Ireland in 50 Albums, No 1: Good Year For Trouble, by the Sultans of Ping 

The first instalment of our new series looks at the Cork band's third album, an impressive offering despite its arrival at a time when the group's profile was on a downward slide 

Good Year for Trouble by the Sultans of Ping

It's alright to say things can only get better – but by 1996 the lights were going out one by one for Sultans of Ping. 

After years of success, the band were watching their career unravel one stitch at a time, as sales dipped and column inches shrank. And then came the final blow: an American tour that never was.