Confident and propulsive, the shoegaze-pop of this Galway four-piece is a truly rewarding experience

"Wild Dreams is the upcoming twelfth studio album by Irish pop vocal band Westlife, scheduled to be released on 26 November 2021 by East West Records, their first release on the label. It was preceded by the lead single Starlight, released on 14 October 2021. Westlife recorded the album over an 18-month period and was inspired by the 'challenges' of that time. In a statement, the band described the album as 'uplifting', explaining that it 'captures the mood of the moment' and has 'moments of reflection and is about new beginnings, hope and looking to the future'."

No Need to Argue is the second studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1994. It was the band's most successful album, and has sold about 17 million copies worldwide. It contains the band's most successful single to date, "Zombie". The album's mood is darker than that on Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?. It shows a more mature performance by lyricist and vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, writing about war, death, love and disappointment. Her voice is clearer, without the previous album's double and triple voice layering. In some of the songs, the band decided to take on a rockier and heavier side, using distortion and increasing the volume. The song "Yeat's Grave" [sic] is about William Butler Yeats, and quotes one of his poems, No Second Troy. The hit song "Zombie", written by lead singer Dolores O'Riordan, is according to her about the IRA bombings in 1993 that resulted in the death of two children.

The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland, in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990.

The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland, in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990.

The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland, in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990.

The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland, in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990.

Damien Rice的首张专辑「O」自2002年发行以来引发广大的回响，在家乡爱尔兰都柏林，专辑销售获得3张白金唱片认证，赢得3项爱尔兰音乐奖提名，在英国，乐评界热情推荐的喝采始终没停过，让专辑一路挺进到英国金榜第8名。而在专辑登陆美国作发行之前，Damien早以爆满的巡回演唱征服了老美的耳朵，Damien接着成了Coldplay演唱会的嘉宾。整个2004年，Damien总计获得了全英音乐奖最佳国际性男歌手的提名，以及NME杂志奖最佳独唱歌手的提名，同时也赢得了爱尔兰传媒Hot Press读者票选大奖中的最佳男歌手与最佳词曲创作者两项奖座，此外，专辑「O」还赢得了2003年的Shortlist音乐奖。
虽然Damien不太想将自己的音乐归类，也不想知道自己唱的歌曲的感觉是否太强烈了，不过，不容否认的，专辑「O」中有许多关于描述挫折的歌。专辑开场的两首歌 "Delicate" 、 "Volcano" 在极为沉静的气氛中，慢慢的让歌曲的伤痛感觉自然蔓延，紧接着映入听觉的 "The Blower's Daughter" 则是让大提琴与歌声忘情的交换着彼此的哀愁，然后是非常民谣感觉的弹唱曲 "Cannonball" ，而带有独白味道的 "Older Chests" 则是在很自然的情况下录下刚从教堂走出来的小孩的声音，营造出街头民谣的感觉， "Amie" 里的弦乐适时的出现将前几首歌曲的沉痛气氛导入非常戏剧性的情境，到了 "Cold Water" 时，寂静的情绪再度笼罩，只是这回多了绝望、失落与宗教上的救赎，终场的 "Eskimo" 再长达15分钟多的时间里，Damien大胆的加进了歌剧女高音的吟唱，还让歌曲在留白两分钟后，来段即兴的心情摇滚大实验，将专辑的情绪调到最高点，最后再以 "Silent Night" 巧妙收尾，剎那间，让专辑里的情绪回归到情绪的原点。
2004年岁末，随着茱莉亚罗勃兹、裘德洛主演的电影【偷情】选用 "The Blower's Daughter" 作为影片开场与片尾的主题曲，Damien Rice的歌曲情绪再度引起另一波的高潮，专辑「O」特地重新加上8首B Sides歌曲再度登场，加量的歌曲，更多的感动，你怎舍得跟他的歌擦身而过呢？
英国独立报：「引人入胜的首张专辑…年度最棒的情歌都在这里」
洛杉矶时报：「艺术性格风采跟Jeff Buckley、Thom Yorke并驾齐驱」
纽约客杂志：「一张满是低调珍品的专辑」
新闻周刊：「一张超棒的专辑，充满着有如面对开心手术时纯真、毫不做作的情感」

