Lucy O'Toole

Lucy O'Toole

Articles by Lucy O'Toole

Lucy Dacus: "I've never taken music classes. I never thought I would do this. And then, suddenly, it was my career..."
  • Music
  • 24 Jun 21

Lucy Dacus: "I've never taken music classes. I never thought I would do this. And then, suddenly, it was my career..."

iDKHOW's Dallon Weekes: "I'm not really interested in being a rock star, but I do want to be a musician, and I want to be able to take care of my family that way"
  • Music
  • 21 Jun 21

iDKHOW's Dallon Weekes: "I'm not really interested in being a rock star, but I do want to be a musician, and I want to be able to take care of my family that way"

Book Review: Eimear Ryan, <i>Holding Her Breath</i>
  • Culture
  • 21 Jun 21

Book Review: Eimear Ryan, Holding Her Breath

Louise Nealon: "Society has manipulated us into commodifying mental health"
  • Opinion
  • 17 Jun 21

Louise Nealon: "Society has manipulated us into commodifying mental health"

Wolf Alice: "A lot of trad music you learn by ear, and that gives you an ear for melody... I think that subconsciously works its way into my music"
  • Culture
  • 16 Jun 21

Wolf Alice: "A lot of trad music you learn by ear, and that gives you an ear for melody... I think that subconsciously works its way into my music"

Album Review: Moby, <i>Reprise</i>
  • Music
  • 28 May 21

Album Review: Moby, Reprise

Lisa McInerney: "Why is something that's set in a working class community not seen as a 'universal story' – but something that's set on a university campus is?"
  • Opinion
  • 26 May 21

Lisa McInerney: "Why is something that's set in a working class community not seen as a 'universal story' – but something that's set on a university campus is?"

Royal Blood: "The first year I was sober, I kept it a secret. But now I feel a duty and responsibility to share my story"
  • Music
  • 25 May 21

Royal Blood: "The first year I was sober, I kept it a secret. But now I feel a duty and responsibility to share my story"

Fontaines D.C.’s Tom Coll: On Launching His Own Label, Skinty Records, With An Upcoming Trad Compilation Album
  • Music
  • 24 May 21

Fontaines D.C.’s Tom Coll: On Launching His Own Label, Skinty Records, With An Upcoming Trad Compilation Album

Clann Project: "The injustices are compounded by the State's ongoing inaction"
  • Opinion
  • 18 May 21

Clann Project: "The injustices are compounded by the State's ongoing inaction"

Album Review: St Vincent, <i>Daddy's Home</i>
  • Music
  • 14 May 21

Album Review: St Vincent, Daddy's Home

Interview – Lisa Gerrard: "I was brought up in a house where there was sean-nós singing and poetry..."
  • Opinion
  • 12 May 21

Interview – Lisa Gerrard: "I was brought up in a house where there was sean-nós singing and poetry..."

Imelda May: "It’s frightening how much Christianity and the State have been so intertwined. That’s been detrimental to our culture..."
  • Opinion
  • 11 May 21

Imelda May: "It’s frightening how much Christianity and the State have been so intertwined. That’s been detrimental to our culture..."

Wild Youth: "We’re always trying to push the boundaries a little bit, and not put a ceiling over our creativity"
  • Opinion
  • 07 May 21

Wild Youth: "We’re always trying to push the boundaries a little bit, and not put a ceiling over our creativity"

Album Review: girl in red, <i>if i could make it go quiet</i>
  • Music
  • 30 Apr 21

Album Review: girl in red, if i could make it go quiet

London Grammar: "I’ve got my anger out of the way now, on this album. I wrote some really angry lyrics"
  • Music
  • 14 Apr 21

London Grammar: "I’ve got my anger out of the way now, on this album. I wrote some really angry lyrics"

Album Review: Declan O'Rourke, <i>Arrivals</i>
  • Music
  • 09 Apr 21

Album Review: Declan O'Rourke, Arrivals

Dermot Kennedy: "For everything that did go my way, I could probably list about 20 things that didn't"
  • Opinion
  • 08 Apr 21

Dermot Kennedy: "For everything that did go my way, I could probably list about 20 things that didn't"

Album Review: Dry Cleaning, <i>New Long Leg</i>
  • Music
  • 02 Apr 21

Album Review: Dry Cleaning, New Long Leg

Album Review: Brian Finnegan, <i>Hunger of the Skin</i>
  • Music
  • 31 Mar 21

Album Review: Brian Finnegan, Hunger of the Skin

Megan Nolan: "I would really like for more people to think about that grey area, that’s not assault by the terms of legality, but is like coercion – and is not okay, even if it’s not illegal"
  • Opinion
  • 24 Mar 21

Megan Nolan: "I would really like for more people to think about that grey area, that’s not assault by the terms of legality, but is like coercion – and is not okay, even if it’s not illegal"

Julien Baker: "People are more obsessive and willing to trust untrustworthy things than we think"
  • Opinion
  • 23 Mar 21

Julien Baker: "People are more obsessive and willing to trust untrustworthy things than we think"

Album Review: Lana Del Rey, <i>Chemtrails Over The Country Club</i>
  • Music
  • 19 Mar 21

Album Review: Lana Del Rey, Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Wyvern Lingo on <i>Awake You Lie:</i> "It’s about that anxiety – worrying about where you are in your life, and worrying whether you’ve made the right decisions"
  • Opinion
  • 12 Mar 21

Wyvern Lingo on Awake You Lie: "It’s about that anxiety – worrying about where you are in your life, and worrying whether you’ve made the right decisions"

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