"It's difficult to know how to take it really, are you being condescended to? Are you in on the joke? Is it a joke? It's pleasant to listen to anyway, but its purpose – if it has one – is difficult to divine." - Ian Maleney on Mature Themes, the new album from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti.
Siobhán Kane interviews Jamie Sutherland of Broken Records who play Crawdaddy on Tuesday 1st February. We've some tickets for the gig to give away, so read on for details.
Dustin O'Halloran plays The Sugar Club with Johann Johannsson and Hauschka on Sunday. Ian Maleney spoke with him about Berlin life, collaborations, and finding your own audience.
Efterklang play The Button Factory on October 26th as part of their three date Irish tour and we've a couple of tickets for you to win.
"When it works, it's terrific, but otherwise I'm left with an overwhelming sense of ambivalence." - Dara Higgins thinks the internet might be wrong about Grimes.
"We may as well be dressed in black, standing by a pile of dirt next to a grave, about to toss a flower onto a wooden casket." - Aoife Barry on Blues Funeral, the new Mark Lanegan Band album.
MacDara Conroy surveys the landscape of heavy, noisy and interesting music over the past 12 months
Win tickets to see Purity Ring & Doldrums, playing The Button Factory on Thursday 29th November.
Tickets are on sale now for a November 13th St. Vincent gig at The Workman's Club.