Kill Shuffle Podcast

While a trailblazing hip-hop duo decry injustice here on Earth, a pop empress blasts off to colonise the galaxy. We also take a spin through the electronic wastes of Russia and check in to see how dear friends are musically coping with quarantine. THIS WEEK: Chromatica by Lady Gaga / RTJ4 by Run the Jewels […]

Time Machine returns to Kill Shuffle as we re-evaluate a 2006 Scotrock classic, plus new releases across the musical and geographical spectrum. THIS WEEK: At the Beginning by THE NOVEMBERS / To the Earth by Dinosaur / Impure by LLLL / Random Acts of Intimacy by Sucioperro Hosts: Dónal Kennedy and Dylan O’Connor. Music: Dónal […]

Solo projects, side projects, supergroups and superproducers dominate the conversation on a supercharged episode of Kill Shuffle! THIS WEEK: Petals for Armour by Hayley Williams / Panic Machine by Gold Key / SYNÆSTHESIA by City of Souls / Down Through by Gleemer Hosts: Dónal Kennedy and Dylan O’Connor. Music: Dónal Kennedy. Follow our Spotify playlist: […]

Five bands we’ve reviewed in the past return with new albums this week, bringing with them some big surprises, a few disappointments, a smattering business as usual and a healthy dose of rulebook-shredding. THIS WEEK: What the Dead Men Say by Trivium / Nothing is True & Everything is Possible by Enter Shikari / Heartwork […]

A fourteen-year wait comes to an end this week with the release of a new Sparta record, plus a slew of divisive records to spark interesting discussion from the worlds of indie, alternative and instrumental rock. THIS WEEK: Trust the River by Sparta / Sainou by TK from Ling tosite sigure / If You’re Dreaming […]

This feature-length quarantine episode covers the length and breadth of what Kill Shuffle does – from hip hop and cutting-edge pop to hard-edged alternative rock and ambient electronica. THIS WEEK: Gigaton by Pearl Jam / 3.15.20 by Childish Gambino / Milk Teeth by Milk Teeth / Ghosts V: Together & Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine […]

Here’s a little bonus content to keep the cabin fever down – a roundup of some recent EP releases, featuring a few familiar faces. THIS WEEK: Gothica Fennica Vol. 1 by VV / Dreamboats 2 by Sleeping Bag & Rozwell Kid / Chemicals EP by The Glitch Mob / E.P. by Alkaline Trio / Glacial […]

Coronavirus can’t stop the Kill Shuffle train, and in our first even pandemic-approved socially distanced remote episode we dig through a fortnight’s worth of album releases that shouldn’t get lost in the spokes of the news cycle as well as addressing the impact COVID-19 is having on the music industry. THIS WEEK: Possession by Joywave […]

We welcome a pop auteur back to the fold, consider whether a companion piece can best its older brother, talk all things instrumental rock and get (sonically) beaten up by the French on the Road to Sunstroke 2020 in a bright and breezy episode. THIS WEEK: Boombox Eternal by Sam Sparro / Simulcast by Tycho […]

Totalling a decade in the making, we cover long-awaited new albums from Grimes and Tame Impala – plus a happy/sad indie gem, cutting edge metal, and nu-reggae stalwarts Skindred in our latest road to Sunstroke 2020 segment. THIS WEEK: Miss Anthropocene by Grimes / Honeymoon by Beach Bunny / I Let It in and It […]

We veer wildly from happy hardcore to angry hardcore, math (rock) to (rock) history and every 80s trope under the sun in a particularly eclectic edition of Kill Shuffle. THIS WEEK: 真っ黒 by Tricot / I’m Separate by Bandaid Brigade / Be Up a Hello by Squarepusher / 27 Miles Underwater by Higher Power / […]

New is the new new this week as we unveil a new logo, new-look website, review three new records and introduce a new segment: Road to Sunstroke 2020! Hosts: Dónal Kennedy and Dylan O’Connor. Music: Dónal Kennedy. Follow our Spotify playlist: http://bit.ly/KillShuffleSpotify Kill Shuffle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KillShuffle/ Kill Shuffle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KillShuffle Here’s the episode.

We roar into the 20s with a recap show of sorts, reviewing some noteworthy 2019 releases we discovered over the Christmas break before this year’s album release cycle kicks off proper, plus a post-hardcore throwback. There’s also discussion of the tragic loss of Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. THIS WEEK: Specimen by heidi. /…

It’s that time of the year again! Dónal and Dylan have each put together their favourite 20 records of the past year in a bumper episode full of thrills, spills, shocks and surprises. FEATURING (in alphabetical order): Amanda Palmer / Anamanaguchi / Babymetal / Bibio / Biffy Clyro / Blanck Mass / Bring Me the…

Technical hiccup notwithstanding, the final regular review show of 2019 is a real smorgasbord of wild variety with something to tickle all fancies. Load up your plates and we’ll see you for our end-of-year extravaganza next month! THIS WEEK: KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka / Hanadriel by HANA / Heavy Lifter by Hovvdy / Free by…

Time Machine takes a time out as Dónal and Dylan desperately try to cover a tiny portion of October’s frankly unreasonable glut of album releases as we career headlong into Album of the Year Season™. THIS WEEK: Tasmanian Glow by Strawberry Girls / [USA] by Anamanaguchi / Pitfalls by Leprous / Spiritual Instinct by Alcest…

Join us on a trip across the Metal Galaxy, complete with Cave DIIVing and hard rock heroics as we venture into the jazzteriod belt… THIS WEEK: Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / Metal Galaxy by Babymetal / Memory Streams by Portico Quartet / Deceiver by DIIV / Bang Camaro (2007) by Bang…

Stan Marsh’s “best album ever” gets a fresh analysis, two very different bands take two very different approaches to punk, instrumental Poles go Blade Running and Irish indie heroes make a welcome return in the latest episode of Kill Shuffle. THIS WEEK: Nine by blink-182 / From Voodoo to Zen by Tides from Nebula /…

Aaaaaand we’re back! After a summer sabbatical the boys return to tackle some of the year’s (and of the decade’s) biggest releases in their own… particular… idiom, that’s it. THIS WEEK: Fear Inoculum by Tool / The Nothing by Korn / Forever, a Fast Life by Infinity Shred / El Oso (1998) by Soul Coughing…

Dónal and Dylan are taking a well-earned break for a few weeks, but not before reviewing some high-profile releases and appraising a hidden djem. See you in September! THIS WEEK: We Are Not Your Kind by Slipknot / Tallulah by Feeder / Alien by Northlane / Isometric (2015) by Jake Bowen Hosts: Dónal Kennedy and…