Irish Music

Introducing: Diffusion Lab’s newest artist DAY_S

Diffusion Lab, the production and management house (Irish Times profile ) who have brought us…

Hear Jafaris on the Benza remix of Wyvern Lingo’s ‘I Love You Sadie’

Wyvern Lingo are having a busy week, not only have they released a new single…

Watch Marlene Enright’s vivid afterlife video for ‘Bay Tree’

Placemats and Second Cuts was one of the finer records released out of Ireland this…

Cork’s Chris Somers releases eight-minute techno odyssey under alias African Fiction

Chris Somers is one of the hardest-working and unfathomably busy individuals in Cork city today:…

First listen: Orchid Collective – ‘L.A.Z.Y’

The Dublin-based band Orchid Collective have followed up their recent EP and single from earlier…

Recommended: Galway psychedelic independent pop LP from Eoin Dolan – Ubique

Eoin Dolan is a Galway musician who channels the Beach Boys’ sunny warmth like no…

Naive Ted and Post-Punk Podge talk tough on mental health

The don of Limerick hip-hop has been back at it as of late, and he’s…

Cloud Castle Lake remain singularly impressive on ‘Twins’

Cloud Castle Lake are a band like few others. If melding intricate arrangements with elements…

New band of the week: WhenYoung – Limerick London pop punk trio

Whenyoung are a new London-based pop punks made up of Irish musicians Aoife Power (Vocals/…

Martin Hayes continues his music mastery with new Quartet album

Martin Hayes is an Irish music legend that can there be no doubt. In recent…

Resonant Irish folk brothers Ye Vagabonds impress with ‘Song Long Forgotten’

Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn aka Ye Vagabonds are Carlow brothers who have found a…

Watch a retrostellar animated video for Ships’ ‘I Can Never’

Ships‘ album Precession is one of the finest records of the year song-wise along with…

Belfast rapper Leo Miyagee introduces himself on District’s label

London-raised, Belfast-based, Zimbabwean artist Leo Miyagee introduces himself on ‘IDGAF’ with a brief history of…

Lilla Vargen reintroduces herself with the cautionary ‘Hold On’

Lilla Vargen is an Northern Irish artist who appeared with some interesting demos a couple…

Watch New Jackson perform ‘Electric Blue’ live for Other Voices Berlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5xaOCUaXCk One of the highlights from David Kitt’s recent New Jackson’s recent output is ‘Electric…

Dublin rockers Fontaines D.C. release the thrilling video ‘Hurricane Laughter’

Fontaines burst on the Dublin music scene with a colloquially-driven debut single ‘Liberty Bell’. The…

Hear Wyvern Lingo’s ‘I Love You Sadie’ remixed by Mix & Fairbanks

Wyvern Lingo’s ‘I Love You Sadie’ is the Wicklow trio’s best track thus far, a…

1000 Beasts & Ryan O’Shaughnessy team up for some electronic R&B chill vibes

I introduced 1000 Beasts (and the meta music video), Cian Sweeney’s all-encompassing project that will…

Sorcha Richardson debuts ‘Waking Life’; is going on tour with Imelda May

This past weekend, I finally saw Sorcha Richardson play live for the first time after…

Bad Bones returns with the maximalist ‘You’

Electronic A/V musician Sal Stapleton kicked off her Bad Bones project with a series of…