Irish Music

A Dark Horse
A Dark Horse – a cinematic and immersive Dublin folk duo

On the surface, A Dark Horse are the latest in a long line of folk-rooted…

Enemies – ‘Indian Summer’ (video)

The video thumbnail gives away the reason for the white boiler suits at the start…

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Ensemble Ériu – “Contemporary settings for traditional Irish music”

When my article a few months back on why I felt Irish trad have been…

benny smiles
Listen to Benny Smiles new EP feat. Ham Sandwich’s Niamh Farrell

He’s the guy who brought you ‘NCAD Girl’ but a man cannot exist on novelty…

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Sacred Animals vs Steffaloo – ‘On Fire’ (Steve McEvoy Remix)

Taking Sacred Animals vs. Steffaloo’s gauzy and breathy ‘On Fire’, Steve McEvoy’s remix wraps it…

Eomac
Eomac – Tabula Rasa: a 21-track Bandcamp compilation

Dublin electronic producer Eomac has produced lots of quality tracks in the last few years,…

Watch I Am The Cosmos & Ships perform their 7″ split songs live

One of my favourite releases of the year so far, Synth Eastwood’s I Am The…

Album of the week: Strange Passion – Explorations in Irish Post Punk, DIY and Electronic Music 1980-83

My second hand knowledge of post-punk from the early ’80s comes almost entirely from Simon…

Subaltern
New band: Dublin electronic duo Subaltern

Despite the somewhat ’90s sounding name Subaltern (which reminds me of Altern-8 though it means…

Watch Le Galaxie’s Point Break inspired music video for ‘Love System’

Ah here. Le Galaxie’s Point Break obsession meets its logical conclusion in Mark Duggan’s super…

Temper-Mental MissElayneous – ‘Step Into The Ring’ feat. Louise Macnamara of Heathers

UPDATED WITH VIDEO. Temper-Mental MissElayneous‘ new track ‘Step Into The Ring’ is an ode to…

Trophy Boyfriend – ‘The Walkman As Urban Strategy’

Trophy Boyfriend’s new electro summer stomp of a single celebrates the humble Walkman with a…

I Am The Cosmos – ‘Yves Klein Blue’

After their involvement in what will certainly be the split Irish release of the year…

DUBLIN
Listen to MAD EP’s Spotlight on Dublin electronic mix

MAD EP’s Dublin-centric bass mix features the talents of artists from Ghetto Quietly, !Kaboogie and…

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Elaine Mai – ‘Live’ (video)

She’s just guested on Le Galaxie’s stonking new EP but she released an EP of…

Croupier
Croupier – ‘Creo Beast’

The retirement of Richter Collective as a label this year may mark the end of…

Le Galaxie
Stream: Le Galaxie – Fade 2 Forever EP

Oh, how far they’ve come and what a joy it is to watch their progress.…

SertOne feat. Young Wonder – ‘Breath’ (video premiere)

Teaming up with No Fear Of Pop and Feel Good Lost once again to debut…

Heathers – ‘Forget Me Knots’ (video)

Cute music video for ‘Forget Me Knots’, the first single from Heathers’ second album Kingdom…

Listen: Sunken Foal – Friday Syndrome Vol.1

For his follow up to the debut album Fallen Arches and last year’s Mother Of…