Irish Music

Adrian Crowley – ‘The Saddest Song’ (video)

The first single from Adrian Crowley’s sixth album I See Three Birds Flying is ‘The Saddest Song’.…

Forrests – ‘Tarifa’

Forrests’ debut track ‘Billions’ received lots of attention for a debut track and with an…

The Cast Of Cheers – ‘Human Elevator’ (video)

I’m just going to go on the record and say that The Cast of Cheers…

KaraKara – Bully mixtape

Kieran Dold aka Kara Kara put this mixtape of his material new and old along…

Watch the Trinity Orchestra perform two songs from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

Watch the Trinity Orchestra perform ‘Time’ and ‘Breathe (Reprise)’ from Dark Side Of The Moon…

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Mumblin’ Deaf Ro – ‘Cheer Up Charlie Brown’

Well, a man can take his time but Ronan Hession is a man who has…

Daithí – ‘Aréir’

Twisting the same sample source singer as Passion Pit’s ‘Sleepyhead’, with Mary O’Hara’s evocative vocal,…

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Hard Working Class Heroes 2012 – The bands playing in A-Z and my picks

Update: Stage times. Hard Working Class Heroes (HWCH) has announced the bands playing the festival…

Listen to the debut album from Wicklow’s Croupier

A funny thing has happened to the heavier end of guitar music I love that…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…