Tom Dunne: Let's hear it for Sack, Gavin Friday, and the other late re-bloomers 

We have recently been blessed with some brilliant albums from some of Irish music acts enjoying a second - or even a third - spin on the wheel 

A House in 1991, with Dave Couse in centre. (Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images)

A House’s 1991 album I Am the Greatest remains as powerful a piece of work now as it was when it was first released. It’s the album that contained the single 'Endless Art' and that was one of those songs that changed everything for the band.

It was the single that, to paraphrase Bono, got them gigs, an audience, BBC airplay, reviews, attention, a better record deal. It opened doors, took them places, took on an energy of its own. The type of song we all, no matter what stage we are at, hope someday to write.