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The Point of Everything

The Point Of Everything

The Point Of Everything is a podcast based out of Cork that tackles the biggest issues in the music world, near and far, every week. Expect chat, music, and interviews every week

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00:57:56

TPOE 373: Ways of Seeing

The Point of Everything ·

2025/11/05

Cork-based band Ways of Seeing released their second album The Inheritence of Fear on October 10. Singer and guitarist James O'Donnell talks about his long road to the album, from starting out alongside Eoin 'Talos' French a decade and a half ago to Dear Desert before a years-long estrangement from music. We talk about how he came back to music, his health issues such as losing his voice and tinnitus, literature and influences on The Inheritence of Fear. Ways of Seeing play the Kino, Cork, on

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00:49:47

TPOE 372: Rory Sweeney

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2025/10/29

Dublin producer Rory Sweeney released his second album Old Earth on October 24. Written between Dublin, Manchester, Letterkenny and Sligo, the record draws on Stone Tape Theory - the idea that ghosts and hauntings are echoes imprinted into the land. Old Earth explores memory, history and the esoteric in the information age, and features a stacked cast including RÓIS, Saoirse Miller, Risteárd Ó hAodha, Emby, Emily Beattie, Curtisy, Ahmed With Love, Roo Honeychild and Ushmush, among others. We talk

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00:48:37

TPOE 371: Laura Elizabeth Hughes

The Point of Everything ·

2025/10/22

Dublin-born, Cork-based artist Laura Elizabeth Hughes released her debut album Knots & Echoes on October 3. Having started out by uploading Lana Del Rey covers to YouTube, Laura released a steady stream of singles over the years, collaborations with Cian '1000 Beasts' Sweeney and co-wrote one of Ireland's entries to Eurovision. It's all led up to her debut album, a blend of spoken word with folk fused lyricism that showcases her delicate vocal harmonies alongside melodies that shimmer with

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00:57:30

TPOE 370: God Knows

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2025/10/15

Shannon-based rapper God Knows released his debut solo album A Future of the Past on September 26 via Narolane. We talk about his journey from serial collaborator to solo artist - though with his longtime collaborator Murli and his family by his side. He talks about how he has changed - or not since Rusangano Family, his experiences with the music industry that get aired on the record, his family history in Zimbabwe, and lots more. God Knows tour dates: October 24: Mo Cultivation live showcase

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00:45:46

TPOE 369: Inni K

The Point of Everything ·

2025/10/01

Eithne Ní Chatháin aka Inni-K released her fourth album Still a Day on September 26 via Green Willow Records. She describes it as her most sweeping and emotionally charged work yet, moving with a deeper gravity and startling clarity. Working with producer Seán Mac Erlaine (synths, woodwinds) and Matthew Jacobson (drums, percussion), Eithne wrote the album in the aftermath of a breakup.She says: “Songs help. These songs really helped me - they accompanied me through a very emotionally difficult

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01:24:21

TPOE 368: Remembering Talos

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2025/09/24

This special episode of The Point of Everything pays tribute to the late Eoin French aka Talos, who passed away in August 2024 at the age of 36. A brilliant musician, Talos released three albums - Wild Alee in 2017, Far Out Dust in 2019, and Dear Chaos in 2022 - as well as a posthumous EP with Atli Orvarsson called Sun Divider and posthumous album with Olafur Arnalds, entitled A Dawning. He was also part of the Sounds from a Safe Harbour team. At this year’s festival, the opening concert

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00:40:06

TPOE 367: Sounds from a Safe Harbour, Irish Albums...

The Point of Everything ·

2025/09/17

Eoghan and Cíara talk about Sounds from a Safe Harbour, which took place in Cork over the weekend, preview new albums coming out of Ireland over the new few weeks, plus new track recommendations

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00:52:43

TPOE 366: Junior Brother

The Point of Everything ·

2025/09/10

Ronan Kealy aka Junior Brother, returns to The Point of Everything to talk about his extraordinary third album The End, released September 5 on Pete Doherty’s Strap Originals label.The album was recorded almost entirely solo, with only a guest appearance from Lankum’s Ian Lynch on Uilleann pipes, but its sound is expansive and band-like, rooted in Irish tradition while reaching into something stranger and more contemporary. In this conversation, Junior Brother reflects on his time in Dublin’s

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01:01:55

TPOE 365: TRM (The Redneck Manifesto)/Jape

The Point of Everything ·

2025/09/03

TRM (formerly known as The Redneck Manifesto) release their sixth album Grushy via Dublin's Ten Spot Records on Friday, September 5. Comprising seven tracks, they say they found a new creative surge - a different pulse yet from the same wellspring - when making the album. Currently a three piece (though swelling to six when playing live), Niall Byrne, Matty Bolger and Richie Egan have been playing together for nearly 30 years. On the TPOE podcast, Matty and Richie talk about how TRM startted, what

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00:59:48

TPOE 364: Throwing Shapes

The Point of Everything ·

2025/08/27

Throwing Shapes are Méabh McKenna, Ross Chaney, and Gareth Quinn Redmond who release their self-titled debut album on WRWTFWW on September 5 - a hypnotic, texturally rich exploration in sound. Led by the striking timbre of the Irish wire strung harp, the album weaves intricate instrumental tapestries with ambitious electronic synthesis and arrangements.Eoghan talked to the three members of Throwing Shapes at Another Love Story, discussing ambient music, how they got together, recording the album,

