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Forty-eight hours after what some found to be a lacklustre Glastonbury performance,... Artist page:
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Post-hardcore pioneers Joan of Arc had a bit of an ordeal getting over to London last week for the start of their UK tour. Following various mix-ups that led... Artist page:
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We may have been smack bang in the middle of London's King's Cross, but last week's triple-bill at Scala had the air of a Tennessee juke joint about it. First up was Montana-born troubadour... Artist page:
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"Whelan's in Dublin is our favorite venue in the world, seems a waste to be here and not play there, don't it?" So went... Artist page:
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It was a case of third time lucky for Laura Marling at Vicar Street last Thursday night. The 21... Artist page:
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Let's face it, there's just something about good instrumental soundscape records that has the ability to send your mind off tangentially, transforming the mundane into something a bit more magical... Artist page:
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Arctic Monkeys’ third LP, 2009's Josh Homme-aided Humbug, wasn’t to everyone’s liking. Its move away from bouncy pop and into lumbering stoner-rock territory lost the band a sizeable chunk of... Artist page: Arctic Monkeys
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On what was a punishing night for eardrums in the capital, The ULU played host to a raucous display of noisemaking from two of the finest post-metal bands around. First up were Chicago trio... Artist page:
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Baltimore boy/girl duo Wye Oak brought their beguiling dream folk sounds to North London last week for the final leg of their June European tour alongside... Artist page:
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With the sun beating down on Dublin for much of the past week, it's almost as if the weather gods are already gearing up for this summer's fast-approaching festival season. Or maybe we're just going to get (another) one of those weird 'Indian summers in reverse', where March, April and May are nicer than they should be and then it pisses rain for the next three months solid. Who knows? But I digress...
Ragged Words was out to lunch washing its hair...
We remember being quite taken late last summer with Reptar's Ben Allen-produced debut EP, Oblangle Fizz Y'all, on which the Athens, GA quartet lived up to their cartoonish moniker with a bouncy collection of psychedelic pop jams. Giddy group chants, tumbling world-music grooves and exclamatory blasts of synth made for an upbeat, fun listen - crucially, the band members all sounded like they were...
"Can't see the wind but I see the trees sway..."
We hadn't even heard of Willis Earl Beal before the start of the year. Since then, the jack-of-all-trades Chicago native has had all the right people tweeting his praises. He's also been...
It's a fairly damp and dreary Monday here in Dublin, so we've been catching up with our good friends Vimeo and YouTube.
Below we've grouped together some of the more noteworthy music promos currently doing the rounds, along with relevant release info, tour details etc. for each vid. Enjoy our roundup, which features a mess hall knees-up, a 3-D seafaring adventure and a stroll through a deserted L.A. cityscape.
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