Over the weekend, I got acquainted with some new Irish music at Hard Working Class Heroes, one of which, Hare Squead, I’d only heard in name but went on to interview and then see live. I was impressed by what I heard, the Blanchardstown / Tallaght trio had a full band, backing singers and a sound that encompassed a soulful, poppy hip-hop sound.
Staying with rap, but with a group that who didn’t play the festival, Bobby Basil & Tafari Pesto are Dah Jevu, another new rap proposition from Dublin, who are more in the alternative end of the rap spectrum. ‘Hawks Of Nepthys’ is their introduction, via a Hugh Mulhern video and a trippy dark track.
They play State.ie’s Faces Of Guinness Amplify gig this Saturday at The Mercantile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNX05E3_9io
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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
