New releases out today: Field Music, Jinx Lennon, Alfa Mist, Sufjan Stevens & more

The best new releases out this week.

Toygirl remind you to look after yourself on fourth single ‘Water’

The five-piece Dublin-based band Toygirl have established a palette of alt-soul pop over three singles…

X Collective’s Chloë Agnew, Zapho, Senita, Toshín, & Gemma Bradley release single ‘WB’

After announcing their formation last year, the X Collective artists Chloë Agnew, Zapho, Senita, Toshín…

Watch For Those I Love’s 17-minute live music film Holy Trinity

For Those I Love has premiered a 17-minute “live music film” written and directed by…

The Altered Hours sign to Pizza Pizza Records; hear ‘All Amnesia’

The Cork alt-rock band The Altered Hours have released a new single ‘All Amnesia’ today…

Jai Paul marks 10 years of ‘BTSTU’ with new “Myspace” profile page & unreleased track ‘Super Salamander’

It was 2011 when the truly enigmatic Jai Paul arrived with the track ‘BTSTU’ and…

Smoothboi Ezra writes songs from an autistic gender non-binary perspective; hear ‘Stuck’ from new EP

The 19-year-old Greystones-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Smoothboi Ezra has announced a new EP on…

The best live stream gigs & events happening this week

All times are Irish / GMT. Wednesday April 21st Tame Impala announce InnerSpeaker Live @…

Villagers announces new album Fever Dreams; hear ‘The First Day’ inspired by Another Love Story Festival

Conor O’Brien has announced that his fifth studio album Fever Dreams will be released on…

Kojaque samples Girl Band on ‘Town’s Dead’, the first single from the rapper’s debut album

Kojaque has announced that his debut album to followup the Deli Daydreams mixtape will be…

11 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring new music from DAY_S, Ugolino, Alyxis, Smilez x Youngiz, Honas, Taylor Mas, KK Lewis, Adrian Crowley, Local Boy, Walk Then Dance and Kyle Meehan / Jessica Hammond.

Podcast: An introduction to Italo Disco

Italo disco is a European form of electronic disco that proliferated throughout Europe in the early ’80s. It’s a catch all term for 80s electronic pop of mostly Italian origin.

New Music Friday Edit: Khraungbin, Strange Boy, Ra Gerra, Daniel Avery, Real Lies, Caleb Kunle, Fears, Dua Saleh & more

It’s New Music Friday, which means there’s loads of new songs out. Here are the…

18 new releases out today: London Grammar, Eomac, Sharon Van Etten, Andy Stott & more

The best new releases out this week.

Ships release track ‘Ode To The Ward’ commissioned by the Source Arts Centre

For Ships’ first song since their Choice Music Prize-winning album Precession in 2017, Sorca McGrath…

The best live stream gigs & events happening this week

All times are Irish / GMT. Thursday April 15th Cathy Davey live @ Pepper Canister…

5 great new songs to love this week

With tracks from People Club, L’Rain, Sven Wunder, Skiifall, Knucks & ZOEE

Orla Gartland sings about male emotional repression on ‘Zombie!’

Following on from the excellent single ‘More Like You’ inspired by friend jealousy , London-based…

11 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring new music from Rodney Paz, Shakalak, Robert John Ardiff, How I Became A Wave, The Sei, Post-Party, Súil Amháin, Katie Kim & Seán Mac Erlaine, Citóg, RWYR & more

New Music Friday Edit: James Vincent McMorrow, Darkside, Berwyn, Sinead O’Brien, Leon Vynehall & more

It’s New Music Friday, which means there’s loads of new songs out. Here are the…