Emma Swann

If there are any algorithms being followed, they’re his own.

An excellent record that is at points raw but more often joyful; proof of the importance of taking time out.

We’re returning to The Old Blue Last every Tuesday in January for four nights of ace new music.

For the first time in several decades, he’s able to go full pelt on stage while those assembled in front can’t echo every beat.

One of 2025’s most thrilling new prospects, Cork quartet Cliffords aren’t interested in flash-in-the-pan industry fads - they’re in it for the long haul.

It’s when the pattern deviates somewhat from the expected that it’s most exciting.

The kind of record that incites every emotion, all at once, in the most rewarding way.

Taking the art seriously but themselves not at all.

Confident, self-aware, and ambitious.

They find a sound that’s pitch-perfect - and yet seem determined to fidget away from it with mixed results.

Their most accomplished album yet.