The best new music/artist picks of the last week. As published in today’s Day & Night Magazine. Follow Day & Night on Twitter and Facebook.
Hozier
A former member of the Trinity College Orchestra, Andrew Hozier-Byrne’ has stepped into his own spotlight with an impressive free-download Take Me To Church EP, showcasing his soulful gospel-tinged pop music.
Black Atlass
Alex Fleming’s cymbal-crashing piano-driven music mixes R&B with modern dub sounds on the beguiling and monochromatic ‘Paris’ single.
Astronomyy
The two tracks from the English singer and musician are notable in their stripped back R&B style: a sultry voice, guitar, simple percussion and lots of space make for a winning formula.
Dizzee Rascal – ‘I Don’t Need A Reason’
While the rest of Dizzee’s new album The Fifth, due in September will have a “europop sound”, ‘I Don’t Need A Reason’ returns to the sound of his more groundbreaking early work with a bass-heavy rapidfire track.
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.
