Music review archives

Lofty Reviews the new album from Little Green Cars- Ephemera Little Green Cars seem like they have been around an age whilst still sounding like fresh kids on the block. It’s been about 4 years since their first tentative demos appeared online and even in their formative years they were already showing the talent that […]

Little Green Cars live in Limerick A balmy summer evening and the Milk Market is again transformed into the innovative venue that is Limerick’s Big Top. Kicking off proceedings is Cathy Davey a lady whose live appearances have been scarce in the past few years (save for her guest appearances in various guises at Electric […]

The Young Folk release First Sign of Morning to a packed out Button Factory in Dublin First Sign of Morning is the second album from Dublin’s The Young Folk; a further step forward in what is becoming an illustrious career for the band. Folk by name and by nature, their sound stands out as fresh […]

The Co-Present put the spotlight on hidden gems in Irish music The Co-Present alternative Irish music radio show has broken away from their original home of Radiomade.ie to follow the independent broadcast route. Fronted by Presenter and Producer Dwayne Woods and supported all the way by Sound Technician and show co-founder Gav Hennessy, it’s a brand new show featuring the best of Irish. […]

New Music from The Dublin City Rounders Dublin’s favourite rockabilly brothers are back, this time as a foursome. The Dublin City Rounders have released a quirky new, old style video for their song ‘How Could I Say No’. Doing what they do best, that Blues and Rockabilly twang like nobody else can; The Dublin City Rounders […]

Brand new EP from Brave Giant – ‘The Lordy Lordy EP’ EP’s like Brave Giant’s The Lordy Lordy EP always remind me just how good Irish music is. Not only that, but how sometimes it can be hidden away in the depths of rural Ireland just waiting to be unleashed onto the world; you never know […]

Barry Jay Hughes releases second EP ‘Tried and Treasured’ Barry Jay Hughes is set to release his second EP ‘Tried and Treasured‘ this weekend, marking what has been an outstanding year for the musician. The past twelve months have been busy to say the least for Barry Jay, who released his debut EP ‘This Way […]

exmagician and My Empire play live in the Kasbah Social Club It’s not often I’m in the Kasbah Social Club of a Wednesday night, but last week exmagician and My Empire served up a midweek treat. It was my first time catching My Empire live and the best way to describe them is that if Nirvana & […]