Far from being an exhaustive, solidified list of Irish long form releases at the half way point of the year, what follows is simply 20 albums I have enjoyed from Irish artists in 2024 to date – in no particular order.
Featuring: Jamie xx, Caribou, Babyrose, BadBadNotGood, Curtisy, Sloucho, Fontaines D.C., UTO, Jessica Pratt, John Glacier, Kara Jackson, System Olympia and more.
Featuring: Waxahatchee, New Jackson, Bolis Pupul, Glass Beams, Kim Gordon, TATYANA, Bad With Phones, Sloucho, Declan McKenna, Ezra Williams, Four Tet, Empress Of.
Featuring Sloucho, Rory Sweeney, Ezra Williams, Faxe On Faxe, Blimp, HY:LY, Sean Parnell, Elephant, Anamoe Drive, Pixie Cut Rhythm Orchestra, Blue Whale, Man Like Strange.
Featuring André 3000, Biig Piig, Spooklet, Sloucho, Kneecap, Grian Chatten, Nealo, Niina, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Faux Real, New Jackson, Tiger & Woods, boygenius, Ye Vagabonds.
Featuring Isaac Jones, Rudy, Naoise Roo, Elaine Malone, The Drifter, Noden, Louise Gaffney, Sloucho, Roisin El Cherif, Bonnie Spencer, Sarah-Beth, Samuel Blaney.