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11 new Irish songs you should hear this week

11 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Luke Sharkey
https://soundcloud.com/user-25759555/so-done

A lot of Irish music comes Nialler9’s way and there’s little time to feature everything we think is worthy of a thumbs up or more ears. Every week, we collate the songs that pass our writers that deserve to be heard by you. For more extensive Irish coverage, follow our Spotify playlist or hit up the Irish section.

1.

James Vincent McMorrow

Headlights

James Vincent McMorrow made the day of so many last Friday with the release of ‘Headlights’, the Irish artist’s first single in two years.

It’s always exciting to hear what direction the falsetto supremo’s new music is pulling toward. McMorrow is here placing his vocals atop a relatively skeletal arrangement, an impulsive breakbeat over which layers of synth pads and textures are built.

‘Headlights’ is a welcome return to new music from James Vincent McMorrow.

2.

Nealo

Heart Food For Hard Times

Nealo’s new single ‘Heart Food For Hard Times’ is a modern Dublin chronicle, a retrospective love story of sorts set against the backdrop of the capital. Peep that horn line in the chorus, superb stuff.

3.

Judy On The Roof

So Done

Atmospop from new Dublin artist Judy On The Roof. ‘So Done’ is one of two excellent singles from this new solo project.

The track combines pieces of jagged synth pop, a looped digital synth progression, with hushed, reverb soaked vocals found mostly throughout trip-hop.

4.

Sick Nanley

Lampin

A choice cut from Burner Records MC Sick Nanley’s new Muttonhead tape. ‘Lampin’ piles bars, tongue firmly in cheek, atop bars.

Really like the beat on this one, vocal chop sounds sweet out.

Muttonhead was mixed by fellow label mate Local Boy.

5.

Daire Patel

Sirens

Patel’s fourth single, featuring supporting vocals from Aby Coulibaly, finds the Irish vocalist/producer leaning further into R&B sounds than any of his previous material.

A shimmering, down-tempo golden cut from the Word Up Collective member.

6.

Planting

The Low Sun

A gorgeous, down-tempo progressive electronic cut from Derry producer Planting.

7.

The Valmonts

Yesterday Kids

‘Yesterday Kids’ is an empowering pop-rock tune from Dublin four-piece The Valmonts. There’s a real toe-tapping, stuck in your head infectious energy about this cut

8.

Alex Gough

Heart Attack

Waterford MC/producer/drummer Alex Gough’s ‘Heart Attack’ confronts those who have criticised his music head-on. An aggressive arrangement; sustained dirty bass hits and choppy drum fills lay the perfect bedrock for Gough’s stuttered flow.

One might wonder, considering ‘Step To Me’ (with over 30,000 YouTube views) addressed largely the same issue, whether his critics have copped that he’s one of the nation’s most popular MCs yet?

9.

1000 Beasts

Waistcoat

Another excellent single from 1000 Beasts featuring vocals from Lenii. We love us an OP-1.

10.

DJ Eugene McCauley

Put Em Under Donk

Yes this track is 5 months old, but this is the energy we need right now.

11.

Alan Finan

The Drive

Donegal native Alan Finan comes good on new single ‘The Drive’. I really enjoy the juxtaposition between the straight guitar playing the choppy, offbeat accentuating drum patterns.


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