Reviews

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by blacksmithing - specifically, the process of smithing a sword. I think...

2024 saw Derry duo Tessio round out a breakout year packed full of festival slots and radio play with a...

Let’s get one thing straight: Susi Pagel isn’t here to blend in. Belfast’s reigning pink pop princess has just unleashed...

While some artists are satisfied circling the shadows, TRAMP are poised front and centre, flaunting Bimbofication. Their sound is perplexing...

Almost 10 years since the release of her first single, Sister Ghost has at last bestowed upon us her debut...

With more than 20 years experience of writing, performing and releasing music, Darren Doherty returns with new release Darksides -...

I’ve been to dozens of album launches in my time. You find there’s a pretty standard format - you file...

Derry based Alt.Folk artist RUÁ releases ‘The Healing’. An EP that follows in the footsteps of alternative Irish Folk with...

One Way Ticket to Sad City, Baby! The train to Sad City made a stop at The Wee Bar of...

I have followed the fortunes of Derry’s Cherym ever since, when nominating for the Northern Irish Music Prize in 2019,...

Eight years have passed since Daniel Todd and James Smith wrought exmagician from the ashes of Cashier No. 9 with...

Bangor Rock City doesn’t quite have a ring to it, but it’ll do as a lynchpin to this review of...

Listening to sittingbugs feels akin to those groggy yet comfortable mid-morning starts, the sun peeking through the curtain crack. You're...

Almost one year, (and one EP) on from Mark Hegan’s previous major Belfast headline in the Deers Head. He took...

The past couple days have proven to be a milestone in the career of Lord Jane. Friday saw the release...