Irish Music

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…

Watch Lynched side-project Rue project perform in Fumbally Stables for Arbutus Yarns

Radie Peat and Cormac Mac Diarmada of folk band Lynched has a side project with…

Tomorrows announce debut album Another Life; hear ‘Lost Weekend’

been too long since we heard from Tomorrows. In case you need a refresher, Tomorrows…

Solar Bears announce closure of project with one last track ‘Across Yesteryear’

John Kowalski and Rian Trench confirmed yesterday that the Solar Bears project has come to…

Basciville – ‘Sweetheart Rodeo’

In the wake of Hozier, Wexford band Basciville feel like the most obvious candidate to…

Cork’s Pale Rivers grow from a whisper to a shout on ‘August 6th’

A year ago I met Pale Rivers during the Speed Sessions at Hard Working Class…

Farewell to Enemies, who are calling it a day with their biggest music and gig yet

Last week, Enemies announced the bittersweet news that their album Valuables, would be their last.…

Katie Laffan changes tack with the affecting ‘Trophy’

It takes time to build and Katie Laffan is taking the time she needs. At…

Niamh Regan’s lilted folk song ‘She’ is what you need today

I caught a bit of Niamh Regan’s set after the Sing Along Social at Electric…

Donegal band For Foresters impress with ‘Bath’

“Experimental Ambient-Folk” is the self-description that Donegal band For Foresters give to themselves and it’s…

Soft glow Dublin electronica from Mangetout – ‘Falling’

Evenings & Weekends, the subsidiary label of Loud Mouth Collective, has its third release upcoming…

Watch the colourful video for Bell X1’s superb ‘Out Of Love’

Bell X1 released ‘Out of Love’ a recent Irish music highlight this summer and today,…

Premiere: Hvmmingbyrd – Know My Name EP

Hvmmingbyrd are a very different proposition from the alt-folk pop band they formerly traded as.…

New Irish electro-pop music from Caz9 – ‘Running’
https://soundcloud.com/iamcaz9/running

The name Caz9 was first spotted on the Electric Picnic lineup and duly highlighted but…

Laura Ann Brady’s six-minute ‘Masterpiece’ is the sound of turmoil & heartbreak

Laura Ann Brady is a Dublin-based singer-songwriter whose music moves between acoustic folk and ambient…

Vogelbat is delightfully discombobulating on ‘Ovl’

David Sheenan’s previous work as Vogelbat ranges from ambient beat productions to densed textured dance…

Hear Swords’ solemn moving new single ‘The Letter’

Swords have followed up their excellent last single ‘Betty Machete’ from forthcoming album Tidal Waves…