Here’s a rundown of new Albums & EPs on DSPs and physical releases in record shops this week.
Nialler9 keeps a rolling list of Irish album releases for 2025.
New Albums and EPs:
New Albums
Hundred Waters – Re: Communicating
The Florida band release a solo piano version of their 2017 album Communicating, as played by singer and pianist Nicole Miglis.
Miglis released a solo album called Myopia last year, and the band reconvened to release the Towers EP in late 2024 too. I’m not quite clear who is in the band these days.
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The band’s 2012 debut album is a big part of the Nialler lore.
HotWax – Hot Shock
English trio Hotwax do good things in the alt-rock realm, as heard on 2023’s ‘Phone Machine’.
‘One More Reason’ is from their debut album and you really can’t go wrong with a rolling psych-rock bassline of the kind that runs through this song.
The album out on Marathon Artists, was recorded with producer Catherine Marks co-producing alongside Steph Marziano at London’s RAK Studios While touring the US, the band also recorded with Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa at her studio in Joshua Tree.
Hamilton Leithauser – This Side of the Island
Leithauser’s first solo album since the Walkmen got back together as a band in 2023.
Leithauser co-produced the new album with his wife Anna Stumpf, and The National’s Aaron Dessner.
Moving Still – Close to the Shams EP
The Irish Arabic producer drops a new EP on the Bordello A Paragi label, and continues his unique forays into melding modern electronic dynamics with Arabic dance music mixing Dabke with Italo.
The four-track EP is out on vinyl today and was “inspired by the birth of his daughter and the anticipation of brighter days ahead. “
Moving Still hosts a launch party at Fidelity tonight featuring Tara Kumar, Sally Cinnamon, Sahana, and Mango.
Ramper – Loner
Donegal alt-folk artist Declan McClafferty releases his debut album. He previously played in the award-winning Donegal band In Their Thousands.
Loner is an apt name for the album; Ramper played every instrument on the LP, which he recorded and self-produced over six months at his own home studio during stolen moments when his sons were napping.
Blood Donor – Catalonia Tears
Dublin artist Luke Reilly follows up 2023’s Blood Donor record Autofiction with a three-track EP of good-time rock music.
The EP drops ahead of Blood Donor’s March 15th gig at the Workman’s Cellar.
Also released today
- Benny the Butcher – The Outcome
- Bróna Keogh – Daisy EP
- Franc Moody – Chewing The Fat
- Frog Eyes – The Open Up
- Jason Isbell – Foxes In The Snow
- JENNIE – Ruby
- Lady Gaga – MAYHEM
- Bob Mould – Here We Go Crazy
- Pale Blue Eyes – New Place
- Will Stratton – Points Of Origin
- TOKiMONSTA – Eternal Reverie
- Vulfpeck – Clarity of Cal
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.
