PETER, BJORN AND JOHN have released one of the finest pop albums of the year in the shape of Writer’s Block. As their first Irish headline show, tonight’s gig, therefore, has the potential to be something memorable. It is, but for all the wrong reasons
The winter nights may very well be marching into the middle of winter days, what’s needed, then, is another sunny choon from the land that bought us Peter, Bjorn and John and their bona fide hit of the summer ‘Young Folks’. Sweden. So we have a blast of unadulterated alt power pop, along the lines of The Posies, The Thrills, Lilys, and Redd Kross. Retrotastic stuff.
Morty McCarthy, drummer with the Sultans of Ping and unreconstructed Corkman, is teaching English in Stockholm University. He gives us the lowdown on local attractions.
You didn’t know that we had a financial guru in the house – well, we have! Here’s a handy guide to saving €50 a week – just so you can squander it elsewhere!
They’re the quirky electro-rockers who have got the music industry buzzing. But don’t mistake Passion pit for another bunch of MGMT clones. As their viral hit ‘Sleepyhead’ confirms, their whimsical sound is entirely unique – as is their enthusiasm for sampling obscure Irish harpists
Peter Bjorn And John celebrate the release here of their eponymous debut and follow-up Falling Out albums – see next issue's Hotlist for gushing praise – with a show in Dublin’s Tripod.
