Irish Music

Intro: The Nightlife – reaching further into the mainstream

‘Defeated’ is your introduction to a Dublin four-piece called The Nightlife and by the sound…

Watch Túcan’s melty video for their Massive Attack ‘Teardrop’ cover

Sligo-based instrumental band Túcan have a penchant for creating stirring passages of music. Originally a guitar…

Binaries – ‘Double Star’

We last heard from Niamh Hegarty as part of the band Hunk. Under a new…

Fight Like Apes – ‘Pretty Keen On Centerfolds’

Fight Like Apes have just returned from SXSW in Texas, and they’re ready for more…

Paddy Hanna – ‘Austria’

Well here’s a surprise. Paddy Hanna is the singer of the band Grand Pocket Orchestra…

Lakker – ‘Three Songs’
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Lakker have been a regular name on the Irish electronic scene almost since I first…

little xs for eyes – ‘Logical Love’

The Dublin band little xs for eyes are a group who are evenly split between…

Watch Shookrah play ‘I’ve Had A Nice Time, Thanks’ at Cork’s Mother Jones Flea Market

The Cork soulful pop eight-piece band Shookrah kick off a short series of live videos…

BarryGruff celebrates 5 years of blogging with a compilation

My fellow Irish music blogger and Newbridge man Barry Gruff has put together GruffWuff, a…

Cut Once – ‘Institution’

Cut Once are a new electronic project started by Temple Lane Studios head engineer Michael…

Rusangano Family – ‘Wasteman’

Limerick’s MynameisjOhn, God Knows and MuRli return under one name – Rusangano  Family, after a…

Watch The Hard Ground’s ‘Pucker’ video shot inside a Zorbing ball

Cork band The Hard Ground’s excellent new track ‘Pucker’ is out now as a single…

Discopunks – ‘Tie Me Up’

Discopunks are a new Dublin band whose members are currently unknown but who have been…

Young Wonder – ‘Enchanted’

Following on from the excellent ‘Intergalactic’, Ian Ring and Rachel Koeman, Cork-duo Young Wonder are…

Listen to Hystereo’s ‘Aquarium’, the first release on This Greedy Pig’s new label

Dublin’s This Greedy Pig are known for their DJing, design and delving into culture on…

Skelocrats – ‘Zirconium Heart’

Skelocrats will return with a new album Bella Bella later this month with a stronger…

Watch the new thumb-wrestling No Monster Club video for ‘The Loneliest Master’

No Monster Club’s excellent People Are Weird album is receiving a real-world launch on Saturday…

Villagers detail a breakup on new song ‘Hot Scary Summer’

Last year, Villagers released ‘Occupy Your Mind’, a song which addressed the Russian laws against…

Review: Leo Drezden – Multi-Moment

Leo Drezden’s debut album Multi-Moment is a colourful ride through post-rock, electronic, jazz and prog.…

Planet Parade – ‘Cardiac’

Planet Parade were up there with one of my favourite Irish bands last year. They…