"...now that their lives no longer depend on the band, they can afford to take more risks with their music" - Macdara gets a taste for Pelican from their new EP Ataraxia/Taraxis.
"Minimalism is the order of the day here, but minimal doesn't have to mean weak or devoid of character." - MacDara's take on Chord's latest, Gmaj7.
MacDara Conroy surveys the latest season's heavier offerings, and offers up his belated end-of-year favourites from 2013