Irish Music

Watch Slow Riot’s stylish & dystopian video for ‘Absent Dreams’

Limerick alt-rock band Slow Riot have just signed a deal with UK label Killing Moon,…

First Listen: Swords – Tidal Waves

Diane Anglim (vocals & piano), Jarlath Canning (bass, guitars & synth) and Ian Frawley (drums)…

RiZA’s ‘Thank You’ is the sound of contemporary Irish/African music

Congolese/Dublin guitarist/singer Niwel Tsumbu’s band RiZA is made up of Eamonn Cagney (of Treelan) on…

Ruth – ‘Queen Of The Con’

The Kerry musician and singer, Ruth, who is now based in Dublin city, featured her…

Album of the week: Bantum – Move

Four years on to the month, Cork producer Ruairi Lynch, Bantum, follows up his debut…

Watch Myles O’Reilly’s new video for I Have A Tribe’s ‘Cuckoo’

Patrick O’Laoghaire, I Have A Tribe released his debut album Beneath A Yellow Moon this…

Sorcha Richardson ruin and romance-featuring ‘Ruin Your Night’

Irish-born New York-based talent Sorcha Richardson is back releasing music into the world. Check out…

Outlier singer-songwriter Jinx Lennon releases two albums this week; here’s the ‘Bonus Ball’

There aren’t many musicians like Jinx Lennon. A musician, poet, punk, rouser and outlier, the…

Watch Clu’s new A/V release ‘Mood2098’

Dublin A/V duo Clu return with new music next month in the form of the…

Wicklow due Gumshoe drop a sweet bubblin’ instrumental track

There’s not much info out there about Wicklow duo Gumshoe, but they sent across this…

First listen: Bantum feat. Rusangano Family & Senita – ‘Feel Your Rhythm’

Cork producer Ruairi Lynch aka Bantum is back with news of the followup to his…

Premiere: Orchid Collective’s hushed folk-rock debut EP Courage

One of the best sets I saw at Hard Working Class Heroes earlier this month…

Hear Hare Squead’s smooth new single ‘Long Way To Go’

Hare Squead dropped their major label debut single in June and since then the Dublin…

Watch Æ MAK’s lo-fi dance video for the joyous ‘I Can Feel It In My Bones’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ypFGvwe3SA The brilliant new Dublin duo Aoife McCann and Ellie McMahon aka Æ MAK are…

Watch Ailbhe Reddy’s new video for ‘Keepsake’

Dublin singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy released a fine debut EP in Hollowed Out Sea, which was…

Hear new Swedish / Irish band Little White Things’ ‘Corner Of’

Consisting of Irish guy David Behan and Swedish fellah Max Bergstrom, Little White Things are…

Halfset members return as Mount Alaska; Hear ‘Sine, Cosine, Tangent’

Mount Alaska (Twitter) is a new project from former Halfset members Stephen Shannon and Cillian McDonnell. Since…

Listen to Adultrock’s End Of Summer mix

Gavin Elsted AKA Adultrock recently put out his second Bodytonic release earlier this summer featuring…

Check out Wriggle’s compilation of Irish grime & bass music

When Boiler Room first came to Dublin last year, it’s first night was centred around…

Shaun Escoffery – ‘Ain’t No Time’ (aboveDat Remix)

Cork’s Stevie G and Ian Ring have released a couple of singles as AboveDat which…