Best of Lists
Featuring: Bon Iver, Róis, MJ Lenderman, Maria Somerville, Adore, Bricknasty, White Denim, Annie-Dog, Silverbacks, Henry Earnest, Floating Points, Nilufer Yanya, cumgirl8….
Featuring: Charli XCX, Two Shell, Sugababes, Yacht, Fontaines D.C., Yaeji, Silverbacks, Caribou, Seefeel, Kelly Lee Owens, JPEGMafia, Effy, Mall Grab…
Featuring: Jamie xx, Chanel Beads, Mica Levi, Plus One, Clara La San, Fcukers, Silverbacks, Skinner, A Lazarus Soul, EFÉ, Clairo, Or:la and more.
Featuring: Jamie xx, Robyn, Kabin Crew, Mabe Fratti, Burial, Martha Skye Murphy, James Blake, Lil Yachty, King Krule, The PVP, His Father’s Voice, Kneecap, Heartworms, Orla Gartland, Pond, Joey Valance & Brae, Nilüfer Yanya & more
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: Curtisy, Clairo, Chameleon, Billie Eilish, Villagers, Trent Reznor + Atticus Ross, Negro Impacto, Koreless, Papa Romeo, Niamh Regan, SOAK, Kawaii Hoe, Charli XCX, Porij and more.
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: Jessica Pratt, John Glacier, Kneecap, Adrianne Lenker, Beth Gibbons, R. Kitt, Yard Act, Fort Romeau, Thee U.F.O, Little Simz, Lime Garden, Kim Gordon, Schoolboy Q, Charli XCX, Idles, Mhaol.
Featuring Burial, NewDad, Youth Lagoon, Romare, Bootie Grove, The Last Dinner Party, Sprints, Marika Hackman, Bullion, The Smile, Pillow Queens, Joy Orbison, Plus One, Sheer Mag.
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