Folk & Singer-Songwriter

The best Irish albums of 2023

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

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.

10 Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring: Problem Patterns, Marini, Alyxis, Captain Moonlight, Fya Fox, Lushed, Def Nettle, Datqidexcel, AC3, Elaphi.

Sarah Crean at a table.
Irish artist Sarah Crean grows in stature on ‘The Subtle Art of Past’

Sarah Crean is an Irish singer-songwriter on the upswing. Following the release of recent Death…

10 songs we love this week

Featuring Shit Robot, Mount Kimbie, Mustafa, Yune Pinku, CABL, Sofia Kourtesis, Big Sleep, Casisdead, Connie Constance, Cándido, H31R, Quelle Chris.

Anna Mieke – ‘Ornament’

The Wicklow singer-songwriter releases her first song since 2022’s album Theatre. ‘Ornament’ finds the vocalist…

10 Irish songs you need to hear this week

Featuring Cooks But We’re Chefs, Offica, Elkin, Uly, Jock, Seamus Fogarty, Midnight Wayne, Fortune Igiebor, Saoirse Miller, Lowkick, Danzi, Penji.

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…

10 songs we love this week

Featuring Kojaque, Rachael Lavelle, The Scratch, Future Islands, Yard Act, ØXN, Serpentwithfeet, Rory Sweeney, Ahmed With Love, EMBY, Curtisy, Elaine Mai, Soft Centre, Jordan Nocturne.

10 Irish songs you need to hear this week

Featuring Tandem Felix, Robert John Ardiff, Kayleigh Noble, Malaki, ZOID, Naoise Roo, Bklava, Delac, Papa Romeo, EHCO.

10 songs we love this week

Featuring Danny Brown, Floating Points, Nailah Hunter, Caroline Polachek, M83, NewDad, Dawn Richard, Quantic, Julie Byrne, Connie Constance, BadBadNotGood, Charlotte Day Wilson.

10 Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Cosha, Disfreq, Vernon Jane, Anna Leah, Apostle, Elliott Mo, The New York Salsa Company, Kid V, Strabe, Peter Vogelaar.

J Smith enlists friends for his new EP about family

Singer-songwriter J Smith has released a new 5-track EP called Baby Farm. The title track,…

10 songs we love this week

Featuring CMAT, The Mary Wallopers,The Last Dinner Party, Master Peace, Georgia, Jaako Eino Kalevi, Belacqua, Effy, El Perro Del Mar, CBAKL, Eyedress, Mac DeMarco.

10 Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Anamoe Drive, Orro, Hi Vista, Loop Heavy, Ed Bennett, Kate Ellis, Syano, Viv, Hotgirl, Súil Amháin, Strange Boy, Enda Gallery, Mandulus..

10 songs we love this week

Featuring Sufjan, Drake, Aby Coulibaly, Coucou Chloe, Walker, English Teacher, Lil Yachty, J. Cole, Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist, Enola Gay, Mount Palomar, Amadou & Mariam, Vieux Farka Touré, Songhoy Blues

J Smith captures the chaos of raising children on a ‘Baby Farm’

James Smith aka J Smith is an artist who has drawn deep from his personal…

10 songs to love this week: DJ Shadow, Chelsea Wolfe, Erol Alkan, Rachael Lavelle, The Alchemist, Wiki, Mike & more

Featuring DJ Shadow, Chelsea Wolfe, Erol Alkan, Jake Shears, Joy Anonymous, Jungle, Rachael Lavelle, David Kitt, X-Press 2, The Alchemist, Wiki, Mike, Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, Celaviedmai, Ben Bix, Hotwax.

Delorentos’ Ro Yourell releases debut solo single ‘Freedom’

The Delorentos guitarist and singer launches his solo project. Ro Yourell has released his debut…

12 Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Ways Of Seeing, Eve Belle, Robert John Ardiff, Seamus Fogarty, Melina Malone, Decarteret, Bricknasty, Rebel Phoenix, Garrett Laurie, CABL, SX2, Chubby Cat, Fortúne Igiebor.