HÆLOS – ‘Pray’

Haelos have been slowly insinuating themselves into the heads of music fans with their singular…

Listen to the EMBRZ remix of Oh Wonder’s ‘Lose it’

Two of my favourite new artists on the same track. Awesome. Oh Wonder just dropped…

Mike Simonetti takes Jamie xx’s ‘Loud Places’ to a Dark Place (Free download)

There’s already been a good whack of Jamie xx ‘Loud Places’ remixes from Barnt, Special…

Galway/London band The Drink pour ghostly pop and folk into ‘The Coming Rain’

The London-based band The Drink is anchored by the gentle choral-reaching voice of Galway native…

Grimes makes her own type of pop music with ‘Flesh without Blood’

Claire Boucher aka Grimes‘ first single from her upcoming album Art Angels, arrives with expectations…

The best tracks of the week playlist

These songs represent my favourite 10 tracks of last week. Check the new music section.…

Album of the week: !!! – As If

!!! (the world’s only Google-proof band name actually pronounced as Chk Chk Chk) are real…

Savages lead with the intense roller ‘The Answer’

Savages are following up their debut with Adore Life, out in January on Matador Records…

Listen to Forrests’ first EP in two years – Organs

It’s been a quiet couple of years for Dublin duo Forrests on the recording front since…

Chilly Gonzales explains why The Weeknd’s ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ works so well

The last time around Chilly got himself into a bit of trouble by suggesting Feist…

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…

Cheer up Slow Riot
Listen to Limerick post-punk band Slow Riot’s debut EP

The Limerick post-punk band Slow Riot burst into our consciousness with a song called ‘City…

Premiere: Daithí’s new track features his 90-year old grandmother talking about falling in love

West of Ireland electro/pop fiddle and button pusher Daithí has been finding his own groove…

Chrome Sparks – ‘Moonraker’

Ann Arbor’s Jeremy Malvin started Chrome Sparks with a chillwave style back when that was a…

The best tracks of the week playlist

These songs represent my favourite 10 tracks of last week. Check the new music section.…

Hot Chip recorded their Springsteen ‘Dancing In The Dark’ / LCD Soundsystem ‘All My Friends’ cover

Hot Chip have been playing a great cover of The Boss’ ‘Dancing In The Dark’…

Berlin-based Irish singer-songwriter Crook channels Beckett and Sufjan

Last year’s Guinness Amplify campaign benefitted some artists who were gifted paid-for recording time. One…

Hear a track from the forthcoming Villagers album recorded live in one day

Where Have You Been All My Life? is a unique Villagers collection of music from…

Album of the week: Kisses – Rest In Paradise

Los Angeles’ Kisses have been knocking around on the periphery of the music blogosphere for…

Watch the sweet new Ciaran Lavery video for ‘Little More Time’

This year, Antrim singer-songwriter Ciaran Lavery collaborated with Ryan Vail on the evocative windswept Sea…