Here are the winners of the Sea Legs remix competition

In July, Nialler9 in conjunction with the label Quiet Arch and Sea Legs (Ryan Vail…

Enemies return with a new sound on ‘Play Fire’

Two years on from the fine album Embark, Embrace and Wicklow’s Enemies are showcasing a…

Albums of the month

Summer is always a difficulty time to release an album. There are festivals to attend,…

There is finally a Tame Impala ‘Let It Happen’ video

One of the tunes of the year finally gets a visual accompaniment by David Wilson…

Deerhunter return with ‘Snakeskin’ and Dublin date

Deerhunter announced plans for the release of a seventh album called Fading Frontier, the followup to …

The best tracks of the fortnight

The new music playlist is also available on Spotify and Apple Music. Updated weekly. New music chart…

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…

Watch Homegrown, a documentary about Ireland’s music scene

Homegrown is a short documentary looking at the changing landscape of Irish music, through its…

Bleeding Heart Pigeons – ‘A Hallucination’ (video)

Before Bleeding Heart Pigeons’s A Hallucination EP gets the release treatment on vinyl and digital…

Hear a new song from Battles – ‘The Yabba’

Battles are back. The alt-rock three piece’s new album La Di Da Di is coming…

Planet Parade – ‘Blue Sky’

Since re-appearing last year, Michael Hopkins and Andrew Lloyd, aka Planet Parade have sculpted some…

Nozinja Feat. Mumdance, Micachu and Tirzah – ‘Thinking Of You’
https://soundcloud.com/thevinylfactory/thinking-of-you-mastered01/s-tI0aC

Ever since my first hand introduction to the hyper-fast South African dance music Shangaan Electro,…

Hear Kildare producer Cinema remix Lyttet’s ‘Distance’ into a smooth Balearic cut

Continuing their run of remixes from Kildare producers, Lyttet have enlisted

First Listen: Somadrone feat. Richie Egan – ‘Invitation’

Neil O’Connor is a prolific composer and producer. His previous Somadrone album The First Wave…

Hear John Grant’s new single featuring Tracey Thorn

The new single, ‘Disappointing’, from John Grant’s forthcoming album Grey Tickles, Black Pressure immediately sounds…

NV – ‘What Do You Feel?’

20 year-old Limerick producer Rory Hall has been making tracks in various veins of nu-house,…

Majical Cloudz – ‘Silver Car Crash’

Majical Cloudz’s Impersonator was one of the best records of 2013. The Canadian duo’s album…

Raf Riley – ‘Summer’ Ft. Etta Bond, Avelino, Dun D

‘Summer’ is one of those songs that just comes out of nowhere. In fact, I…

Watch Oh Wonder’s imaginary friend video for ‘Drive’

It’s almost hard to believe but the Oh Wonder album is dropping next month. ‘Drive’,…

Watch a Nialler9 video about Irish music @ Castlepalooza

The Irish often think of themselves as underdogs but time and time again, we prove…