Irish Music

Introducing: Young Wonder – Cork electronic pop duo

Fresh new sounds out of Cork from Ian Ring and Rachel Koeman, a duo going…

REID – ‘Diptera’ / ‘Fall’

Things have been progressing nicely for Cork’s REID since 2012 hit. He’s got himself on…

Introducing: Dott – Glowing Galway garage pop

Catchy and super fun debut garage pop single from Galway band Dott who are made…

Somadrone – ‘Reckoning’

It’s been a year and two months since Neil O’ Connor aka Somadrone’s third LP…

Video: James Vincent McMorrow – ‘Higher Love’ / ‘If I Had A Boat’ (live from Amsterdam)

Everywhere I went at Eurosonic, people talked about James McMorrow. From the 3Voor12 to the…

Introducing: SlowPlaceLikeHome

Donegal-based Keith Mannion is the man behind the SlowPlaceLikeHome project which dropped its second free…

Video: White Collar Boy – ‘Capslock’ (Feat. Gemma Dunlovely)

I’ve listened to this song a lot since I first heard it in November. It’s…

Mmoths – ‘Heart’ feat. Keep Shelly In Athens

Here’s a new version of ‘

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Lethal Dialect – ‘Get To My Dreams’ feat. Willa Lee (music video)

Lethal Dialect follows up his ‘Keep It Real’ single from his new album LD50 II…

Lightbox Fundit campaign: Monto, SertOne, REID, Tenaka, Simon Bird, Feel Good Lost & Bantum on tour

If you read this blog (or indeed a handful of other Irish music blogs) on…

State’s Faces of 2012 mag & compilation

This looks superb. It’s a pity it wasn’t physically printed but regardless, State’s Faces of…

Simon Bird covers Kavinsky’s ‘Nightcall’ for Quompilation

Simon Bird’s music thus far has been of an experimental nature (get his V EP…

Come On Live Long – ‘Elephants & Time’ (Bantum remix)

Last month’s Irish MAP representative Come On Live Long seriously impressed me live at the…

Choice Music Prize 2012 shortlist

And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs BellX1 – Bloodless Coup Cashier No.9…

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Hear a Lecs Luther alias track produced by Rubberbandits’ Blindboy Boat Club

How about this? The Rubberbandits‘ Blindboy Boat Club hooks up with Lecs Luther for a…

Solar Bears – ‘Alpha People’ featuring Sarah Keep Shelly In Athens

In December I was lucky enough to join Tim and Naomi to witness the recording…

Listen to Loud Mouth Collective Volume 3

Loud Mouth Collective released Volume 3 in their series of compilations in the pre-Christmas rush.…

Nialler9 Readers’ Poll results: Top 25 Irish albums of 2011

Here we are. The end of the sixth year of the Nialler9 poll. Thank you…

Nialler9 Readers’ Poll results: Top 25 Irish songs of 2011

The top 25 Irish songs as chosen by you featured eight of my own personal…

Nialler9 Readers’ Poll results: New artists & EPs of 2011

I’ve had my say, now we’re kicking off your say in the first results of…