February 2011
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My Lithium & Me – David Bowie covers with a twist
Here are six David Bowie songs like you’ve never heard them before. Cast aside your thoughts of face-painted glam-rock monstrosities, because in the hands of musician Leah Kardos, aka My Lithium & Me, they become a totally different beast. Take Criminal World (itself a cover), for example, which becomes a dark slice of trip hop,…
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C’mon, listen to Low
I’ve probably mentioned a million times that Low are one of my all-time favourite bands. To my ears, they’re perfection. And yet I found their last full-length, Drums & Guns just a little too dark to handle at times. So perhaps it was inevitable that I’d be a tad nervous about their next album, C’mon,…
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Gorgeous Colours free album download
Dublin band The Gorgeous Colours play at Crawdaddy in Dublin tomorrow – tickets are €7 and they’re supported by Cork band Together We Are Nobody. The Gorgeous Colours have kindly put their latest album up for free download on their bandcamp site – have an ‘ol listen here:
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New Independent Record Store: Wingnut Records, Galway
If you’re in Galway and in the mood to buy some records, you now have a new independent record store to visit – following the closure of Redlight Records a few years back, and the recent liquidation of the Zhivago Records chain , Wingnut Records is the newest local record store on the block. (There…
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Toro Y Moi – discotastic fever
Can’t describe how excited I am about the new Toro Y Moi album, Underneath the Pine. It’s due out this month on Carpark records, and everything that’s dropped from it so far is stellar. Get your funky boots on, now.
Sweet Oblivion 