For RTÉ Arena, Dave Hanratty and Nadine O'Regan review the latest long-players - listen above.
In the mix; For All Our Days That Tear The Heart by unlikely duo Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler, Life Is Yours from Mercury Prize nominated UK dance-punk outfit Foals, and Maelstrom, the eagerly awaited debut from Dublin contenders Melts.
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