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Iggy Pop, Gilla Band, The Scratch & more for Dublin festival In The Meadows in 2025

After its inaugural outing this year with co-curators Lankum, In The Meadows returns with a…

The Scratch play The National Stadium as part of Tradfest 2025

TradFest has announced its first lineup for its 20th year. The Trad & Folk Music…

Kneecap, The Mary Wallopers, Shampain, X Club, The Scratch & more for Cork City Hall

Christmas At Cork City Hall sees a host of Irish artists play at Cork City Hall…

NYF: The Scratch, Gemma Dunleavy, Sharon Shannon & more for Collins Barracks New Year’s Eve gig

New Year’s Festival has announced a big shindig for New Year’s Eve at National Museum…

10 songs we love this week

Featuring Kojaque, Rachael Lavelle, The Scratch, Future Islands, Yard Act, ØXN, Serpentwithfeet, Rory Sweeney, Ahmed With Love, EMBY, Curtisy, Elaine Mai, Soft Centre, Jordan Nocturne.

16 Irish albums to look forward to before the end of 2023

There are a lot of Irish album releases to come before the end of the…

The best songs of September 2023

Featuring Rachael Lavelle, The Chemical Brothers, Qbanaa, Super Extra Bonus Party, Soda Blonde, Cleo Sol, Octo Octa, Mitski, Barry Can’t Swim, Odd Numbers, Fynch, The Scratch, Jape, Overmono, Mike, Wiki, The Alchemist, Doja Cat and more.

The Scratch debut ‘Blaggard’; watch video

The Dublin trad-metal band have released the second single from their forthcoming album Mind Yourself,…

The Scratch announce new James Vincent McMorrow-produced album & EU, Irish, UK tour dates

The Scratch have announced a new album Mind Yourself, along with a new single ‘Trom…

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The Scratch for Dublin show next month

Four-piece acoustic metal-trad leaning band The Scratch have announced a Dublin show at The Academy…

All Together Now: Iggy Pop, Jamie xx, Caribou, Sugababes, Overmono & more announced

All Together Now have showed their first hand for the 2023 edition of the summer…

11 new Irish tracks you should hear this week

Featuring Sprints, The Scratch, Thumper, Frendan, Problem Patterns, Kubb, A Smyth, Dee Fitz, Zoid, Daire Patel, Melts.

Otherside Festival announced for Slane with DJ Seinfeld, Tourist, The Scratch, Mango & Mathman & more

Otherside Music & Arts Festival is a new 3-day camping festival from the Bedlam crew…

Soda Blonde, Elaine Mai, Cooks But We’re Chefs, The Scratch, Yenkee & more for gigs at Bodytonic’s new venue The Top Deck in Dun Laoghaire

After the recent announcement of Beatyard taking the shape of a multi-venue multi-event programme across…

Nialler9’s Top 25 Irish albums of 2020

In a year where artists could not perform, could not make a living, could not…

30 of the best albums from 2020 so far

If last year felt like a strange year for music at the half way point,…

10 of our favourite Irish albums from 2020 so far

At the half point in the year, it’s a good time to reflect the longform…

New Albums Released this week: Charli XCX, Perfume Genius, Moses Sumney & more

The best new releases out this week.

New Albums Released this week: Shabazz Palaces, Fiona Apple, Rina Sawayama & more

The best new releases out this week.