Eli Hewson of Inhaler: ‘There’s so much nepotism in every facet of life’
The Dublin band are well aware of their gilded backgrounds. But, they say, as they prepare to release their glossy third album, ‘We’re, like, kind of dorks’
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Fontaines DC and Hozier pick up Brit awards nominations as Charli xcx leads male-dominated lists
Brat scores British pop star Charli xcx five nominations, while Irish acts Fontaines DC and Hozier get nods in international group and song
‘Who actually has the power? Is it Taylor Swift – or have men just found a way to profit off the idea of a powerful woman?’
Blistering punk-pop duo Lambrini Girls recorded debut album last year, when the world seemed to be at peak insanity. But the spiral continues, they say
Irish postpunk band Gurriers: ‘Everyone asks about the Dublin music scene. It’s not just Dublin any more, it’s everywhere’
The Irish postpunk band talk about playing Jools Holland, how Glastonbury lost out to Armagh and why Ireland’s music scene is working so well
The Last Dinner Party at 3Olympia: A thrilling romp through the indie quintet’s knock-out goth pop
Abigail Morris, with her Wagner-in-the-mosh-pit vocals, is the night’s focal point, but the whole petticoat-positive band shine in Dublin
St Vincent: ‘I recently did an ancestry.com thing, and it was all Irish Catholics. That’s my rascal side’
Annie Clark’s ever-morphing, visionary pop has won her consistent acclaim. She’s now inspiring young artists from The Last Dinner Party to Olivia Rodrigo
The English just can’t escape the taint of class
Donald Clarke: Whether it’s Britpop, The Beatles or The Last Dinner Party, the English just can’t escape the taint of class
The Last Dinner Party: ‘There are all-male bands signed to the same label as us who have never faced any backlash’
Some claim the all-woman band are an industry creation. That just smacks of old-fashioned misogyny, according to possibly the hottest band on the planet
The Last Dinner Party: Prelude to Ecstasy – Offbeat and accomplished, this is a killer debut album
The London band burst on the scene trailing accusations of being manufactured, but these well-crafted, thoughtful songs will quieten the naysayers
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