Irish Music

INTRO: Bleeding Heart Pigeons – Limerick teens with expansive ambition

The name Bleeding Heart Pigeons was a bit of a misnomer for me. It was…

Listen to Lemonada’s Kelly Green Vol.2 collection

It was Kelly Green Vol.1 that introduced us to Lemonada in the first place back…

Ships – ‘Places’

Here’s a favourite from Ships live show (Simon Cullen, Sorcha McGrath with Cian Murphy). ‘Places’…

The Holy Roman Army – One Atom That Was You

Last year’s Lazerians mini-album marked a change in Chris and Laura Coffey’s The Holy Roman…

Intro: Richie !Kaboogie – exploratory electronica from Cork-based producer

His name will be known to those in Ireland familiar with bass, dubstep and jungle…

HUNK! – ‘Dupe’

HUNK! are a new band based in Dublin featuring Niamh Hegarty, Sundara O’Higgins and Gerard…

GOODTIME – ‘Just Can’t Get Away’ (Jape remix)

Goodtime had the good foresight to figure out that the songs from his The Colours…

Watch the new Villagers video for ‘Nothing Arrived’

I went to see Villagers play the now-intimate by their standards Whelan’s show last week…

Listen to Squarehead and So Cow’s split LP

Squarehead and So Cow’s split LP has already spawned a one-minute music video and a…

Listen to Plunderphonics: A Tribute to Big Monster Love by Popical Island bands

Having seen the Swords-based musician Big Monster Love live a couple of times, I could…

Watch Twinkranes perform two new songs in their Blackpitts rehearsal space

Twinkranes released a debut album Spektrumtheatresnakes, in 2009 but they pop up here and there…

Alias Empire – ‘Lay Down’ (video)

A kid in a creepy mask wanders around Dublin bay and discovers some cool shit…

EatenbyBears – ‘Your Pet Is Dead’

The four guys in EatenbyBears have received rightful attention thanks to the uber-catchy ‘Simple As…

Watch Little Green Cars’ full performance from CMJ for KEXP

31 minutes of Little Green Cars recorded for KEXP during CMJ in New York a…

Somadrone feat. David Kitt – ‘Pulse Of Joy’

Neil O’Connor returns to his Somadrone project on a new track from the The First…

Sorcha Richardson – ‘Nicki’

While Nicki Muller was battling brain cancer she worked with her friend Sorcha Richardson on…

Listening post: Jape picks his favourite tracks…

While Richie Egan now resides in Malmo, Sweden, he’s back to play a special Jape…

Young Wonder – ‘To You’ (video)

A brand new track from Young Wonder, a paean to a friend lost (in this…

The Cast Of Cheers – ‘Trucks At Night’ (video)

The Cast Of Cheers have been busy on the music video front this year. ‘Trucks…

Halloween song series #2: Goodtime – ‘Like A River’ (Sunken Foal remix)

A Halloween series special today with posts dedicated to music that creates an uneasy, spooky,…