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00:38:30

TPOE 363: Hall of Fame Irish albums (Part 1)

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2025/08/20

Recorded live at Love is a Stranger at Ballyvolane House, Co Cork, Eoghan and Cíara induct the first four Irish albums into the TPOE hall of fame. 01:20 Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got 08:20: Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History 15:10: Gilla Band - Holding Hands with Jamie 23:50: Villagers - Darling Arithmetic

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01:01:16

TPOE 362: Gerry McAvoy

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2025/08/13

Recorded live at Cork Opera House to mark 30 years since the untimely death of Rory Gallagher, this special episode features Gerry McAvoy — Rory’s longtime bassist and musical companion. Gerry played alongside Rory for 20 incredible years, from the early 70s through to 1991, bringing Irish rock to international stages and sharing bills with the likes of Rush, ZZ Top, and Fleetwood Mac.We trace Rory’s journey from the Belfast music scene to becoming one of Ireland’s most celebrated rock musicians,

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00:21:15

TPOE 361: All Together Now 2025 review

The Point of Everything ·

2025/08/04

Eoghan and Cíara talk about their experience at All Together Now 2025, and two incredible performances by CMAT and Fontaines DC.

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00:32:05

TPOE 360: All Together Now Preview (with Ciara Byrne)

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2025/07/30

Eoghan and Ciara celebrate the 10-year anniversary of The Point of Everything podcast, reflecting on its evolution and some of Eoghan's favourite interviews. Then then preview All Together Now 2025, talking about Fontaines DC and CMAT headlining, plus the emerging Irish acts to look out for, the worst clashes and the best of the rest. Cíara then talks about seeing Billie Eilish headline 3Arena and they finish with tracks of the week. TPOE will be at Love is a Stranger festival on August. 16-17

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00:49:39

TPOE 359 Poor Creature

The Point of Everything ·

2025/07/23

Poor Creature aka Ruth Clinton (Landless), Cormac MacDiarmada (Lankum) and John Dermody (The Jimmy Cake) released their debut album All Smiles Tonight via River Lea Records on July 11. They talk about their 'other' bands before discussing how Poor Creature started, how some of the songs on the record developed (Willie-O, The Whole Town Knows), working with producer John 'Spud' Murphy, supporting/playing with Lisa O'Neill, plus lots more. Poor Creature tour dates: September 12: The Duncairn,

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00:33:55

TPOE 358: New album reviews (with Ciara Byrne)

The Point of Everything ·

2025/07/16

Cíara and Eoghan discuss new albums by Poor Creature - All Smiles Tonight, Olafur Arnalds & Talos - A Dawning, and Wet Leg - Moisturizer. Plus music chat and new track recommendations

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01:01:27

TPOE 357: A Smyth

The Point of Everything ·

2025/07/09

Aaron Smyth aka A Smyth released his second album Hello Goliath via Lover Records on June 13. He joins to talk about previous band Vann Music and feeling "blacklisted" in the music industry. From there, we talk about A Smyth's journey, with a deep focus on songwriting and simply just trying to get better at it. Working with producer Darragh Nolan was key and he also became a dad - how did that affect him personally and musically; he also explains how his son should have a co-writing credit on the

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00:31:07

TPOE 356: Favourite Albums of 2025 so far (with Ciara...

The Point of Everything ·

2025/07/02

Cíara Byrne joins to talk about Glastonbury 2025, in particular CMAT, Bob Vylan and Kneecap, favourite albums of the year (so far), album news, new track recommendations, gig news and more. Preorder For Those I Love - Carving the Stone: https://forthoseilove.terrible.group/ Pot-Pot - Warsaw 480km - https://potpot.bandcamp.com/album/warsaw-480km Throwing Shapes - Throwing Shapes - https://garethquinnredmond.bandcamp.com/album/throwing-shapes Jameson x Mo Chara tickets:

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00:45:06

TPOE 355: Kean Kavanagh

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2025/06/25

Texas-born, Laois-raised, London-based artist Kean Kavanagh returns to talk about his debut album The County Star. An introspective work, it finds him examining all those sides of his being: USA, Ireland, and London as he adopts the dual persona of a cowboy county star/GAA county star. Kean, who many will know as a close collaborator of Kojaque (they co-founded Soft Boy Records) released his debut project Dog Person in 2020. He suffered a vocal injury on tour with Kojaque in 2022 and had to undergo

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00:32:02

TPOE 354: Beyond the Pale review (with Ciara Byrne)

The Point of Everything ·

2025/06/18

Eoghan and Cíara chat about their weekend at Beyond the Pale and the difficulties the music festival faced in the week preceding it. There's also music news, review of Kean Kavanagh's debut album The County Star, and new track recommendations. 0:00 Intro and Beyond the Pale review 18:51 Music News 21:00 TPOE Album Club: Kean Kavanagh - The County Star 27:48 New track recommendations Links for music discussed Kean Kavanagh - The County Star: https://heaven-sent.ochre.store/ Kez - In The Arms

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