Back Before Dark @BackBeforeDark
New music blog focusing on all the alternative music - new and old - that you need to know. DJ, edits, remixes, etc. Run by @GavinODriscoll. backbeforedark.org Dublin, Ireland Joined October 2014-
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From hidden gems to indie classics, here are the 10 best old albums I heard in 2017: backbeforedark.org/?p=1998
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Here it is: Back Before Dark's top 75 songs of the year so far! backbeforedark.org/?p=1918
Here it is, folks! Back Before Dark's list of 2017's best albums to date: backbeforedark.org/?p=1857
Made my journalistic debut in @SouthernStarIRL this week, reviewing @openearIE. There's no escaping me!
Great new tunes from @floatingpoints @wearephoenix @slowcoachsounds, @amadouetmariam @thisisallweare & @getdownedits backbeforedark.org/?p=1764
My album of the week is @psymonspine's ambitious debut 'You Are Coming to My Birthday'. Full review here: backbeforedark.org/?p=1764
Here's your full update of today's new releases. Enjoy! facebook.com/BackBeforeDark…
@openearIE No bother, delighted to help spread the word. Thank you for the fantastic weekend!
Review of @openearIE festival last weekend. The best festival I've been to in a long time: backbeforedark.org/?p=1653
Album of the week is @CHAST1TYBELT's fantastic 'I Used to Spend so Much Time Alone'. Full review here: backbeforedark.org/?p=1570
New music round-up featuring new tracks by @alvvaysband, @MrBrunoMajor, @RayBLK_, @si_bonobo and @k_crutchfield! backbeforedark.org/?p=1570
Step this way for new music by @mrjukesmusic, @TheStreetsMike, @jaramimusic, @jamesvmcmorrow & @Heliocentrics_: backbeforedark.org/?p=1509
Have a listen to my new club mix of Shin Joong Hyun's 'Beautiful Rivers and Mountains' here: backbeforedark.org/?p=921
No bank holiday plans? How about a weekend at @openearIE - Ireland's most scenic music… backbeforedark.org/?p=1478
My Album of the Week is @chkchkchk's 'Shake the Shudder'. Check out the full review here: backbeforedark.org/?p=1465
This week's round-up feat. @HighSunn, @LesBigByrd, Chromatics, @MulatuAstatke1, Daniele Baldelli, @soulwax and more: backbeforedark.org/?p=1465
Take 12 minutes to appreciate the beauty of @BentDenim's 'Diamond Jubilee' EP: backbeforedark.org/?p=1433
.@Anthology_Recs' 'Follow the Sun' is a fascinating journey through Australian rock music of the 70s: backbeforedark.org/?p=1394
New music round-up feat. tracks by @SlowwwMagic, Inner Wave, @vargasandlagola, Paul Nicholas Slater and Sheer Mag backbeforedark.org/?p=1353
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