Gareth O'Malley

Gareth a writer from the west of Ireland. He got his start in music journalism in 2009 and hasn't looked back since. Music is one of Gareth's main passions in life. Gareth's main contribution to XS NOIZE is album reviews, and will also write the odd live review or feature piece here and there. Fav Bands: The National, Anathema, Frightened Rabbit Fav Album: The National - Boxer
ALBUM REVIEW: Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams

ALBUM REVIEW: Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Arlo Parks has seen her career take off at speed - since…

3 years ago

TRACK PREMIERE: Waves of Dread – Stars (beach cut)

Newcastle trio Waves of Dread have certainly been busy. The band haven’t allowed themselves to be knocked back by pandemic-related…

3 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Paddy Hanna – The Hill

You didn’t expect someone who called his last record Frankly, I Mutate to stay in one place for long, did…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Touché Amoré – Lament

Last time out, Touché Amoré offered up an unflinching document of loss, with 2016’s Stage Four recounting Jeremy Bolm losing his…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Deftones – Ohms

In some aspects, Ohms finds Deftones going back to their roots. Perhaps not musically - there’s as much of Adrenaline…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Dream Nails – Dream Nails

You may have heard Dream Nails before, but you haven’t heard them like this. Formed in 2015, the London band…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Marsicans – Ursa Major

For how long they’ve been around, it’s certainly surprising that Leeds quartet Marsicans are just now getting around to releasing…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: sleepmakeswaves – these are not your dreams

There’s something to be said for ambition in the world of instrumental music. sleepmakeswaves know a thing or two about…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: bdrmm – Bedroom

It would be easy to assume that this Hull-based band arrived fully-formed, but their career has in fact been a…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Long Distance Calling – How Do We Want to Live?

In their 14 years together, Germans Long Distance Calling have never been ones to stand still. Since forming in 2006,…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Braids – Shadow Offering

In the years since their third album Deep in the Iris, the output from Montreal trio Braids (namely, Raphaelle Standell-Preston,…

4 years ago

TRACK PREMIERE: Blake’s Fortune – Redwood Heart

Dubliner John Lennon has been making accomplished alt-folk as Blake’s Fortune for a number of years, and he’s got a…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Columbia Mills – CCTV

Columbia Mills have always been drawn to the dark. From their early singles right up to 2018’s ‘Close to You’,…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Rina Sawayama – SAWAYAMA

Reckoning with the past is never easy and can sometimes be excruciating - Rina Sawayama knows that as well as…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Locate S,1 – Personalia

In the fast-moving world of music creation, appreciation and consumption, sometimes you just have to put yourself first. Just ask…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: CMON – Confusing Mix Of Nations

This might be CMON’s first album, but it’s far from their first rodeo; the band’s made up of Josh da…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Orchards – Lovecore

It’s been almost 7 years since Brighton band Orchards planted the seeds for what would eventually grow into their debut…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Snarls – Burst

Have you ever stopped and thought about the fundamentals of being alive? You’re a single person, trying to make your…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: ROCH – Via Media

Kate Miller has always known what she’s about. The process of creating her opening statement as an artist may have…

4 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Post Animal – Forward Motion Godyssey

On their 2018 debut album When I Think Of You In A Castle, Chicago-based outfit Post Animal displayed the sort…

4 years ago