Irish Music

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.

SOAK announces new ’90s indie rock-inspired album If I Never Know You Like This Again, new song & gigs

Bridie Monds-Watson (they/them) aka SOAK is back with news of a third album entitled If…

Dubliner Ellen Arthur Blyth impresses with the jazzy cinematic pop of ‘Young Ones’

Ellen Arthur Blyth is a new Dublin-based singer-songwriter, and make of classic soul-infused songcraft. The…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Tara Nome Doyle, Long Island Sound, Junk Drawer, Skripteh, 49th & Main, Elzzz, Travis, Lucy Gaffney, Fia Moon, Jena Keating, Tung In Cheek, Blondmodel, Find-Joy, Matt O.

Pillow Queens announce second album Leave The Light On & new song ‘Be By Your Side’

Good news this Wednesday morning. Pillow Queens have announced that their second album Leave The…

The 10 best new tracks released today: FKA Twigs, Soulé, Warmduscher, Guerilla Toss & more

The 10 best new tracks out today – also featuring Imarhan, Hot Chip, Earl Sweatshirt, !!!, Kae Tempest, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, DJ Shadow.

All City Records are reissuing ’90s Irish dance records on the Arís imprint

All City Records have been delving into Ireland’s past with a series of releases on…

Watch Fontaines D.C perform ‘Jackie Down the Line’ on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

After news that the Fontaines D.C.’s third album Skinty Fia is being released on April…

15 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Crash Ensemble/ELLLL, banríon, Duke Dimez, Sprints, Kyoto Love Hotel, Tomike, IMLÉ, Róisín Seoighe, No Monster Club, Nina Hynes, Rory Sweeney, Curtisy, Ahmed With Love, Pirate, CK & McG, Nixer, Súil Amháin, Anamoe Drive.

Watch: Stevie Appleby perform ‘Mother Of Pearl’ in the ruins of a manor reclaimed by nature

Chromatic is a video series capturing musicians in unique places around Ireland. See previous episodes…

CMAT is in her feelings in the food hall on ‘Lonely’

Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson aka CMAT is releasing her debut album on March 4th this year.…

Fontaines D.C. announce third album Skinty Fia & new song ‘Jackie Down The Line’

Dublin band Fontaines D.C. have released the first taste of new music from their forthcoming…

Silverbacks’ ‘A Job Worth Something’ contrasts a frontline worker’s noble profession with a copywriting job

Irish art-rock band Silverbacks are gearing up for the release of their second album Archive…

NewDad release new single ‘Say It’

Galway band NewDad have followed up the October release of ‘Ladybird’ with another track from…

Here are the nominees for the Irish album of the year // RTÉ Choice Music Prize 2021

The 10 nominees for the seventeenth RTÉ Choice Music Prize 2021 were announced this week,…

Nialler9’s Top 30 albums of 2021

30. Four Tet Parallel Four Tet’s eleventh album was released on Christmas Day 2020, alongside…