Hidden Highways – Top 5
Tim Smyth of country/folk duo Hidden Highways outlines five of his favourite songs 1. Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra – Some Velvet Morning I’m not sure where the Lee Hazelwood thing started…I think it was on the Movern Caller soundtrack that I first heard this. Psychedelic country? Who’d have thunk it? The change in time...
Young Wonder – Top 5
Ahead of their debut gig at The Pavilion later this week, Cork duo Young Wonder (producer Ian Ring & vocalist Rachel Koeman) split the workload and give us a Top 5 + 1 Ian’s 3 1. SBTRKT- Something Goes Right (feat. Sampha) I love all the different influences you can hear in SBTRKT. There’s no...
Top 5 – K-X-P
Finnish psych rockers K-X-P phoned us in their Top 5, straight from the tour bus…admirable dedication We all picked one track. Last one is our collective tour song. 1. Fitz (Road Manager, iron fist): Selda – Nim Kaldi Du Its like slice of Anatolian psych history. A Protest song. And a really heavy jam....
September Girls – Top 5
Dublin’s melodic fuzz popsters September Girls share out the duties to pick an interestingly diverse Top 5 (Plus, we’re not sure why, but that promo pic is one of our favourite band pics of recent times, it might be the can…) 1. Shannon and The Clams – You Can Come Over (Jessie’s choice) This tune...
The Man Whom – Top 5
The Man Whom is the signature name of Ian Doyle, singer songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer from Wexford. He recently announced details of an April / May tour in support of his third single release ‘Sing ‘till there’s no songs left’ from his debut album The Greatest Event. Ian took time to share five faves...
Pinch Interview
Sunday May 6th sees the welcome arrival to Cork’s Pavilion of one of the seminal names in Dubstep: Pinch. Before this hotly anticipated night, the Tectonic magnate and founder of historic Dubstep night Subloaded takes a moment to chat with Stuart Nealon about production, labels and the importance of dubplates! By my own admission, I’m...
Hiss Golden Messenger – Q&A
Before jetting off to Europe to join Michael Chapman on tour, as well as playing a few gigs of his own, Mike Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger took a few minutes to tell us about North Carolina, American vernacular music and performing for John Sayles, among other things Hi Mike, you’re just about to go...
Hiss Golden Messenger – Top 5
Photo: Terri Loewenthal M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger took time out to share some of his favourite music with us A few days ago I drove from Durham to Asheville, North Carolina — a distance of about 450 miles round trip — to do a recording session for Daytrotter and play a show at...
Time is a Thief – Top 5
Adam Carroll, singer with Time is a Thief, gives us five musical picks To pick my top 5 favourite songs ever is like trying to fart and burp at the same time, almost impossible. Albums is one thing but songs, that is a challenge. These are the 5 tracks I love and listen to a...
Citóg – Top 5
The brainchild of Hob Junker and David Boland, Citóg is a free weekly musical showcase which takes place each Friday night downstairs in the Cellar Bar in Galway. As well as playing bass in local groups The Deparavations and Rural Savage, Hob Junker also runs multimedia suite, Hob Junker Studios, which offers services such as...
Neil Cowley – Q&A
In advance of playing Triskel Christchurch next Sunday, Neil Cowley talks beer guts, orchestrations and “an English yearning for a pastoral ideal that never actually existed” Hi Neil. Firstly, congratulations on the new album, it’s great. Can you explain the title for me first, The face of Mount Molehill? Mount Molehill is a place where...
The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock – Interview
Ahead of a date at Triskel Christchurch, and the release of their second album, Allen Blighe of Dublin band The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock took some time over Easter weekend to answer some questions for us – the answers proved most insightful Hi Allen, congratulations on your new album, I’ve been listening to it...
