Albums

Reviewed this week: Delorentos, Ben Howard, Jamie Cullum, Thurston Moore, The 2 Bears, Ólöf Arnalds, Lucinda Williams.

Delorentos.

Delorentos: Night Becomes Light (Delorecords/Universal Music Ireland)

It’s almost a decade since this reviewer first heard a demo from the then fledgling Delorentos. From the outset, the Dublin quartet created polished, guitar pop with complex harmonies, divine melodies and choruses worthy of the name. The intervening years have seen them release four albums, win the Choice Music Prize in 2012 and become popular in Spain, where they have headlined to thousands.

Having recently ...