Ed Sheeran has just released an album. Why didn’t he want The Irish Times to hear it?
On Play, Ed Sheeran returns to his day job of churning out annoyingly catchy bangers
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Sharon Van Etten at Collins Barracks review: Cult songwriter puts a sublime goth twist on her confessional pop
When Sharon Van Etten plays in Dublin, Collins Barracks is the perfect framing device for a performance wreathed in dry ice and nicely chilled angst
Sharon Van Etten on making her latest album: ‘We were trying to conjure as many ghosts as we could’
The New Jersey native talks from her parents’ basement about Sinéad O’Connor, growing older and being an angsty teen
Playwright Simon Stephens: ‘Our sense of self is defined by the stories we tell ourselves. My family told themselves we were Irish’
The Tony and Olivier winner feels a huge affinity with Rex Ryan’s ‘fearless’ Dublin company Glass Mask, which is premiering his play Men’s Business
The National at All Together Now: A sad-dad singalong to cherish
Replacing Róisín Murphy at the top of Saturday’s bill, the band put on a performance that is more than just a showcase for diehard fans
Gracie Abrams: The Secret of Us – Indie-pop that will take some beating for integrity and directness
The American songwriter delivers music that connects, with help from Aaron Dessner
All of Taylor Swift’s albums ranked, from worst to best – plus which tracks to expect at her Eras tour Dublin concerts
From her debut LP, in 2006, to the epic, 31-track Tortured Poets Department, this is how we rate each of the star’s studio releases
Bryce Dessner of The National on his NCH residency: ‘It’s special for me. Ireland is a place where we feel comfortable and inspired’
The guitarist and classically-trained composer has a number of orchestral projects planned for autumn at the historic Dublin venue
The National in Dublin: a night of gusto, gloom and heartfelt melancholia ends in a big, happy sing-along
Singer Matt Berninger plunges into the crowd for hugs and selfies like a Taylor Swift for crestfallen middle-aged people
The National have just released a surprise album. Here’s how we rate Laugh Track
Album will be thrill for fans whose tastes veer towards fervid dynamics of old
The National: ‘The Irish are such great singers and musicians – it’s almost daunting in a way’
The music almost deserted the Cincinnati band when they began to write their latest album
Cillian Murphy confesses all in pounding sound and blinding light
All of This Unreal Time review: He unleashes a torrent of regret in this intense film installation
Michael Stipe: ‘Cold-ass b**ch was a coat I put on to protect myself. I can take it off now’
The artist and REM singer talks American presidents, parties and photographing his heroes
Taylor Swift: Folklore review – A triumph of wistful, escapist melancholy
Emotional, self-aware songwriting brings comfort in a time of global uncertainty
Bon Iver: i,i review – Meandering songs that unwind over time
Justin Vernon’s ambition gets the better of him with some nonsensical lyrics
‘Music is made in communities’: Aaron and Bryce Dessner’s new vision
The National’s guitarists are part of People, a community of musicians creating new spaces and platforms
New artist of the week: The Murder Capital
Plus songs you have to hear from Phoebe Bridgers and Big Red Machine
The National’s love-in with Ireland grows deeper
If the American band aren’t enough for you, how about support John Grant, Lisa Hannigan and Villagers?
Scott Hutchison of indie band Frightened Rabbit reported missing
Family, friends and police appeal for information about disappearance
The National, Bon Iver, Cillian Murphy, and Enda Walsh in Cork with no safety net
Mary Hickson on the wild idea behind Sounds From A Safe Harbour
How Music Works: 450 artists ahoy! Mary Hickson on Cork’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour
Mary Hickson, director of this weekend’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour, explains the ethos of the festival and how the collaboration with Bryce Dessner came about
Wild Beasts, music trail and more announced for Cork festival
Sounds from a Safe Harbour will also put guests on the water for an all-at-sea performance
Video: Cillian Murphy and Bryce Dessner on Cork’s newest arts festival
Sounds from a Safe Harbour, which Dessner has curated, takes place in September
Bryce Dessner harnesses Cork’s creative potential
The National guitarist is excited about curating the first Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival, which will be ‘like throwing a party for your friends’
The National
This downbeat lot might not be typical stadium fillers, but frontman Matt Berninger’s near-mumble is well up to the emotional task of filling the venue
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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