The Irish Times

• Dwight Yoakam: Brighter Days – Terrific songs from a country music maverick | The Irish Times
Yoakam returns to an evolving country landscape that just might make space for him

• Laura Marling: Patterns in Repeat – A study in intimacy | The Irish Times
The album resembles one long lullaby, with Marling’s vocal rocking, coaxing and keeping things nuanced