Focus / Culture - 4 hours ago

De La Soul: Cabin in the Sky review – a full-colour celebration of Trugoy the Dove that never feels heavy

(Mass Appeal)The first release since the death of their founding member dwells on the afterlife, yet doesn’t forsake their perpetually sunny soundCabin in the Sky, the tenth album by De La Soul – and first since the 2023 death of founding member Trug...

Focus / Culture - 5 hours ago

‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene

Irish indie acts used to be ignored, even on Irish radio. But songs confronting the Troubles, poverty and oppression are now going global – and changing how Ireland sees itselfOn a hot Saturday afternoon at Glastonbury, while many are nursing halfway...