Music review archives
Ceol Review: Hvmmingbyrd – Know My Name EP
Review of Know my Name EP from Hvmmingbyrd Know my Name is the first EP from the newly formed Hvmmingbyrd line-up. With alt-pop melodies that transcend the boundaries of quintessential cutting-teeth releases, Deborah and Suzette quickly found their feet with this confident sound. A powerful effort, Hvmmingbyrd have made a declaration with Know my Name. They certainly have […]
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Lofty Reviews: New Forest – Cathy Davey
Lofty looks at the long awaited New Forest album from Cathy Davey After six long years Cathy Davey returns with ‘New Forest’. It’s an album that unfolds like a Tim Burton film or a Neil Gaiman book, full of quirky stories, twisted relationships and bursting with atmosphere. The tone is set right from the start […]
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Lofty Reviews: Fox Jaw – Black Light Vignette EP
Fox Jaw have released their new EP Black Light Vignette, Lofty tells us what he thinks Limerick’s Fox Jaw maybe coming up to their 10th anniversary but their creative output shows no sign of flagging if the quality of material on show on their ‘Black Light Vignette’ EP is anything to go by. The EP […]
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Lofty Reviews: Lisa Hannigan – At Swim
Lofty takes a look at the new Lisa Hannigan album ‘At Swim’ It’s been five years since Lisa Hannigan’s last album the Choice Music Prize nominated “Passenger”. However, with her gorgeous third solo long player “At Swim”, she has returned with an album that is well worth the wait. “At Swim” came to fruition after […]
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Lofty Reviews: Cronin – The First Kiss of Love
Cronin have released their new album “First Kiss of Love” Lofty reviews it here The debut album from Mullingar band Cronin has been long in the offing but is very much worth the wait. Funny enough given the gestation of the album and the fact that the majority of tracks on this album have featured […]
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Lofty Reviews: August Wells – Madness is the Mercy
Lofty reviews the brand new album from August Wells, Madness is the Mercy It takes a very skilled band to pull off the tricky balancing act of creating an album that is simultaneously anchored in pathos and regret whilst also being an uplifting experience. Thankfully August Wells have the necessary talent in abundance and achieve […]
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Lofty Reviews: Sunday at Indiependence 2016
The Lofty boys went for round two, the Sunday at Indiependence and it didn’t disappoint After the feast of music laid on for us Saturday the final day at Indiependence had a lot to live up to but it certainly did not disappoint. Quality offerings are on show from the very onset with August Wells […]
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Lofty Reviews: Saturday at Indiependence
A review of Saturday at Indiependence Music and Arts Festival It’s the August Bank Holiday weekend and there is no other place I’d rather be than in Mitchelstown for Saturday at Indiependence Music & Arts Festival. Unfortunately circumstances prevented my arrival onsite till Saturday but reports are that The Strypes, Saint Sister, Idlewild and headliners […]
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