Irish Music

Tieranniesaur – ‘DIYSCO’

Tieranniesaur’s new album comes out in May on Popical Island and here’s the title track…

Review & stream: Kool Thing’s debut album

Jon Dark and Julie Chance’s music as Kool Thing to date, has shapeshifted in forms…

Cat Dowling – ‘Come On’

I have to confess I don’t listen to Irish radio much, but I would hope…

Review: MMOTHS – Diaries EP

It’s been a fascinating thing to watch, the trajectory of 19 year-old Jack Colleran/MMOTHS. The…

Intro: Terriers – a Dublin downtempo duo

Marie Celeste, the debut EP from Dublin duo Terriers, Peter Ward and Ronan Downing has…

Life After Modelling return with The Gospel According to Matthew J Anthony

As band careers go, Life After Modelling weren’t really a thing for very long. They…

Ryan Vail – ‘Fade’

I caught an impressive live set from Ryan Vail and his musical partner Katie Cosgrove…

Nightbox return with new single ‘Burning’

From Wicklow but based in Canada now, Nightbox are back with a debut album this…

Kid Karate – ‘This City’

With an appearance at SXSW coming up in a couple of weeks (full list of…

Watch Le Galaxie’s neon-dripping video for ‘The Nightcaller’

Greg Corcoran and Steve MacDevitt’s video for Le Galaxie‘s ‘The Nightcaller’ explores all the things…

Watch the Solar Bears Supermigration short film / album preview

Being keen cinema aficionados, and with a new album on the way, Solar Bears have…

Listen to the sci-fi intergalactic funk of Space Dimension Controller’s ‘Welcome to Mikrosector-50’

If ‘You Can’t Have My Love’ wasn’t ridiculous enough in its ’80s electro funk ways,…

Cork’s Reid releases free download ‘Wake’

Cork producer REID has uploaded his first bit of new material since last year’s ‘Miami’.…

Listen to Diamond Dagger’s new ’80s electro EP – DD-1

Formerly named Sarsparilla, Diamond Dagger’s spent the last year or so playing live with David…

Album of the week: Girls Names – The New Life

If you weren’t already enthused by Belfast’s Girls Names now is the time, their second…

Kool Thing – ‘TV Tower’

Kool Thing will be releasing their debut self-titled album on March 4th via Mad Dog…

The Notas – ‘Rosemary’

‘Rosemary’ stands tall in the North County Dublin band The Notas‘ recent live sets. Underpinned…

And So I Watch You From Afar – ‘Big Thinks Do Remarkable’

Just before Christmas we got ‘Like A Mouse’, the first track from And So I…

New Jackson – ‘Sat Around Here Waiting’

David Kitt’s New Jackson project really shines in a live session as I found out…

Forrests – ‘Islands’ (performed for Yours Truly)

While Yours Truly were in town for HWCH last year, they shot a live performance…