he has given himself, check Dan Snaith’s music has moved in so many directions that it is impossible to pinpoint a specific genre or sound…
The Turbine Does: Music
In this new feature, shop the Turbine will attempt to do one of the sections of the paper better than said section. Since we consistently outperform the News section in…
Interview: Eoin Kenny of the North Sea
Big things are happening for the North Sea, online who sound as though they stepped right out of the 80s alternative music scene. Mixing the reverb and the haze of…
Modern Mythmaking
Following the breakup of his feral punk band The Birthday Party, Nick Cave embarked on a brief tour with a skeleton backing band, whom he dubbed Man or Myth? While…
Hozier Review
First stepping into the music world last October, cialis Andrew Hozier-Byrne is back with what could easily be called one of the most anticipated Irish albums of the year. With…
Aphex Twin Syro review
One of the most interesting questions that one could ask about music, no rx in 2014, order is what exactly is Aphex Twin’s place in the currently landscape? Does he…
The Unproductive Nature of Modern Musicians
The whole nature of music has changed drastically in the last decade. One of the most frustrating aspects of change for avid music listeners has been how musicians have become…
Discovering Mano Le Tough
Hailing all the way from Greystones, ambulance Mano Le Tough is undeniably the greatest figure in Irish music right now. Since his remarkable debut in 2009, Mano has worked his…
Alt J-This is All Yours review
Experimental Indie band Alt-J first burst onto the music scene in early 2012 to resounding applause for their first album ‘An Awesome Wave’. Naturally expectations were high for this Mercury…
Fox Jaw Interview
Given that Foals cite Irish act Redneck Manifesto as one of their biggest influences, The Raconteurs covered a song by Jape and a super group, Tvvins, made up of members…
Apple, U2 and Music as a Commodity
Nick Hornby, see in his excellent novel High Fidelity, healing puts U2 amongst the five bands that should shot come the great musical revolution (sharing this dubious honour are Bryan…