Folk & Singer-Songwriter

The best Irish albums of 2024

My 50 favourite Irish albums and mixtapes of the year from Irish artists.

The 20 best songs of November

Featuring: Kendrick, Helena Hauff, Father John Misty, NNIC, Skinner, Transa, John Glacier, Brién, Mamalarky, Champion, Four Tet, Skrillex, Credence.

The 20 best songs of October

Featuring: Mk.Gee, Tyler, Morgana, Soda Blonde, The Horrors, Sharon Van Etten, Róis, LCD Soundystem and more ….

The 20 best songs of September

Featuring: Bon Iver, Róis, MJ Lenderman, Maria Somerville, Adore, Bricknasty, White Denim, Annie-Dog, Silverbacks, Henry Earnest, Floating Points, Nilufer Yanya, cumgirl8….

Junior brother
Junior Brother’s new song ‘Take Guilt’ and tour dates

The Kerryman is at it again pushing the corners of Irish folk music boundaries. ‘Take…

Róis blends sean-nós, folk, experimental sounds on the darkly stunning ‘Caoine’

Róis is a Fermanagh composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and electronic artist.

The New Irish Music Playlist: Really Good Time, Still Blue, banríon, Bream & more.

Featuring Really Good Time, Still Blue, banríon, Bream, Pebbledash, Cordless,  S P A C E, cyrtra, Bedrooms, Pat Lagoon, Rikshaw.

The 20 best songs of August

Featuring: Charli XCX, Two Shell, Sugababes, Yacht, Fontaines D.C., Yaeji, Silverbacks, Caribou, Seefeel, Kelly Lee Owens, JPEGMafia, Effy, Mall Grab…

The 10 best songs of the week: Yaeji, Yacht, Jon Hopkins, jarjarjr, Kim Deal & more

Featuring Yaeji, Yacht, Julie Dawson, jarjarjr, Kim Deal, Orla Gartland, Declan Mckenna,Jon Hopkins, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Ahmed With Love, Curtisy, ATRIP.

Anderson
Anderson to release first album since 2015’s debut Patterns

Some Rain Must Fall is coming out on November 1st, nine years since the Dublin…

The New Irish Music Playlist: Calmea, Wastefellow, EMBY, Sputnik One, Henry Earnest & more

Featuring Wastefellow, EMBY, Sputnik One, lxverboy, Henry Earnest, Calmea, Dream Boy, The Kyd G, GNS, Toby Kaar, Birthday Problem.

Gemma Hayes
Gemma Hayes feat. Paul Noonan – ‘Another Love’

Gemma Hayes is gearing up to release her first album in 10 years this September.…

The Nialler9 New Music Playlist: Adrianne Lenker, System Olympia, Big Wett & more

Featuring Adrianne Lenker, Weval, George Clanton, TV Girl, System Olympia, jarjarjr, And So I Watch You From Afar, Big Wett, CC:Disco, Thee UFO, Silverbacks, Kelly Lee Owens.

The 20 best songs of July

Featuring: Jamie xx, Chanel Beads, Mica Levi, Plus One, Clara La San, Fcukers, Silverbacks, Skinner, A Lazarus Soul, EFÉ, Clairo, Or:la and more.

The New Irish Music Playlist: Jena Keating, Plus One, K3:lu, The SMC & more

Featuring Jena Keating, Plus One, josef mac, Nia Keyo, The SMC, K3:lu & more

The Nialler9 New Music Playlist: Mica Levi, Primal Scream, Clairo, Jamie Unknown & more

Featuring Mica Levi, Primal Scream, Caribou, Champion, Clairo, Jamie Unknown, Fcukers, Or:La, They., His Father’s Voice, Salimata, MIKE.

ORLA GARTLAND
Orla Gartland announces new album Everybody Needs A Hero, new song ‘The Hit’

Orla Gartland has announced her second studio album Everybody Needs A Hero, due for release on Friday 4th October on…

The New Irish Music Playlist: Ahmed, With Love, Fixity, VERA, Arvo Party, Kawaii Hoe & more

Featuring Ahmed, With Love, Fixity, VERA, Arvo Party, Balderdasch, Emma Noodles, Kawaii Hoe, Seamus O’Muineachain, Honey Still.

Best of June 2024
The 20 best songs of June

Featuring: Jamie xx, Robyn, Kabin Crew, Mabe Fratti, Burial, Martha Skye Murphy, James Blake, Lil Yachty, King Krule, The PVP, His Father’s Voice, Kneecap, Heartworms, Orla Gartland, Pond, Joey Valance & Brae, Nilüfer Yanya & more

Weekly
The Nialler9 New Music Playlist

Featuring A Lazarus Soul, Palmbomben II, Mabe Fratti, James Blake, Lil Yachty, Desire, Rosie Lowe, D*mp, Decarteret, 1000 Beasts, Pearl & The Oysters.