Albums & Releases

The best albums of 2023

My annual list of my favourite Irish albums and mixtapes of the year.

The best Irish albums of 2023

My annual list of my favourite Irish albums and mixtapes of the year.

New albums out this week: Fish Go Deep, Trá Pháidín, Sunken Foal, Ordnance Survey & more

The best new releases out this week.

10 songs we love this week: Biig Piig, André 3000, New Jackson, Tiger & Woods & more

Featuring André 3000, Biig Piig, Spooklet, Sloucho, Kneecap, Grian Chatten, Nealo, Niina, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Faux Real, New Jackson, Tiger & Woods, boygenius, Ye Vagabonds.

New albums out this week: Andre 3000, Danny Brown, Nealo, Offica & more

The best new releases out this week.

Lankum releasing Live in Dublin vinyl album

The Dublin folk trad band’s new live album is out on Rough Trade. Live in…

Andre 3000 to release surprise solo album New Blue Sun this Friday

A long-awaited solo album from Andre 3000 is out this week. A solo Andre 3000…

10 songs we love this week: John Francis Flynn, Rachael Lavelle, Pillow Queens, Heartworms

Featuring Fabiana Palladino, Jai Paul, John Francis Flynn, Rachael Lavelle, Pillow Queens, Heartworms, Nealo, Tomike, Jena Keating, Julia Holter, Sarah Crean.

Ethereal Skies releasing Aerga: a 21-track compilation of avant-garde club music

Ethereal Skies is a Dublin based-party and now, label dedicated to avant-garde electronic music run…

Fish Go Deep announce new album What I Mean By Beautiful

The Cork house duo are back with a new record this month featuring collaborationswith author Lisa McInerney and actor Hillary Rose.

New albums out this week: The Scratch, Joy Anonymous, Actress, Four Tet, Jockstrap & more

The best new releases out this week.

HAVVK announce third album To Fall Asleep, new single ‘City Creep’

Grunge-fuelled indie outfit Havvk have announced their third album To Fall Asleep along with their fervent new single ‘City Creep’, out now

Irish act Winter Aid releases 10th anniversary of debut EP to mark 300 million streams

Winter Aid is the project of former Irish music writer Shane Culloty who wrote on…

Laurie Shaw has released an album about Mayo town Ballina

The Kerry-based singer-songwriter and all-rounder Laurie Shaw has released an album all about the town…

Irish alt-rock band girlfriend. release debut album To Be Quiet

The five-piece alt-rock band girlfriend. having released their debut album, today on Halloween 2023. The…

New release Friday: Kojaque, DJ Shadow, ØXN, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Fizz & more

The best new releases out this week.

The Cope announce debut album Dancer with ‘Find Another Way’ music video

Berlin/Antwerp-based electronic duo David Anthony Curley and Joe Furlong debuted with a trilogy of music…

Future Islands announce new album People Who Aren’t There Anymore

The Baltimore synth-pop foursome have announced a new record out on January 26th 2024 on…

Cork alt-rock band I Dreamed I Dream impress on debut EP Why Say a Lot?

The Cork ‘experimental no-wave bitch-punk’ five-piece mark themselves as ones to watch. The Cork band…