To get in the mood for St Patrick’s Day, on today’s show we’re focusing on some of Ireland’s top albums (according to the Irish Times). Pour yourself a pint of whatever you please and join us!

• The Pogues – Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)
• Enya – Watermark (1988)
• U2 – The Joshua Tree (1987)

Other Diggins

• Benjamin Booker – Lower (2025)
• Ghais Guevara – Goyard Ibn Said (2025)
• Smokey Robinson – What the World Needs Now (April 25, 2025)
• The Men – Buyer Beware (2025)
• Eddie Chacon – Lay Low (2025)
• Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death (2020)

What do you think of these records? What’s your favorite Irish album? Let us know on our website, albumnerds.com or email us, podcast@albumnerds.com.

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Thanks for listening!!!

Songs From The Episode