Here’s what you need to know about the acts playing Syrias Vibes this week

Nialler9 is teaming up with District Mag and Syrias Vibes to bring you the freshest in Irish hip-hop.

10 great new songs you should hear right now

Featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Christian Rich, Kelela & more.

10 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Maverick Sabre, Side 4 Collective, Little Butler, Lű Tysky & more.

4 new albums you should hear this week: Jungle, Low, Aphex Twin & Chilly Gonzales

Recommended long-playing releases this week.

Premiere: Rachael Lavelle returns with a sardonic ode to self love in ‘Eat Clean’

The song is the first release from the Dublin artist in three years.

Podcast #19: We Cut Corners interview, Hozier’s return, Joey Purp

Appropriation, woke artists, signposting and political activism.

Premiere: David Kitt’s superb Like Lightning EP

Kittser has taken the opportunity to share some new material with fans.

Watch: Molly Sterling gives a powerful live rendition of ‘Stripped Down’

The artist performs at this year’s HWCH at the Grand Social on Saturday night.

Premiere: Sepia tones & surrealism in the video for Elaine Malone’s ‘Mindless’

The track is taken from Malone’s excellent Land EP.

Pillow Queens take a trip down memory lane in video for ‘Puppets’

Plus the group announce details of an Irish winter tour.

Here who the Irish people & activists in Hozier’s new ‘Nina Cried Power’ video are & what they do

Hozier’s new video pays tribute to prominent Irish people & activists.

Hear some fantastic conscious hip-hop from Dundalk MC Sea High

The Dundalk native MC comes through on his debut EP.

WATCH: WWWater plunges into the dark side of smartphone dependency on ‘Screen’

Industrial trap and dystopian imagery make for a powerful pairing.

7 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Maverick Sabre, Side 4 Collective, Little Butler, Lű Tysky & more.

3 new albums you should hear this week: Big Red Machine, The Blaze & Maribou State

Recommended new releases this week.

10 great new songs you should hear right now

Featuring Thom Yorke, Dawn, Marie Davidson,Art School Girlfriend, LOR, Luka Palm, Mountain Man.

Watch a host of Irish singers including Loah, Paddy Casey, Sive, Sibéal NíChaside & Sean O’Sé sing ‘Raglan Road’

The Irish classic gets a celebratory version to mark Tradfest.

Review: Hozier – Nina Cried Power EP

Bray blues and new shades of light make for short-form success

Watch: Kojaque perform ‘Eviction Notice’ live at Other Voices @ Electric Picnic

Kojaque and Kean Kavanagh share vocal duties for special rendition of the Deli Daydreams track.

The Northern Irish Music Prize announces shortlist for album of the year & more

BICEP, Ryan Vail, Ash, And So I Watch You From Afar, CHERYM, ROE, Kitt Philippa and more are nominated in the NI Music Prize.