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It was a bold declaration, but one I stand over. In more than 20 years writing about music for the Irish Independent, I don’t remember a year as good for homegrown talent as 2023. Often, it’s hard to argue that there were 10 exceptional Irish albums in any calendar year; this time there were comfortably 20. And when I drew up that number of superb albums, there were yet others that didn’t quite make that cut, but still come highly recommended.
As part of our 12 Interviews of Xmas series, we're looking back at some of our unmissable interviews from across the year. Around the release of The Murder C.