A Litany of Failures has announced the fifth volume of its independent Irish compilation series, intended to document the independent alternative music community in Ireland.
The album is set for release on double vinyl and digitally on October 10th 2025, and features 21 tracks from the likes of pôt-pot, Landless, I Dreamed I Dream, Crying Loser, The Deadlians, Robbie Stickland, Róis, Rùn, Stratford Rise, Muckno and more.
There will be released gigs and in-store performances in Dublin and Limerick as listed below.
Artwork is by Pipe & Pallet, and is is pressed by new Irish pressing plant Anthem Vinyl.
Order on vinyl & digital on Bandcamp.
A Litany Of Failures Volume V compilation
- pôt-pot- Hot Scene
- Crying Loser – Dem Jobs
- Ana Palindrome – Wednesday
- I Dreamed I Dream – Banana Sushi
- Landless – Love Is Pleasing
- using clay feat. Noble Beast – Crying Company
- Danny Carroll – Duvet Days
- The Deadlians – Beep Beep Teddy
- Old Sport – Dry
- Robbie Stickland – All Films Are So Good
- muckno – Around You All The Time
- Stratford Rise – The Squire
- Hands Up Who Wants To Die – Bone
- 14. licehead – unwed untitled ii
- Eros Blindfold – Here Comes The Clatter
- Caskré – SGD
- Róis – Ear Lobes
- E The Artist – AYŞE
- RÚN – John Dory’s Arm (Horse Edition One)
- The PVP – The Knife
- Elaine Malone – white hands over me
Previous compilations;
Live gigs
- October 10th – 4:30pm – Steamboat Records, Limerick (Free in-store) – The PVP, Eros Blindfold. licehead
- October 10th – 8pm – Pharmacia (€10), Limerick – Artie Silver, The PVP, licehead, Eros Blindfold
- October 16th – 5pm – Spindizzy Records, Dublin (Free in-store) – I Dreamed I Dream, Robbie Sticklad, muckno
- October 17th – 8pm – Curveball, Dublin (€10) – Swimsuit Issue Presents: Ana Palindrome, Stratford Rise, Hands Up Who Wants To Die
A History Of Failures
A Litany Of Failures began with the release of Volume 1 in 2016. This EP, released on cassette, featured Junk Drawer, Oh Boland, Shrug Life and That Snaake, and was launched with an Irish tour that summer. This release created the template that would later be expanded upon in Volume II, III and IV, featuring the likes of Junior Brother, Silverbacks, Problem Patterns, Elaine Howley, Search Results, and many more. In September 2023, Volume IV was hailed by Eamonn Sweeney in the Irish Times as “indispensable listening for any Irish music fan with a modicum of good taste” and the release was celebrated with a two night event in The Button Factory in Dublin.
The project was conceived as a way that DIY and independent artists could come together, collaborate and support each other in trying to take their own snapshot of the Irish music community, to be preserved for posterity – a “rising tide lifts all boats” mentality – while creating a quality product that could be deemed “Export Ready” in the modern Music-Biz™ parlance.
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.
