Irish Music

Nialler9’s top 50 Irish songs of 2016

In association with: 2016 Best of | Best albums | Best songs | Irish albums…

Nialler9’s top 90 Irish songs of 2016
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What started as a top 50 grew into at top 90. Either I have a…

Nialler9’s Top 30 Irish albums of 2016

2016 Best of | Best albums | Best songs | Irish albums | Irish songs…

Watch: A short film on the Facets Of Dublin’s newest music scene

I’ve spent 11 years writing about and documenting Irish music, with an emphasis on Dublin,…

Hear the last ever track from the Mmoths project

After releasing a fine debut album as Mmoths in the form of Luneworks, Jack Colleran…

Hear Kobina’s remix of Bodies’ ‘Nightmoves’

Bodies is a music project by David Anthony Mc Geown with an album called Drench…

10 underappreciated albums of 2016

The music world moves fast. Thousands of songs are competing for your attention every day…

Listen to Enemies’ final album Valuables

It’s not easy to call time on a project that you’re invested in and love,…

Premiere: Overhead, The Albatross – ‘Our Youth Our Younger’

Ahead of their biggest Dublin show yet tomorrow night in Vicar Street (with support from…

Watch: James Vincent McMorrow perform ‘Get Low’ on Jimmy Kimmel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIzzXfDXQgI James Vincent McMorrow just released a deluxe version of We Move, which featured alternative…

Introducing: St. Francis Hotel – Irish London production duo making slick grooves

St. Francis Hotel are a new Irish act/producers based in London who have released three…

Watch this priest wrestle with devotion in the video for Naoise Roo’s ‘Whore’

Dublin singer-songwriter Naoise Roo’s new single ‘Whore’ follows in the tradition of PJ Harvey in…

Listen to this nice R&B dance jam from Athlone’s Ama

Ama is an Athlone-based rapper, singer and songwriter making R&B and hip-hop-inspired music. The Nigerian-born,…

Listen to Soft World – A tape of Irish beat productions

Soft World, a short 20 minute compilation is billed as an ode to sampling. The 11-track…

Elaine Mai returns with nostalgic summer haze single ‘Enniscrone’

Irish singer, producer and musician Elaine Mai hasn’t released much music in her own name…

White Collar Boy – ‘To Find Love When You’re Down’

Dublin electronic duo White Collar Boy, Mark Cummins and Gavin White, have a new EP…

Watch this beaut of a video for We Cut Corners ‘Of Whatever’

We Cut Corners’ ‘Of Whatever’ from new album The Cadences of Others addresses Irish society’s…

First Listen: Magic Pockets – Volcano of The Bleeding Skies

Ruadhan O’Meara’s Magic Pockets project indulges the Dubliner’s love of instrumental synthesizer-based music with descriptors…

Hare Squead – ‘Herside Story’

Hare Squead have dropped their third single of 2016 after ‘If I Ask’ and ‘Long…

Dublin producer Moving Still’s mixtape showcases a new electronic talent

Dublin producer Jamal Sul who goes under the name Moving Still dropped this impressive mix…