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Kilkenny artists 49th & Main sign deal with Ninja Tune

Kilkenny dance duo 49th & Main had a big rise of late, one of the…

Podcast: Our best new music picks of February

It’s Andrea and Niall with our monthly new music recommender episode. We are talking albums from Big Thief (yes…

5 favourite albums from February

Big Thief, Cate Le Bon, ASIWYFA, Black Country New Road, Whozyerman?

New Irish festival Beyond The Pale announced for Glendalough in June with headliners Four Tet, Orbital, Bonobo & more

Beyond The Pale is a brand new festival taking place in Glendalough Estate in Wicklow…

Body & Soul Festival is back with a new outlook and it’s not announcing a lineup

Body & Soul Festival has returned for 2022 with a deliberately different tact than previous…

9 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Winnie Alma, Shobsy, HappyAlone, T-Woc, April, Aimée, Kelly Thornton, Walshy, Aonair.

Another Love Story is hosting a one-day festival in Ballymaloe with Villagers, Anna Mieke, Junior Brother and more

Another Love Story announced over the weekend that they will be hosting one of their…

The 10 best tracks released today

With Rosalía, Mdou Moctar, Niamh Regan, Robocobra Quartet, Nightmares On Wax, Just Mustard, Denzel Curry, Everything Shook, Earthgang, Bobbi Arlo.

Belfast band Robocobra Quartet return with the brilliant jazz-post-punk of ‘Heaven’

Belfast jazz-punk band Robocobra Quartet have returned with their first two tracks of music in…

Indie announces Dance Arena with Jenny Greene, 49th & Main & day-by-day breakdown

Indiependence has revealed its day-by-day breakdown, added a dance arena and some local support for…

Podcast: Why do we love Steely Dan?

Exploring the samples and the enduring appeal of Steely Dan’s jazzy high-fidelity rock studio albums.

Just Mustard announce new album Heart Under with single ‘Still’

Dundalk five-piece rock band Just Mustard today announced their second album Heart Under is to…

CMAT teases album release next week with new song ‘Every Bottle Is My Boyfriend’

With the release of CMAT’s debut album If My Wife New I’d Be Dead just…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Lyndsey Lawlor, Dirty Dreamer, Blakkheart, Erica Cody, Offica, DBA Clique, Jermiside & The Expert, 1000 Beasts, Christian Cohle, The Last Vinci, Toshín, Nixer, Blimp.

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Big Thief, Denise Chaila, Damon Albarn, Avalon Emerson,Abbacaxi, Sons Of Kemet, Los Bitchos, Elder Island.

The 10 best new tracks this week: Denise Chaila, Fontaines D.C., Yenkee, Vince Staples, Nilüfer Yanya & more

Featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson & Denise Chaila, Fontaines D.C., Vince Staples, Yenkee, Nilüfer Yanya, Guerilla Toss, Aby Coulibaly, Cable Boy, Hubbabubbaklubb, Junk Drawer.

The Kino in Cork is reopening as a nightclub & event space

The Kino is a live event space that closed when venues were shut due to…

Gig and Festival roundup: Forbidden Fruit additions, Night & Day Festival, Mall Grab, Kurt Vile, Æ MAK & more

It’s been a long time since we did a gig roundup. Our last here was…

Nialler9 Podcast: Big Thief, Beach House and the artistic intention of long albums

It’s a tale of two albums this week. The fifth album from Big Thief (Dragon…

Ugolino are the Dublin live jazz-rap duo you should be paying attention to; hear ‘Three Stripes’

You should really be paying attention to Ugolino, the Dublin duo of lyricist/vocalist, Shane Richardson…