Irish Music

Daithí feat. Elaine Mai – ‘Carraroe’ (video)

Two of Galway’s bright young things Daithí and Elaine Mai team up for a bonus…

The West Cork Ukulele Orchestra – ‘Ra Ra Rasputin’

Myles O’Reilly filmed the West Cork Ukelele Orchestra performing a cover of Boney M’s ‘Ra…

Vote in the Nialler9 Irish album and songs 2011 readers’ poll

Image above courtesy of Nouveaunoise’s artwork. The annual Nialler9 readers’ poll is back. For the…

Listen to the new single from The Cast Of Cheers – ‘Family’

After Zane Lowe played the song twice on his show last week, you can now…

Monto’s Homegrown mix

A superb mix of Irish-heavy music from promising young Dublin producer Monto. Been hearing good…

REID – Genesis / Forrest single

Back in July, I wrote about Cork producer REID. The 22 year-old is part of…

Introducing: White Collar Boy – emerging Dublin electronic duo

New tunes posted on Soundcloud as well as a recent support slot at Com Truise…

St Vincent
St. Vincent added to Other Voices, day by day lineup announced

St. Vincent, Band Of Skulls, Ben Howard, and Rams Pocket Radio have been added to…

The Holy Roman Army – ‘Lazerians’

The Holy Roman Army’s brother and sister duo of Laura and Chris Coffey have a…

Retarded Cop – ‘You Sound Like You’re In Love’

New single from Gaz Le Rock as Retarded Cop. Nardwaur is a fan. Conjuring up…

Simon Bird – ‘Stillborn in Autumn’ video & Fundit campaign

If you’re a fan of Simon Bird and particularly his excellent V EP, you should…

Introducing: Soil Creep

Dublin music “scene” regulars will be familiar at least with the name Hipster Youth, Aidan…

SertOne – ‘WIDTS’ (video)

A nice mashup of live footage to accompany a three-track mashup from SertOne’s WIDTS album.…

Hello Moon – ‘Sievehead’ (video by Myles O’Reilly)

Myles O’Reilly reimagines the Hello Moon album cover in video form. The band’s jaunty indie-pop…

T-Woc – Jetstar EP

T-Woc’s latest EP on Alphabet Set is perhaps his most fully-formed release yet. Known primarily…

Lethal Dialect
Irish rap roundup: Lethal Dialect, Ath Cliath Records, Loud Mouth Collective & more

A fair bit of Irish rap stuff has appeared on my radar lately so I…

Hunter-Gatherer – ‘Mask’

A new song / single from Dublin-based electronic masked man Hunter-Gatherer. It’s a slow building…

Tara Masterson Hally – ‘Lingering’ (live from an old bank)

Back in August, I introduced Tara Masterson Hally’s muted folk songs. Here you can hear…

Introducing: Clu – a Dublin A/V duo

Clu are a duo who started with the electronic productions of Sean Cooley before Kevin…

Futures Apart – ‘Night Flight’

New romantic indie-pop with an upbeat percussive twist from Wexford five-piece Futures Apart. These guys…