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New Music
Features
Rosalía is a new Spanish artist bringing a modern R&B twist to Flamenco music
Spain isn't generally known for its new music, but Rosalía might very well change that.
Features
Ireland’s garage-rock band scene is alive and thriving
We take a closer look at some of the new garage-rock bands.
Irish Music
Premiere: Hip-hop with hardcore punk heritage from new Irish MC Nealo
Check out his gritty debut EP October Year now.
Irish Music
Premiere: Daithí and his collaborators court grief on superb new double single
'Lavender' and 'Orange' feature vocal performances from Tandem Felix and Sinead White respectively.
New Music
Podcast: New albums extravaganza, M.I.A. documentary, “killer songs you can’t resist”
Plus Dream Wife's open call to marginalised people, young women flock to guitars and 10 albums for recommendation.
Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Premiere: Sive finds solace in silence in ‘Quietly’
The Kildare native recently joined the Veta Records roster.
Irish Music
6 new Irish songs you should hear this week
Featuring Rosie Carney, Conor Mason, Bouts, Pale Rivers & more.
Electronic & Dance
Premiere: You absolutely have to hear Phare’s house remix of Queen Of Hearts’ ‘Cold’
The 045 recordings producer and DJ knocks another one out of the park.
Video
Watch Villagers, Sigrid, Jacob Banks & more perform on BBC’s Later with Jools
Paul Weller, Octavian and John Grant were also featured.
Irish Music
Dermot Kennedy drops reminder of his anthemic appeal on ‘Power Over Me’
The Dubliner is back with a new song.
Electronic & Dance
Premiere: Mount Alaska showcase sleek new sound on ‘Asterisk’
The Dublin-based electronic duo give us a taste of what's to come ahead of their Button Factory set.
New Music
11 new songs you NEED to hear this week
New music from Maggie Rogers, Maxim, Desire, Run The Jewels, John Grant, Hubbabubbaklubb included.
Irish Music
Premiere: Barry Wilson teams up with Shaool and Kela on the superb ‘Persuasions To Enjoy’
The track is an impressive blend of neo-funk and hip-hop.
Albums & Releases
15 new albums you should listen to: John Grant, Connan Mockasin, Hubbabubbaklubb, Marissa Nadler, Kurt Vile, St. Vincent & more
A bumper week for album releases.
New Music
Greta Van Fleet bound for Olympia date in March
The Michigan music men are set to perform in Dublin on March 13th.
Electronic & Dance
Premiere: Deadbots are falling in love on ‘Romance’
The track is taken from the duo's forthcoming Love Unlimited album.
New Music
A new Solange album is due very soon
Singer tells New York Times "I want it to bang and make your trunk rattle."
Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Lisa O’Neill remembers Dublin’s dockland workforce in ‘Rock The Machine’
The song is taken from her forthcoming album Heard A Long Gone Song.
Albums & Releases
Premiere: Stano’s ‘White Field (In Isis)’ was so ahead of the curve in 1983’s Ireland
All City Records are reissuing a forward-thinking album by one of the country's most enigmatic artists.
Film & Soundtracks
Watch: Thom Yorke channels his inner Hitchcock in video for ‘Volk’
The Radiohead front man shares more material from the Suspiria soundtrack
New Music
Nialler9 Podcast: Lana Del Rey is going to f**k you up, Lily Allen’s memoir, Cat Power’s renewal
"I won’t not fuck you the fuck up. Period."
Irish Music
8 new Irish songs you should hear this week
Featuring David Keenan, Meltybrains?, Eve Belle, FYNCH & more.
Loose Joints Podcast
Loose Joints: talking the soundtrack of DJ Marcus O’Laoire’s life, AKA “the nicest guy in Europe”
Niall and Sally Cinnamon's podcast talks to Marcus about how to make people happy on the dancefloor.
Irish Music
Watch: The artist battles with his better half in video for We Cut Corners’ ‘Original Sin’
The single is taken from the group's new album Impostors out Friday the 12th of October.
Albums & Releases
Gold Panda and Simian Mobile Disco’s Jas Shaw have a full-length album you can hear today
Selling is their project and an album is out on City Slang now.
