Every Friday I write a column about internet-related things for Irish Independent’s Day & Night. Every week, I pick out four great music picks from the best of the music blogosphere. Follow Day & Night on Twitter or Facebook. It’s out today in print.
Kwes
If Sampha, SBTRKT, Metronomy and formed a supergroup it might sound a bit like the solo work of Kwes. The producer has worked with Ghostpoet, The xx, Speech Debelle and DELS and his solo album on Warp Records is finally coming around the bend in April.
Beat Culture
This debut release from 17 year old San Fran native Sunik Kim delves into big synth electronica instrumentals and marks him as one to watch. He’s only been making music for a year. Showoff.
You Won’t
Sprightly harmonious jaunty-paced folk songs from Massachusetts’ duo You Won’t. Terrible name but buoyant music. The album Skeptic Goodbye is available from Bandcamp.
Teen Daze
Rushing synthesizer melodies and pulsating rhythms are this Vancouver producer’s oeuvre and those traits are evident on Trenten, a preview track from his forthcoming new album All Of Us, Together. Consequence Of Sound likens it to “a New Wave-inspired voyage to a rainbow-colored gas nebula aboard a gargantuan star cruiser,” but I’ve never space travelled so what do I know?
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.
Very nice………