De La Soul’s first six albums are now on streaming

Just three weeks after the passing of their founding member Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur…

12 new Irish songs to hear this week

Feat. Gaff, Lydia Ford, Loop Heavy, Niallish, Elaine Malone, Feather Beds, Vi0let,Marcus O’Laoire, Daire Heffernan, 7th Obi, Rógan, Kyna, Manyana.

Watch Fehdah’s performance for the Ulysses 2.2 series

To mark a century of James Joyce’s Ulysses, Ulysses 2.2 is an ongoing year-long engagement…

Aoife Nessa Frances – ‘Automatic Love’

Aoife Nessa Frances has followed the Choice Music Prize-nominated album Protector, with a new song…

Lankum share new song ‘The New York Trader’; extra Cork & Dublin gigs

Lankum have released a new song from their forthcoming album False Lankum, out on March…

Boygenius debut new song ‘Not Strong Enough’ with video of the band hanging out

Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus have released a new boygenius song ‘Not Strong Enough’. It’s the…

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English agit punk band Benefits for UK/Irish/EU tour

Teesside noise rock spoken word punk band Benefits are set to visit Ireland in May…

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First Listen: Kety Fusco’s album of harp, electronics & drone – The Harp, Chapter I

I am always interested in musicians who are exploring new paths with a traditional instrument.…

Elaine Mai & MayKay have teamed up with The Ark & a children’s choir for a song inspired by kids’ rights

Electronic producer Elaine Mai and singer-songwriter MayKay have been collaborators before on Elaine’s album Home,…

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Spider – ‘America’s Next Top Model’

Spider is the London-based Tallaght artist who first appeared here as Jenn back in 2019, before…

Youth Lagoon lost his voice for 8 months; has returned with his first album in 8 years

Trevor Powers aka Youth Lagoon is to release his first album since 2015’s third record…

Jafaris shares surreal short film SYS (Sell Your Soul)

The Dublin artist Jafaris has returned with a surreal short film SYS (Sell Your Soul)…

New Jackson is releasing the Sanyo Shinkansen 12″ on Irish label Apartment Records

Apartment Records has announced its first all-Irish 12″ vinyl release in five years is also…

The 10 best new songs out today

Featuring The National, Yaeji, Channel Tres, Eliza, David Kitt, Overmono, Hi Vista, Everything But The Girl, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Hiro Ama

New releases out this week: Gorillaz, Shame, Algiers, U.S. Girls & more

The best new releases out this week.

Watch the trailer for Bono & The Edge’s Homecoming Disney+ film made in Dublin

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman is a new Disney+…

First Listen: Dublin duo Ugolino bring big band jazz rap to ‘A Fonder Day’ / ‘By the Canal’

One of our 20 best new Irish artists of 2022, the Dublin-based alt jazz/rap duo…

Premiere: Autre Monde – ‘Don’t Have Brain’

The Dublin band Autre Monde are today sharing their first single since 2020’s debut album Imaginary Museum with us.

Watch: Little Simz perform ‘Heart On Fire’ on US TV

Little Simz most recent album No Thank You arrived in the December deluge of End…

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12 new Irish songs to hear this week

Feat. David Keenan, EMBY x Rory Sweeney, Becky McNeice, Ria Rua, Pat Lagoon, Caoivín, Lemonade Shoelace, Caoilian Sherlock, Sistir, Reggie B, Dashoda, Jackie Beverly, Froman.