The London-based Limerick band release their first single with major Virgin/EMI.
London-based group Whenyoung made up of Limerick musicians Aoife Power (vocals/ bass), Niall Burns (guitar) and Andrew Flood (drums), made their debut with ‘Actor’ last year and have been shinning their sleek indie-pop aesthetic since with follow-on singles such as ‘Pretty Pure’ and ‘The Collector’. Their latest release ‘Heaven On Earth’ continues an upbeat and… Read more »
Posted on June 14th, 2018
The video plays like a direct message to the people of Ireland.
Dublin-based electronic producer and songwriter Gemma Dunleavy has taken a brief respite from her recent flurry of releases and features as well as a Boiler Room appearance to bring us I Was Never Young But I’m Not Old Yet, an audio-visual art piece. Landing somewhere between beat poetry and ambient, musically speaking, the overtly political phrasing… Read more »
Posted on June 12th, 2018
The Brendan Canty-directed video reflects our current bizarre world.
Talos have today released a video for their new single ‘Kansas’. The superb track will feature on the forthcoming deluxe edition of the group’s debut album Wild Alee, due out on the 15th of June. The video is directed by Brendan Carty, whose previous work with artists like Hozier and Talos has gathered much critical and… Read more »
Posted on June 12th, 2018
Chris is high and inspired by construction workers on the cityscape.
The video for the Dam-Funk-featuring synth-funk pop song from the French artist’s forthcoming album just dropped, along with the French version below. With the original concept being developed by Christine herself, director Jordan Bahat describes how she came to him with “Charles Ebbets’ photos from the 1930s of builders relaxing on girders 60 stories up in the air and… Read more »
Posted on May 24th, 2018
Wicklow trio take on Drizzy.
Wyvern Lingo have been playing a cover of Drake’s ‘Passionfruit’ of late in their live sets so they teamed up with Mahogony for a live recorded video of the song. More Wyvern Lingo news? They are DJing at Lumo Club on June 30th next month. The band released their album earlier this year. Listen to… Read more »
Posted on May 22nd, 2018
The video was directed by A. D. Kuribayashi.
Derry electronic artist Ryan Vail has released the video for his latest track ‘Breaking Minds’ from his album Distorted Shadows which came out last month via Quiet Arch. The video was directed by A. D. Kuribayashi and was the winner of the best music video award at Corks First Cut Film Festival 2018. Ryan Vail… Read more »
Posted on May 15th, 2018
Catch them at the Great Escape this week.
Derry native three-piece band Touts have released the video for their latest single ‘Asleep’. The track is embedded in an angsty tone with chasing guitar riffs, thrashing drum beats and vigorous vocals that loom throughout. “We don't lead structured lives. Sometimes you just have to laugh at how ridiculous things can get. It's just like… Read more »
Posted on May 14th, 2018
This is the second single from their new album Pleasure.
Le Galaxie have released the video for ‘Day of The Child’, the second single from their album ‘Pleasure’ which came out earlier this month.
Posted on April 12th, 2018
The Gavin FitzGerald-directed doc shines a light on one of the most thriving contemporary Irish movements
‘The Truth About Irish Hip Hop’ is a new documentary directed by Gavin FitzGerald. The 20-minute feature details the rise and evolution of Irish hip-hop since the turn of the decade. The documentary centres itself around multiple interviews with various players on the hip hop scene and features a litany of noticeable Irish rappers. These… Read more »
Posted on March 29th, 2018
They also just announced a headline show at The Grand Social on May 3rd.
London-based pop punks made up of Limerick musicians Aoife Power (vocals/ bass), Niall Burns (guitar), Andrew Flood (drums) Whenyoung made their debut with ‘Actor’ late last year which was followed by the release of ‘Pretty Pure’ last month. This latest release is a live video recording of a cover The Cranberries ‘Dreams’ recorded by their… Read more »
Posted on March 27th, 2018
Sunset in Dublin and dreamy folk music go hand in hand.
Irish folk group Come On Live Long have put out a video for ‘Little Hedgehogs’, a track taken from In The Still, their most recent album. The video is directed and shot by acclaimed music documentarian Myles O’Reilly. The video was shot on Dublin’s Dollymount Strand around sundown. Director O’Reilly employs the use of folding mirrors… Read more »
Posted on March 22nd, 2018
The Bob Gallagher-directed video takes a twisted look on the generation gap.
Electronic duo PBR Streetgang, comprised of English DJ/producers Bonar Bradberry and Tom Thorpe, have just released a video for their single ‘Everything Changes’ featuring Mattie Safer from the Rapture on vocals. The video, directed by Bob Gallagher and shot in Dublin, is a shocking reversal of disorderly youth stereotypes. The group are fresh off the… Read more »
Posted on March 22nd, 2018
The video was directed by Rosie Barrett.
Dublin-based Ehco is the electronic project of former Enemies member Eoin Whitfield and Jessica Lord. ‘Éiclips’ is the band’s third single release and delivers a polished electronic production that is layered in a vibrant ambience and accompanied by a video with visuals that are capable of setting you in a colourful trance through the motions…. Read more »
Posted on March 21st, 2018
The video was produced by Bold Puppy and directed by Luke Daly.
Dublin-native musician and actor Paul Alwright previously went under the name Lethal Dialect, releasing three albums under that name. This year he is taking a change in direction with his music and will release his Hungry album in May which will feature collaborations with Maverick Sabre and Damien Dempsey and more. ‘Seeds of Doubt’ is… Read more »
Posted on March 21st, 2018
Hear the first track from their collaboration as Solkatt.
Last year Leo Pearson and Peter Lawlor or Solkatt curated 90 minutes of original music for the RedBull Soundome Stage which premiered at Electric Picnic 2017. After revisiting the 90-minutes of music with a new objective the duo are now releasing a re-constructed version which will mark the duos debut album as Solkatt. “Solkatt is… Read more »
Posted on March 15th, 2018
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