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Born out of pandemic isolation, Y is a genre-blurring band led by Adam Brennan and Sophie Coppin, who turned lockdown into a creative surge. Their debut EP bursts open with the explosive track “Why,” driven by frantic sax, fuzzed-out guitar, and shouted vocals, setting the tone for an unpredictable ride. From the chaotic opener to the moody “Marianne” and the soulful, ironic closer “Hate,” the band blends punk energy with psychedelic and electronic ... read more

The Love Buzz are a rising Cork-based band who first caught my attention during an acoustic set at Steamboat Records on Record Store Day. Formed just before the pandemic, they used lockdown to build an online following through videos and songwriting, emerging strong with a debut EP in 2021 and support slots for acts like NewDad and The Darkness. By 2023, they were playing Glastonbury and had gone international with a show in India. Their latest EP, No Different, blends punk, glam, grunge, and ... read more

Air’s 1998 debut album Moon Safari stands as a landmark in electronic music, blending warm analog synths, jazzy grooves, and dreamy atmospheres into a sound all their own. Formed by childhood friends Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel in the heart of the French Touch movement, Air diverged from the club-oriented path of peers like Daft Punk to craft something more cinematic and introspective. Recorded in bedrooms, abandoned studios, and finished in Paris and London, Moon Safari ... read more

A Masterpiece Born from Pain and Perseverance
When The Bends was released in March 1995, few expected Radiohead to emerge as anything more than a one-hit wonder. Their debut album had pigeonholed them with Creep—a song they’d grown to resent. But what followed was a grueling, transformative creative process: mental breakdowns, failed recording sessions, and a brush with total collapse. And out of that chaos came something extraordinary. The Bends was the album that set Radiohead ... read more