49th & Main are Kilkenny lads Patrick King and Ben O’Sullivan who just happened to have made a name for themselves with their dance and electronic productions, an impressive feat during a pandemic without access to dancefloors.
Their latest EP, is out today, and also features collaborations Irish artists we dig.
19-year-old KEHLI is an artist making sparkling pop music leaning into the mainstream.
Khakikid is another 19-year old, a rapper from Dublin.
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Fynch is the Burner Records artist who is known for sporting an Ireland jersey and dropping truths in his rhymes.
All feature on the duo’s newest EP Good Luck, a summery collection of six tracks, with the SZA, Doja Cat-esque ‘Summer Lovin’ with Kehli, the title song features a laidback Mac Miller-esque rhythm that suits Fynch and an unnamed vocalist, ‘Alcoholics’ with Khakikid has an Anderson .Paak/Kaytranada feel while 49th & Main lean into the more singer-songwriter pop vibe they have shown recently on ‘Good Life’ and ‘I Want You’.
There’s also a house track called ‘Takeaway Pints’ on it fair play.
Listen to the EP in full:
49th and Main are due to play Whelan’s in September pending you know what.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
