New Artists

Woodkid – ‘Iron’ (epic music video)

Even if the song’s not your thing (think a These New Puritans-style big brass number…

Zoo Kid returns as King Krule

He’s only bloody 17 but Archy Marshall has already undergone a name change from Zoo…

Introducing: WORLD – Fuzzy fantasy psych-pop from Dublin

Hello WORLD! Sorry I couldn’t resist that terrible programming-based joke. Timothy Hurley is formerly of…

Trophy Wife – ‘Canopy’ (production by Plaid)

Oxford’s Trophy Wife wanted to push themselves on their new EP so they chose the…

New Look – ‘Janet’

Canadian married couple New Look (Sarah Ruba and Adam Pavao) dropped this exceedingly superb cover…

Introducing: DJ iZem – Irish-based French post-dub soul producer

You may have caught Groovalizacion’s DJ iZem at a DJ set here in Dublin or…

Geppetto – ‘Storm in a Teacup’

Geppetto are a new instrumental band collective formed in Kilkenny by Paul Mahon who responsible…

Introducing: Hush War Cry – Cork’s answer to Wild Beasts

If you’re a fan of Wild Beasts, check out these young college-going Corkonians Hush War…

Introducing: Outfit – Merseyside alt-pop erm… outfit

Outfit only formed in January of this year but judging by the calibre of their…

Introducing: Loftmind – spaced-out electronic productions

It’s funny how two artists who probably don’t know each other become connected in your…

Introducing: Ifan Dafydd – he is not James Blake…

…but the comparison is totally understandable… I had marked Ifan Daffydd (“ee-van da-vith” in case…

Introducing: Ms Mr – another mysterious pop duo?

Wait! Come back! It appears it’s time for another hidden musical duo who’d prefer to…

Introducing: Lemonada – Dublin-based instrumental producer

Lemonada instrumental beat tapes in his spare time while studying Music Production. His first collection…

Tara Masterson Hally – yet another 18 year old musical talent from Ireland

Fittingly recommended by another recent Leaving Cert taker Moths (Jack also put me into Lecs…

Introducing: Houses of Wolves – a brittle collection of piano and guitar ballads

Los Angeles resident Rey Villalobos’ solo album Fold In The Wind as Houses of Wolves…

Introducing: Southern Shores – Nova Scotia Balearic tones

Southern Shores hail from Halifax, Nova Scotia but the duo (consisting of Jamie Townsend and…

Willy Moon – ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’

1 minute and 50 seconds of inspired madness from Willy Moon. The 21 year-old New…

Introducing: Nightbox – the new Two Door Cinema Club?

All signs point to Nightbox as the most likely successors to Two Door Cinema’s Club’s…

Gotye – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ (feat. Kimbra)

Wally De Backer has been making some waves of late as Gotye in his native…

Introducing: Tracksuit Warrior – another Super Extra Bonus Party member returns

With Super Extra Bonus Party on an indefinite hiatus, the various members of the collective…