The Divine Comedy, Barbican review – a triumphant retrospective
Ten albums in five nights showcase Neil Hannon’s endless invention – and stamina. New music review by Bernard Hughes
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Ten albums in five nights showcase Neil Hannon’s endless invention – and stamina. New music review by Bernard Hughes
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Editor The shortlist for this year's RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Best Album was announced earlier today. We take a look (and listen) back to the Irish Album of the Year winners over the past decade. Set up in 2005 by music manager Dave Reid and journalist Jim Carroll, the Choice Prize has become one of the highlights of the Irish musical calendar; it's awarded to the Irish Album of the Year, as chosen from a shortlist of ten releases by a panel comprised of twelve Irish music media professionals and industry experts. The winning act receives €10,000. 2005: 13 Songs by Julie Feeney
Indie Basement: Best Reissues, Box Sets & Compilations of 2020 Having already posted the Indie Basement Best Albums of 2020 list, I thought I'd run down my favorite reissues and compilations from the past year. I stayed within the general confines of the things I cover on a weekly basis. So as much as I dig the Prince ˆmega-deluxe edition and Neil Young's Homegrown, they're not on this list. For the reissues, I picked things that either had lots of worthy bonus features or had been out of print for a long time (often both). I also picked an additional 12 reissues from this year that didn...
An appreciation of The Divine Comedy band By John Ruberry Listening to music is a serendipitous adventure. And it was on one of those journeys I uncovered another great band that you’ve probably never heard of, The Divine Comedy. Last year before the post was swallowed up by a memory hole at Da Tech Guy, I profiled another undeservedly unknown band, the Rainmakers. Only I first encountered the Rainmakers on a local radio station years ago. I discovered The Divine Comedy when I downloaded the “Inspired by the Kinks” compilation on Apple iTunes. A great collection, yes, and easily the sta...