Damien Rice在2003年发行了个人的首张专辑《O》，专辑刚发行，变让Damien Rice红遍了非主流音乐界。成为一位知名的唱作人。不但是国外，在我们中国Damien Rice的FANS也是相当的多，我记着前俩年，几乎各各论坛都会有人去发Damien Rice《O》专辑中的歌曲，简直可以用泛滥来形容。同时也让大家重新认识了Damien Rice所演绎的爱尔兰的音乐。这张新专辑命名为《9》，又是以极其简单的方式面向大家。新专辑《9》将在11月3号在爱尔兰首先发行，而后是11月6号将在英国和欧洲地区发行，最后的11月14号才会在美国正式发行。至于我们中国...估计2007年的11月吧。呵呵，玩笑话。来看看新专辑，整整10首歌曲。风格继续延续上张专辑的风格民谣，独流流行和Singer/ Songwriter。不同的是，这张专辑有2首非常突出的歌曲，分别是Rootless Trees和Me, My Yoke and I，突出之处在于别与他们以前的风格，这俩首歌曲特别摇滚，有点Indie Rock的感觉，听后，给我一种很新鲜的感觉，演绎的摇滚曲风原来也很不错。相对这张专辑的风格，我可以给这俩首歌曲满分。原因就是非常特别。剩下的歌曲，就是Damien Rice以往的风格，第一首歌曲9 Crimes，是一首以钢琴为主旋律配带着提琴的忧伤抒情歌曲，继续加上和Lisa Hannigan的女声和唱，专辑开篇便给我们一种熟悉的感觉，仿佛是上张专辑中的歌曲。专辑中Lisa Hannigan同样也参与了很多合声和合唱的部分。这点与上张仍然一样。Elephant是木吉他小调的歌曲，Damien Rice又在一次展示了他的嗓音，就像是清唱一样。专辑的最后一首是Sleep Don't Weep，一首近6分钟的歌曲，Damien Rice只演唱了小部分，接下来是Lisa Hannigan演唱了一小部分，剩下了结尾曲，在钢琴和Lisa Hannigan的合声中结束了整张专辑。
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2008 release. Script is made up of three Irish lads from Dublin who are now currently based out of London, England. This 10 track album showcases the band's fine talent with a batch of beautifully written songs. Phonogenic.

一支北爱尔兰的独立电子流行乐队， 2007年成立，今年获得了BBC潜力新人的提名，之前签约一家法国厂牌Kitsuné Music，并发行了首张专辑。合成器拼凑跳跃舞曲，驱动抢耳的庞克气流，整张专辑流畅节奏驰骋，相当出色。

On Friday, May 6, Live from the Artists Den wraps its third season with a compilation episode featuring performances by folk singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan.
Lisa Hannigan brought her signature homespun delicacy to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Montclair, NJ when she performed before a private Artists Den audience on a warm summer night. The quaint church was lit by cream-colored paper lanterns as Hannigan sang and played a variety of unusual instruments before a backdrop that also served as the cover to her first album, Sea Sew – a patchwork quilt of colored dice, sewn by her and her mother.

God is An Astronaut的配器虽然遵循英式摇滚的传统，但还是充满了古老冲动与激情。God is Astronaut这支柏林的乐队是2002年由两兄弟Niels 和Torsten还有他们的朋友Lloyd三人行而成的。他们的音乐清澈而具有质感，旋律优美却多愁善感，并且运用大量美妙的电子声效。

2006 import EP from this Irish duo (brothers Niels and Torsten), who are considered by many to be the most intense live act to emerge from Ireland in recent times. This release trademarks their intense build ups from serene ambience to searing intensity. Five tracks including 'Frozen Twilight'.

4th album by God is an Astronaut.

Villagers 是来自爱尔兰都柏林的独立民谣乐队，成立于2008年。除了歌曲作者和主唱/吉他手Conor O'Brien，乐队目前由贝斯手Danny Snow、键盘手Cormac Curran、鼓手Gwion Llewelyn和竖琴手Mali Llywelyn组成。乐队在2010年发布了他们的首张专辑《Becoming a Jackal”、》，并一举夺得 “2010年英国水星奖”和“2010最佳选择音乐奖”。在那时被看作是最有潜力的新生乐队之一，《纽约时报》将他们和U2、Leonard Cohen相提并论。Villagers 曾参演各大国际知名音乐节并与Grizzly Bear, Tracy Chapman, Bell X1, Tindersticks and Elbow等知名艺术家同台演出。 2013年1月14日乐队发行了第二张录音室专辑《{Awayland}》，再次获得“2013最佳选择音乐奖”和提名“2013年英国水星奖”。2015年发行第3张专辑《Darling Arithmetic》，并于2016年5月获得“Ivor Novello 最佳专辑奖”。2016年1月8日发行专辑《Where Have You Been All My Life?》，收录了乐队以往广为人知的一批优秀单曲。