Irish Music

Mix & Fairbanks have given Le Boom’s ‘What We Do’ the 12′ extended remix treatment

I’m a big fan of 12″ extended remixes – the kind that were prevalent in…

New Jackson – ‘After Midnight In A Perfect World’

David Kitt’s New Jackson project drops his album From Night To Night officially this Friday…

Come On Live Long release Albert Hooi-directed dance video ‘In The Still’

Come On Live Long are set to release their second album In The Still on…

RUTH – ‘Off My Mind’

The Kerry musician and singer, Ruth is an new artist growing in stature with every…

Watch the video for Ryan Vail’s remix of Joshua Burnside’s ‘Blood Drive’

The Northern Irish singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside will release Ephrata his album conceived and inspired by…

SIIGHTS – ‘Lights Out’

Toni Etherson and Mia Fitz ak Siights came together during songwriting sessions for other artists.…

Kojaque is looking for your ‘Wificode’

Kojaque is a Dublin rapper who has been making music for several years via Youtube…

WOB! and Erica Cody hook up for summer on ‘Higher’

WOB! are a live drum’n’bass electronic band from Dublin (who want to make you ‘Move’)…

Listen to Daithí’s new Holiday Home EP

Daithí’s new EP Holiday Home features 5 tracks of electronic pop constructed with elements drawn…

Album of the week: Ships – Precession

Sorca McGrath and Simon Cullen have been making music as Ships for the last five…

Lakerama explore the tapped in world’s effects on us with soulful fringe electronica

The Limerick/Cork pairing of Lakerama, Graeme S (Hsuan Records) and Senita (also of Shookrah) have…

Soundtrack First Listen: Lorcan Finnegan’s horror film Without Name by Gavin O’Brien & Neil O’Connor

Without Name is a new horror film coming to cinemas on Element Pictures on May…

Premiere: The Hot Sprockets – ‘Right Spots’

Dublin soul rockers The Hot Sprockets have returned with a new single called ‘Right Spots’,…

Ailbhe Reddy releases surprise 5-track EP – Attach To Memory

The Dublin singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy is currently excelling at this music thing. Building on last…

Premiere: 045 Recordings mark a new generation of Kildare producers with compilation EP

As I wrote recently, my hometown of Newbridge, Kildare has clearly punched above its regional…

Belfast’s Jordan has a great EP coming out with Tuff City Kids edits

Jordan McCuaig is a Belfast producer and DJ who co-runs The Night Institute club and…

Irish psychedelic-leaning indie from Birds Of Olympus – ‘Vine Of The Soul’

New Irish four-piece band Birds Of Olympus fronted by John ‘Spud’ Murphy (formerly of Hybrasil)…

Elaine Mai addresses grief with elegiac electronic song ‘The Colour Of The Night’

Elaine Mai follows up her nostalgic summer haze track from last year – ‘Enniscrone’ with…

Shookrah pay tribute to family ties on ‘Our Own Way’

The Cork band Shookrah take their sweet music influences from soul, jazz, R&B and electronic…

Mix & Fairbanks’ Girls takes the best of Inspector Norse & Daft Punk in one glorious dancefloor cut

Mix & Fairbanks are two young Kildare producers and DJs Rob Smyth and Gary O’Reilly…