Hidden Gems·December 10, 2021Single Use Plastic by Benjamin Burns: “it should be used to educate children, perhaps adapted into a story book”
Hidden Gems·November 30, 2021Ship by Elaine Malone: “easily my favourite tune on the new album… I recommend hearing it in context”
Hidden Gems·November 9, 2021Deadhead 2 by Happy Out: “a turbulent tune with steal toe boots and 3 penalty points on a provisional licence”
Hidden Gems·October 25, 2020Blue Velvet Lullaby by Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon: “wraps around you like a fuzzy haze”
Hidden Gems·September 3, 2020Late Praise by windings: “the sheer depth of emotion this song packs into its three minutes is hard to convey”
Hidden Gems·July 26, 2020Cobweb by Maija Sofia: “like sinking beneath a bed of water, sheathed by that blissful, deafening silence…”
Hidden Gems·June 9, 2020“I am 21 again and I am wishing I was on the N17. I am brewing up a storm. I am crossing the Quincentennial Bridge for the first time. I am driving a car down Shop Street”
Hidden Gems·May 13, 2020Dream Smarter by Stephen Molloy: “takes a well known folk tale form and warps it and twists it until it becomes relevant for the present”
Hidden Gems·May 12, 2020The Mist Over The Claddagh by Pa Reidy: “richness of emotion that you can almost still taste”