Irish Music

Deaf Joe announces fifth album with the iced reverb of ‘Shadow Work (Come Help Me Sleep)’

Edinburgh-based Waterford artist Deaf Joe is among Ireland’s most interesting musicians operating on the periphery,…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Ye Vagabonds, Big Love, Heart Shaped, Qwerty Mick, Clara Tracey, NTF, Modernlove, Evan Miles, Melts, Nagam, Bog Bodies, Whozyerman?

Paddy Hanna – ‘New York Sidewalk’

Irish songwriter Paddy Hanna is back with his first music since his 2020 third album…

Nialler9 Podcast – A visit to Black Gate in Galway

A few weeks ago, Myself and Andrea took a day trip to Galway city to…

The 10 best tracks released today: Caroline Polachek, Julia Jacklin, Mix & Fairbanks, Pusha T, Real Lies and more

The 10 best new tracks out today – Caroline Polachek, Julia Jacklin, Mix & Fairbanks, Pusha T, Real Lies, Gaptoof, Illiterate, India Jordan, Fred Again,Jordan Rakei, Absentee, Alt-J.

Really Good Time have a stalker who just wants to play maracas for the band in the ‘Best Medicine’ video

Really Good Time is a new band featuring members of Beach / Fat Pablo and…

Pillow Queens share new song ‘Hearts & Minds’ and album pre-order

After announcing their second album Leave The Light On and sharing a new song ‘Be…

First Listen: Inni-K’s contemporary sean-nós album Iníon

Every few years Eithne Ní Chatháin releases an album that shows a songwriter keen to…

14 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring NewDad, Henry Earnest, Leo Pearson, Púca, Aoife, Neil Dexter, First Class & Coach, Brawni, Muttonhead, Firm City, Viscose, Willhouse, GI, Sequence, YAWA.

Junior Brother addresses thuggish Dublin evictions on ‘No Country For Young Men’

The Kerry alt-folk artist Junior Brother has a new single called ‘No Country For Young…

The 20 best songs of January 2022

Featuring Cate Le Bon, Beach House, Denzel Curry, Soichi Terada, Bill Fay, Boy Harsher, Wet Leg, Ezra Collective, Junk Drawer and more

The 10 best new tracks released today: Rosalía, Hubbabubbaklubb, JarJarJnr & more

The 10 best new tracks out today – Rosalía, Cate Le Bon, Mitski, Cbakl, The Line, Kae Tempest, JarJarJar, Jehnova, Hubbabubbaklubb, Telephones, Touts.

Zapho teases 2022 debut album with new song ‘Peoples’

Zapho is an Irish musician who has made a prominent name for herself through the…

15 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Thumper, Inni-K, Wallis Bird, Walshy, Xkane, Linco, D*mp, Curtisy, Last Apollo, Yesunia, My Tribe Your Tribe, ZASKA, USNA, Jayem, Juggrite, AC-130, EMBY, Tomike, Far Caspian, Naked Lungs.

For The Culture, Ireland’s first Black Irish music festival announces acts to play Fairyhouse Racecourse

For The Culture is Ireland’s first black Irish music festival featuring artists of black and…

Listen back to the last Totally Irish radio show on 98FM

Last night, John Barker broadcast the last Totally Irish show on Dublin station 98FM. The…

Natalya O’Flaherty speaks of a city in crisis on her poem ‘Dublin Disorder’

The Dublin poet Natalya O’Flaherty has an insightful and prescient poem called ‘Dublin Disorder’ that…

Podcast: The music that got us through January

It’s a new year, but the same old us. Andrea and Niall kick off 2022 (yes, we…

Premiere: Caz9 is standing up for herself & showing her pregnancy on ‘Waiting On You’

The multi-faceted artist, producer and singer-songwriter Caz9 has released her first single and video in…

10 great new songs to love this week

New music from Sworn Virgins, Silverbacks, Yenkee, Fred again, HAAi, Romy, Boy Harsher, Hiro Ama, Andhim, Gerd Jansen, Bodega, Max Cooper.