Our music editor, Naoise Osborne, got the chance to chat to EDEN. The Dublin-born 24-year-old has just released his second full length album, no future. In the lead up to a run of shows at Dublin’s The Olympia, we chatted … Continue reading EDEN: Interview Originally published in print March 2020.
FEATURE IMAGE BY PETER O’DOHERTY, @irishphotographer1. Shane Hourihane is a talented 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Castleknock in his fourth year studying vocals and songwriting at BIMM Dublin. As part of TN2’s Emerging Dublin Artists series, our music editor chatted to Shane … Continue reading Talking to Shane H The first in our Emerging Dublin Artists series, Shane Hourihane.
●●●●○ Newton Faulkner wowed long-time fans at The Academy in Dublin on May 2nd. It was a sunny evening; the clouds had pulled apart to let some light and warmth through, and Abbey Street was quiet but busy. As we … Continue reading Newton Faulkner @ The Academy, Dublin // Review
●●●●○ Alex Turner strolled onstage, arms raised towards the audience as if to say bring it on. While the band readied themselves behind him, he took a moment to adjust his sunglasses, and then the band hit the first notes … Continue reading Arctic Monkeys @ 3Arena // REVIEW
Tom Walker, who played Trinity Ball last April (2018), has recently been nominated for a Brit Award. His track ‘Leave a Light On’ in particular reached global success, and is loved by many. Ahead of his tour and debut album … Continue reading An Interview with Tom Walker Our music editor speaks to Tom about Brit nominations, songwriting and musical influences.
Freya Ridings is a talented artist, who was shot into the stratosphere when her single ‘Lost Without You’ was featured on Love Island, subsequently reaching and remaining on the charts for weeks. Her debut album is due to be released … Continue reading An Interview with Freya Ridings Our music editor gets the chance to chat to Ridings ahead of her debut album.
●●●●○ In the lead up to alt-J’s recent show at The Olympia in the heart of Dublin, I was unsure of what to expect. The last time I’d had the chance to see them, I was seventeen and at Longitude … Continue reading alt-J live at The Olympia // REVIEW
The rain drove down in unrelenting sheets one Thursday in late September, rolling off the vaulted roof of Whelan’s, one of Dublin’s most distinctive live music venues. Sodden jackets were shed; cold but eager fingers reached for pints in plastic … Continue reading Nick Mulvey @ Whelan’s // Review Nick Mulvey wows with an incredible, intimate gig at Whelan’s in Dublin
In preparation for this article (but also because I’m a Florence + the Machine nerd) I spent hours poring over grainy and shaky footage, shot on iPhones by half drunk festival-goers, of Florence Welch’s performances during summer 2018. I have … Continue reading Florence Welch: Movement, Music and Meaning An analysis of Florence Welch’s exhilarating and unique performance style.
●●●●○ My Mind Makes Noises, Pale Waves’ debut full-length album, boasts seventeen tracks. Of these seventeen tracks, seven are brand new and previously unreleased, three are clean versions of other tracks, and the remaining seven have been released as singles. … Continue reading “My Mind Makes Noises”: electric, surprising and addictive Pale Waves show they’re more than ‘80s-bubblegum-synth-pop with their long awaited first album.
Hi Gus, Naoise here from TN2. Thanks so much for doing this quick interview, really appreciate it. Pleasure. So I suppose first things first, is I mean, congratulations on the success that was RELAXER and the upcoming album, which is … Continue reading alt-J’s Gus Interview Our music editor talks to alt-J’s Gus about hip hop influences, giving up creative control, and what the band have learned from the collaborative new album, REDUXER