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The Archives
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05.12.12Camden Crawl Dublin: Day OneDay One of the inaugural Camden Crawl Dublin didn't pass without a few logistical hiccups, but a couple of late starts and some general bewilderment didn't stop patrons from going home with some wonderful tunes swimming around in their heads. Dubliners don't appear all that familiar with the original Camden Crawl; most seem to have heard more about individual performances (like this Florence + The Machine show from 2008, or this security-defying Odd Future gig from last year) than the festival itself. Punters who found themselves confused by the unusual scheduling (Ghostpoet performs at 7.50pm tonight, while relative unknowns occupy much later slots), ...
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01.15.12Ones To Watch 2012: Day FourAlthough I sadly missed the debut live performance by Nanu Nanu, Day Four of Ones To Watch couldn't have been sweeter, thanks to great sets by Bouts, The Dying Seconds and more. It was a perfect, if a little overwhelming, end to the festival that is fast becoming one of the most essential events in Irish music. SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 Depravations Bouts Spies Alarmist Redwoods Dying Seconds CFIT Holy Roman Army The Gandhis Come On Live Long Hush War Cry Nanu Nanu Trap Door Futures Apart Raglans Gypsies OnThe Autobahn The Great: Performing in Whelan's on Day Four. Photo by Ruth Medjber. Spies Doom rockers Spies have an average age of about 19, so it would make perfect sense if their live show involved all five ...
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01.14.12Ones To Watch: Day ThreeSleep Thieves performing in The Village on Day Three. (Deadly) photo by Ruth Medjber. Day Three of Ones To Watch 2012 boasted more musician-with-laptop types than any other event I've been to on Irish shores, which, at first, appeared to be good news for the beat-hungry paying customer, but bad news for the artists themselves. With so many similar acts on the bill, how does Joey Two Synth make his name count? And more importantly, how many individuals from this tipsy Friday night crowd will be able to remember it tomorrow? There's no questioning the Irish appetite for computer-generated sounds – you only have ...
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01.13.12New Irish Sounds: ReidThe name: Reid. Just Reid. The deal: yet another young Irishman making potent, swoonworthy electronica, 22-year-old Corkman Eoghan Reid launched his solo project a little quicker than most, playing his first ever live show at Electric Picnic last September. Since then, he's released a debut EP, Genesis, and rustled up some really lovely remixes of tracks by Twin Sister, Owensie and Come On Live Long. The sound: Woozy, atmospheric and heavy on the fizz and crackle. This remix of Come On Live Long's 'White Horses' is my favourite Reid number yet, available for free download here. There's also Genesis, the free mini-album which was released ...