Wire – Nocturnal Koreans review: a loud declaration that there’s plenty more to comeWed Apr 27 2016 - 15:40
The Frank and Walters - Songs for the Walking Wounded: another well-crafted collection of janglepopWed Apr 13 2016 - 21:45
Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream: ‘Regrets? Who cares? The band is one long experiment anyway’Primal Scream’s new album, Chaosmosis, finds Bobby Gillespie – a garrulous interviewee – more together than ever. He reflects on the drug years, getting older and his love for young bandsWed Apr 13 2016 - 06:00
September Girls grab their listeners by the lapels of their leather jacketsThe Dublin band’s second album loses the harmonies and focuses a new anger on issues such as sexism, abortion and narcissismMon Apr 11 2016 - 07:00
Bibio-A Mineral Love: From 1960s soul through to ’70s funk, with a touch of progThu Mar 31 2016 - 21:45
Zayn - Mind of Mine album review: promising songs, mostly about sexOn his first solo album the former 1D singer proves a great voice can only get you so farThu Mar 24 2016 - 11:05
Richmond Fontaine: You Can’t Go Back if There’s Nothing to Go Back To: Fine end to well-honed careerThu Mar 17 2016 - 21:45
Lucius emerge from the 1960s to embrace the darknessJust when you thought you had the Brooklyn band pegged as cheerful throwback pop, their second album comes along and takes you by surpriseWed Mar 16 2016 - 06:00
Album of the week: Jeff Buckley – You and I: An eclectic selection of early demos and recordingsThu Mar 10 2016 - 21:51
Nathaniel Rateliff: ‘Do I drink a lot? Tell me how much you drink and I’ll let you know’Rateliff gave up missionary work for trucking, and trucking for music. But he and his band The Night Sweats still have plenty of musical roads left to travelThu Mar 10 2016 - 07:00
The Rising stars of folk: a 1916 concept albumJohn Colbert, one half of Black Bank Folk with Jimmy Sheeran, is a grandnephew of executed leader Con Colbert, but their album focuses on smaller storiesFri Mar 04 2016 - 18:53
Dovecote - Dovecote: dig these dusted down tunes by archaeologist Niall ColferThu Mar 03 2016 - 21:15
The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It: Ironic or sincere?Thu Feb 25 2016 - 21:15
Walk the Moon: how they shut up and danced their way to a global hitThe Detroit popsters might not yet be household names but you have definitely heard themMon Feb 15 2016 - 06:00
The Cult - Hidden City: only for established fans who already know exactly what to expectThu Feb 04 2016 - 21:45
Lucinda Williams: ‘My stuff is so much more than country’Recognition came late for the Americana musician, but when the accolades came they were big ones: Grammys and having a strand of marijuana named after herTue Feb 02 2016 - 06:00
Walking on Cars: the Dingle band avoiding the pedestrian routePatrick Sheehy and Sorcha Durham from the Irish five-piece discuss their reasons for taking the major-label approach, and why “Ireland is just really small as a market”Fri Jan 15 2016 - 06:00
Panic at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor: time to turn off the lights and lock the doors behind themFri Jan 15 2016 - 00:00
Time to take another ride on the Mystery Jets trainAfter losing a member and a record deal, Mystery Jets are back with some new soundsFri Jan 08 2016 - 06:00
Villagers – Where Have You Been All My Life?: Back-catalogue ‘reimagined’ to interesting effectFri Jan 08 2016 - 00:00
Music preview: albums to look out for in 2016Everybody who’s anybody seems to have a new album lined up for the new year. And there are a few superstar maybes tooWed Dec 30 2015 - 07:25
Cage the Elephant – Tell Me I’m Pretty: Throwing sounds at the wall to see what sticksFri Dec 18 2015 - 00:00
Patrick Freeman - Cherry Blossom Fall: The roughly recorded nature just adds to the charmDubliner with an eye on ELO, Neil Hannon and The Beatles, and an ear for a good tuneFri Dec 18 2015 - 00:00
Various Artists - Rough Trade Counter Culture 15: Does exactly what is says on the tinFri Dec 11 2015 - 00:00
Soulsavers - Kubrick: an interesting listen whether you’re a Kubrick aficionado or notFri Dec 04 2015 - 00:00