Electronic & Dance
Premiere: Tanjier refuse to take the safe option on ‘Lights’
The Dublin-based electronic trio continues to move from strength to strength with summery new single.
Festivals
Astronomy-themed David Bowie Festival announces first events for 2019
Last year's festival attracted more than 8,000 attendees from all over the world.
New Music
8 songs you need to hear this week
New music from Mr Twin Sister, Anderson .Paak, Sigrid, Holy Ghost!, Jessie Ware, Julia Jacklin included.
Electronic & Dance
Wastefellow shows his Post Human Potential EP; listen in full
Wastefellow could be your new favourite Irish producer.
New Music
Nialler9 Podcast: Saint Sister drop in for a chat, pop plagiarism, Kanye on SNL
Plus Mount Eerie's raw grief, Yves Tumor's popwaves, & Theresa May dancing to Abba.
Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Saint Sister’s debut album captures ethereal beauty, chemistry & harmony
The Shape Of Silence is a spellbinding debut.
Electronic & Dance
Jessie Ware teams up with Bicep on irresistible new single ‘Overtime’
The track sees the English songstress return to her disco roots.
Ambient
Premiere: Happyalone hit all the high notes in ‘Haunted’
The trio are our favourite band to come from the 'video game supernova'.
Electronic & Dance
Watch: Take a trip with Róisín Murphy in self-directed video for ‘Jacuzzi Rollercoaster’
Literally.
Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Listen to the glitzy art-folk of Niamh Regan on ‘What To Do?’
The Galway native has penned a stunning ode to the art of moving on.
New Music
10 songs you need to hear this week
New music from Sharon Van Etten, Robyn, Hammer, Yaeji, Broken Social Scene, Fatima included.
Irish Music
6 new Irish songs you should hear this week
Featuring Flecks, Extravision, Mythill Grim, The Sei, Amerik & Shy Mascot
Electronic & Dance
Watch: Wastefellow leaves the perfect life in new video for ‘A Curse’
The single and video is taken from the artist's forthcoming Post Human Potential EP.
Film & Soundtracks
Thom Yorke shares a second track from his Suspiria score
'Have Ended' is a similarly haunting cut.
Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Soak makes a long-awaited return with new single ‘Everybody Loves You’
It's the first we've heard from the Northern Irish musician in over two years.
Best of Lists
The 25 best songs of the month
The best of September featuring Villagers, Noname, Thom Yorke, Yves Tumor, Hozier, Lone and more.
Albums & Releases
8 new albums you should listen to: Roosevelt, Mount Kimbie, Kero Kero Bonito, Alt-J, Fatima & more
A bumper week for album releases.
Electronic & Dance
Irish electronic collective 101 BPM drop ‘Victory’; an anonymous cut from the crew
Sunken Foal, ELLLL, Jape, Somadrone, The Last Sound, Margie Jean Lewis & more are among the contributors.
Video
Wastefellow & Soft Boy want you watch The Cream Caviar Show
"The cream is the conversation and the caviar is the guests."
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Podcasts & Premieres
Premiere: Hip-hop with hardcore punk heritage from new Irish MC Nealo
Check out his gritty debut EP October Year now.
Check out his gritty debut EP October Year now.
Podcast: New albums extravaganza, M.I.A. documentary, “killer songs you can’t resist”
Plus Dream Wife's open call to marginalised people, young women flock to guitars and 10 albums for recommendation.
Plus Dream Wife’s open call to marginalised people, young women flock to guitars and 10 albums for recommendation.
Premiere: Sive finds solace in silence in ‘Quietly’
The Kildare native recently joined the Veta Records roster.
The Kildare native recently joined the Veta Records roster.
Recommended Albums & Releases
John Grant, Connan Mockasin, Hubbabubbaklubb, Marissa Nadler, Kurt Vile, St. Vincent & more
A bumper week for album releases.
All City Records are reissuing a forward-thinking album by one of the country's most enigmatic artists.
Selling
Gold Panda and Simian Mobile Disco's Jas Shaw
Selling is their project and an album is out on City Slang now.
YVES TUMOR
Safe In The Hands Of Love
The new album on Warp is a brilliant alternative melodic doom pop record.
Villagers
The Art Of Pretending To Swim
The fourth studio LP from Conor O'Brien does so much more than just tread water.
