- Music
- 02 Oct 14
We also bring you an extensive Mental Health & Well Being Special this fortnight, as the likes of Bressie, Conor Cusack and Nikki Hayes open up about their struggles with depression.
In the new issue of Hot Press, on sale now, we ask 'When will the world wake up to Delorentos?'. The talented Dublin quartet return, post-Choice Music Prize, with their fourth album as they talk to Stuart Clark about juggling the personal with the universal in songwriting, working with Hozier producer Rob Kirwan, and their major label future as they aim for the big time.
Elsewhere, it doesn't get much bigger than Johnny Marr. His second solo album good to go, the legendary guitarist chats about working with Pharrell, Alicia Keyes and Nile Rodgers, invading football pitches with Noel Gallagher and phone calls from Keith Richards.
Now living in Iceland, Oscar winner Marketa Irglova opens up about her life there and motherhood, as well her relationship with Glen Hansard.
Irish hip hop is about to enter a golden age and Lethal Dialect is ready to lead the way. He discusses new album 1988, which aims to take the genre here to a new level and also eulogises the bandmate he lost to suicide this year.
In the Hot Press Interview, Cork walker Robert Heffernan pulls no punches, discussing depression, financial problems and his problems with Athletics Ireland in a refreshingly frank chat.
This issue is a particularly noteworthy one, as we examine Mental Health and Well Being in an extensive special and throughout the magazine. Bressie gives his essential tips for dealing with all that life throws at you, we interview leading counsellors and psychotherapists, detail how the right diet can make all the difference, and see how the likes of Nikki Hayes and Conor Cusack are speaking publicly about their personal journeys.
In Critical Mass, we run the rule over new releases from Prince, Leonard Cohen, Aphex Twin and more, and relive the live action from the likes of First Aid Kit and alt-J.
As ever, that's only the tip of the iceberg in this fortnight's Hot Press, on sale now.