Irish Music

Elaine Mai – ‘EDC’

Elaine Mai started out as a singer-songwriter who used loop pedals to achieve a desired…

Replete – ‘Hold Me’

It sounds like Pete Lawlor aka Cork-based producer Replete has been working hard at his…

Tvvins – ‘You Better’

Tvvins, the side project of Conor Adams (The Cast Of Cheers) and Lar Kaye (Adebisi…

September Girls – ‘Green Eyed’ (video)

Dublin’s September Girls‘ debut album Cursing the Sea is in thrall to hazy reverbed indie-rock…

Intro: Monoak – Irish producer in London creating nimble electronic textures

An Irish man based in London, Johnny Oakley goes under the name Monoak when he’s…

Fox Jaw – ‘Kerosene’

Limerick band Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters are now known as simply Fox Jaw, who have…

Album of the week: The Gloaming – The Gloaming

Irish traditional music is a stranger to me. It’s always been. I’ve a cursory knowledge…

Ewa Gigon – ‘For Natalia’ / ‘Early Winter’

If it’s dark ambience with a feminine touch, then Ewa Gigon’s newest release is recommended…

Bleeding Heart Pigeons – ‘Visiting Myself In Hospital’ (video)

Limerick’s Bleeding Heart Pigeons debut EP In A Room in Littleton, Colorado is out now…

Scout Hardcastle feat. Meljoann – ‘Fetishes’

The name Scout Hardcastle is possibly a riff on the English synth man Paul Hardcastle…

Disclosure ft. Sam Smith – ‘Latch’ (UNKNWN Edit)

Belfast producer Unknown teamed up with singer Gemma Dunleavy officially a few months back as…

Effy – ‘Move’

Effy are Kieran Craddock and Peter Fleming (Newbridge represent), a Dublin-based duo that have been…

Intro: The Academic – Mullingar’s bright young hopefuls

Mullingar has been the hometown of Joe Dolan, Niall from One Direction and The Blizzards.…

Intro: The Cast Of Cheers’ Neil Adams is Kuma Hana

While The Cast Of Cheers have been on quiet time, Conor Adams has made music…

Listen to Paddy Hanna’s solo album – Leafy Stiletto

As noted previously, Paddy Hanna is the lead singer of Grand Pocket Orchestra, perhaps the…

Withneil And I – 2 EP

Neil Burns is a musician, songwriter and producer who namechecks Derry, Donegal and Down as…

Meltybrains? – ‘Green, Yellow & Purple’ (video)

Both times I’ve seen Meltybrains? play in Dublin, both shows were shut down by the…

Girl Band – ‘Lawman’

Dublin band Girl Band had a relatively quiet 2013 but they’ve got things moving for…

Little Bear – ‘Night Dries Like Ink’ (video)

Derry’s Little Bear had a fine 2013 that was helped immensely by two appearances at…

Readers’ Poll: Top 25 Irish albums of 2013

Concluding the Best of 2013 lists with your favourite Irish albums as voted in the…