Highlights

10 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Fynch & Local Boy, EFÉ, Solkatt, Seamus Fogarty, Pat Lagoon, Wallfella, Somebody’s Child x Le Boom, Son Zept & more

And So I Watch You From Afar, Joshua Burnside & Ciaran Lavery for drive-in Belfast shows

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM A CAR. While the planned drive-in gigs for Gavin…

National Campaign for the Arts outlines 9 measures needed to save the arts in Ireland in their Pre-Budget Submission 2021

Ahead of the Budget details to be announced this month, the National Campaign for the…

Nialler9 Podcast: Niamh Regan’s sublime debut album & the Irish hip-hop documentary

Episode 104 of the Nialler9 Podcast, and Niall and Andrea are staying positive! Join us…

For Those I Love’s music video for ‘I Have A Love’ is a moving tribute to friendship

I’ve been waiting on this one. Ever since For Those I Love’s debut album released…

€6 million live & music industry support packages announced by Irish government

Some good news for the commercial live music sector today. Last night, the Minister for…

The 25 best songs of the month

The best of August 2020.

Bicep are playing a special live streamed show this Friday

With real life gigs and DJ sets off limits right now, Belfast duo Bicep are…

14 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Farah Elle, AE MAK, Absentee, Chris Kabs, Gareth Quinn Redmond, JyellowL, Míde Houlihan, Moving Still, RUNOFFBROKE & more

Bandcamp Friday: Releases to buy from God Knows, Rush Hour, Ordnance Survey, Emma Langford & more

It’s impossible to feature all of the worthy releases available on Bandcamp for their now-monthly…

SZA returns with ‘Hit Different’ featuring Ty Dolla $ign & The Neptunes

It’s been a long time coming but SZA is finally back on her solo tip.…

Kean Kavanagh announces Dog Person LP & ‘Emma’ video

After looking for a rollie on a rollover, Soft Boy Kean Kavanagh has posted a…

First Listen: Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan’s splendid debut album Hemet

Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan has had a strong 2020 leading to the release of her debut album…

Girl Band release live album Live At Vicar Street

It seems like a lifetime ago now, but last November, Girl Band performed two sold…

The Irish government is exploring alcohol-free music events to take place – a look at the numbers

Last night, news emerged that the Irish government is considering allowing alcohol-free music events to…

Handpicked new tunes: Clipping, Moodymann x Dua Lipa, Girl Band, Autumns & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Nialler9 Podcast: Angel Olsen & the government make a whole new mess again

It’s Episode 103 of the Nialler9 Podcast and we’ve got more tunes to discuss than…

For Those I Love releases 47-minute cassette mixtape Into A World That Doesn’t Understand it, Unless You’re From It

Last summer, David Balfe released an album under the moniker For Those I Love, which…

9 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Sun Collective, Demigosh, George Feely, SENU, Arms That Fit Like Legs, Carron x Kobina, Rikshaw and more.