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 Johnny Flynn burst onto the new folk scene a couple of years ago joined by a ramshackle band of cohorts - 'The Sussex Wit' - to release a debut album that, while enjoyable on its own merits,... Artist page:
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 Blitzen Trapper garnered widespread acclaim for their last two releases, the DIY Wild Mountain Nation and 2008’s more considered Furr, but their breakthrough with the... Artist page:
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We're settling into our monthly hosting duties at The Twisted Pepper's POGO night and we brought one of our most exciting line-up's yet to the live room last week. Dubliners The Gorgeous Colours... Artist page:
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Two albums that have really caught this writer's ear of late were released on the same label (Captured Tracks), on the same day (May 24) and for a short pre-sale period, available on sexy,... Artist page:
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It's not often that The Duke Speical - or Peter Wilson to his ma - gets outdone on the eccentric front but support act for Friday's show in Dublin's Tripod Thomas Traux certainly did his best. And... Artist page:
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Ragged Words hasn't seen the Dublin stronghold of Whelans this sweatily packed for quite some time, and whether you were one of many utterly bowled over by Kristian Matsson or one of the few who... Artist page:
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Up until last year’s Willie Nelson covers record, To Willie, Phosphorescent – essentially the recording... Artist page: Phosphorescent
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Having kept fans waiting nearly eight years for a follow-up to their acclaimed début, Cork slowcore quartet Boa Morte must surely know album... Artist page:
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"That's a really tough answer to question. Answer to question? Actually it's just like that, 'answer to question, how can you answer a...' and so the song begins! Ragged Words has just... Artist page: Villagers
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From the very start, you know you're in serious company. Whether you've been sitting patiently in Ireland waiting for this album since the very first Villagers gig some 18 months ago, were... Artist page: Villagers
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News, views and tunes
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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