Irish Music

Here’s the shortlist for the Choice Music Prize this year

The final shortlist of albums eligible to receive the album prize is out.

10 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Tunes from Gráinne Fahy, Numbertheory, Fozsa, Lydia Ford & more.

The Lost Brothers team up M Ward & Howe Gelb on ‘After The Fire’

New album After The Fire After The Rain was recorded in New York.

The 50 best Irish songs of 2019

With a Spotify playlist of our favourite Irish tracks.

Le Galaxie say goodbye: a short history of Ireland’s premier partystarters of the last 10 years

Irish electronic dance band Le Galaxie announced yesterday that they were done for good. “Hello…

Nialler9’s Top 30 Irish albums of 2019

Our favourite Irish albums of the year.

Magazines, mental health, and Basshunter: God Alone redefine Irish metal for the post-genre age

In the sound-hopping, always-on, premium-subscription language of music fandom in 2019, it’s perhaps for the…

The Unscene Bazaar release eclectic compilation showcasing talent from Limerick and beyond

The seventh edition of the Unscene Bazaar is on in the Wickham Tap on December 15.

The Mary Wallopers get festive on Cod Liver Oil & the Orange Juice (premiere)

It’s been a hell of a year for the boys of TPM/The Mary Wallopers. Between…

Watch Æ Mak perform ‘We Have It Right here’ a cappella in front of Mount Esja in Reykjavík

A Field Recording captured at Iceland Airwaves.

The 50 best new Irish acts of 2019

Here are Nialler9’s 50 favourite new acts from A-Z who impacted Irish music and left a lasting impression on us this year.

Local Boy longs for Bright Days on new single (premiere)

The Dublin slacker’s second EP is set for release on December 13.

Watch Anna Mieke & band perform outdoors in the Dublin docklands

Irish musician Anna Mieke and video director Myles O’Reilly (Arbutus Yarns) have teamed up on…

Just Mustard share esoteric collection of Seven remixes and tour dates

Hear Just Mustard’s sound pushed to its experimental limits

Skinner’s ‘Sometimes My Brain Is Goo’ is rage against the expectations of your early 20s

Skinner is an artist we’ve been mightly impressed with throughout 2019. The Dublin-based musician’s sharp…

It’s youth & young love in Dublin indie band milk.’s ‘A Little More’ (premiere)

“Girl call when they leave home but/ she says she likes it when I turn…

Hozier does dirty blues on new single ‘Jackboot Jump’, new project dropping next year

The nation’s most popular musical export flexes his guitar skills on new single.

11 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Tunes from Ganiyu TLG, Sorcha Richardson, Evan Miles and more.

Watch life in black & white in the video for Fears’ new single ‘Bones’ (premiere)

Minimalist electronic pop artist Constance Keane, aka Fears, recently made the move from Ireland to…

Casual Work review: Mango X Mathman give a voice to a lost generation

The duo address the struggle of modern Irish life on their debut full-length album.