Jazz, Soul & R&B

Stevie G & Ian Ring are aboveDat, hear debut single ‘Addicted’

aboveDat is a new project brought to you by two of Cork’s brightest music talents…

Feather – ‘Like No Other’

Emma Garnett makes music under the name Feather, sometimes with friends Ben Bix and RiZA…

Kaytranada & Anderson Paak link up on ‘Glowed Up’

Kaytranada has linked up with man of the moment Anderson Paak on a new track…

BARQ introduce their alt R&B with single ‘Gentle Kind Of Lies’

BARQ are a new Dublin band making Alt R&B music or “Agrosoul” as they describe…

Come On Live Long are back with a neo-soul wonder ‘For The Birds’

It’s been a term of regrouping for Come On Live Long in the past year…

Seal joined Gallant to perform ‘Weight In Gold’ & it is awesome

Yes, Seal. ‘Kiss From A Rose’ Seal (and ‘Killer’), joined rising R&B singer Gallant for…

Album of the week: Anderson. Paak – Malibu

If you were paying attention to featured guests and collaborators on rap albums in 2015,…

Katy B has made an album with almost everyone in music on it

Katy B has a new album called Honey coming described as “a love letter to…

XO – Divine Disaster (feat. James Chatburn)

The 20 year-old English producer Sunil Heera aka XO introduces himself with a sweet headnodding…

Tsar B debuts video for her atmospheric Middle eastern beats track ‘Escalate’

The new Belgian artist Tsar B released her first track ‘Escalate’ late last year. The…

TooFools – ‘Insanity’

TooFools are a new band from Dublin brought to you by Lorcan O’Dwyer and Steven…

Top 10 Tracks of 2015: Papa Lou // Discotekken

The big don behind the imaginative Discotekken parties (Xmas and NYE?), The R&B Club and…

Hubie Davison to release the euphoric disco of ‘Sanctified’

Hubie Davison’s previous output tended to fall in the spheres of ambient laid back electronica…

Brian Deady – ‘Clap Both My Hands’

One of the finest soul singers, maybe the finest, in Ireland is Brian Deady who…

SZA guests on D.R.A.M.’s ‘Caretaker’

SZA’s been all too quiet this year after last year’s glut of features on Isaiah…

Wet – ‘Weak’

New York band Wet are back with another smooth and emotional slice of their own…

Boots – ‘Aquaria’ feat. Deradoorian

After collaborating with the likes of Beyoncé, FKA Twigs and Run The Jewels, Boots has…

FKA twigs dropped an ambitious A/V EP last night

As a keen visual artist as well as musician, it’s no surprise that FKA Twigs…

Lisa Hannigan takes a smooth R&B turn with London’s R I T U A L

As fans of Lisa Hannigan will know, the lady’s breath-filled voice is one of her…

Alessia Cara conquered her US TV debut performance on Jimmy Fallon

I don’t think we can pretend to be too surprised that Alessia Cara won big…