From having daily desk jobs at EMI Records to running around the globe to play music, building the band on friendship and a marriage, being hyped after 18 months of gigs, evolving from the singles ...

Being alone for six months in Drogheda in search of inspiration, trying to mic a drum kit with just one microphone, This Old Dark Machine as a representative single, the documentary on the making of ...

The cathartic effect of (some) live shows, bulimia, self hatred and the controversy behind the video for Dear God I Hate Myself, the special 12 singles series, the first and the next 5 years of ...

Spirituality and the tension between the urban and natural worlds as sources of inspiration, the mythological references behind their last record's title, hundreds of palmprints made for the album's cover, the nomination for the Canadian ...

Becoming a photographer to be next to the stage at concerts, from his first commission in Whelan's to the Oxegen, Shane McGowan as the artist he enjoyed portraiting the most, his own first book.. I ...

Collaborations and intersections in the Dublin music scene, the cultural shock of SXSW, how different  the recording of their last album was compared to the past, and how live gigs influenced their songwriting. Because [the Dublin ...

Making music in New York, how he became friends with Glen Hansard and what keeps them so close, the Irish melancholy as the background feeling of his music, the picture of an old shoe as ...

Recording "Slow Dynamo" as an inevitable thing, a step-by-step guide to the artwork of the album, her relationship with Sweden and the Swedish music scene, hanging over the edge of a stage for the shooting ...

Pros and cons of being an instrumental punk rock band, the unnerving meaning of the band's name, the amazingly good feedback got from the international press, funny memories from their recent European tour... We're broke 99% ...

New album Season of the Sparks and its positive meaning, the confusing sound of The Wishing Seat, his friendship with James Yorkston, the residency experience at Whelans when his previous album came out. An epic story ...