Watch the trailer for David Byrne’s American Utopia, directed by Spike Lee

David Byrne’s American Utopia was one of the best live shows I’ve seen in recent…

Logic1000’s ‘Perfume’ is the euphoric soundtrack to walking into a packed dance tent at a festival

The percussive euphoric track with ’90s R&B vocals was originally first heard on Caribou’s 2020 Radio 1 Essential Mix.

PEOPLE mixtape featuring Aaron & Bryce Dessner, Justin Vernon, Lisa Hannigan, Enda Walsh, Richard Reed Parry & more released

PEOPLE is a collective which orbits around festivals like Cork’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour,…

New Albums released this week: Bright Eyes, The Killers, Planting, Girl Friday & more

The best new releases out this week.

Handpicked new tunes: God Knows, Tame Impala, Marie Davidson, TSHA, Phoenix, Alex Gough, Bitch Falcon, Angel Olsen & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Wyvern Lingo release song ‘Brutal Lottery’ in aid of missing children charity

Wyvern Lingo today shared the followup to ‘Don’t Say It’, and it’s a song that…

God Knows gets Mango, Nealo, Skripteh & Rebel Phoenix on the East Coast All-Stars ‘Who’s Asking’ remix; Watch the Dave Tynan video

In February, eminent don of Irish rap, God Knows brought together a cast of rap…

Here are 9 upcoming Irish gigs you can buy tickets for

Maybe like me you’ve been hit with pandemic fatigue pretty hard this week. The normal…

Cork multi-talented artist Blakkheart yearns to join in on ‘Honey Boy’

Blakkheart is a Cork-based female producer who has appeared on these pages in recent times…

Lucy McWilliams releases a confident summery solo debut on single ‘Runaway’ (premiere)

Having impressed immensely with her collaboration with another rising Irish artist Malaki on ‘Fair Play’…

James Vincent McMorrow drops new song co-produced by Kenny Beats & announces 2021 Irish tour

While we don’t exactly know what a gig in 2021 will look like, artists have…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Kojaque, Pillow Queens, Paddy Hanna, Happyalone, Delush, April, Meljoann and more.

Stephen James Smith & Elma Orkestra collaborate on ‘Synonymous with Strength’

Dublin poet Stephen James Smith and Derry musician Elma Orkestra are back collaborating after their…

Watch Lethal Dialect’s video for ‘K District’

Lethal Dialect’s LD50 Trilogy came to a close with the best album of the Cabra…

Handpicked new tunes: SG Lewis feat. Robyn & Channel Tres, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, Machinedrum & Freddie Gibbs, A Certain Ratio, Kean Kavanagh & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Nealo & Uly go for a day out in the video for ‘You Can’t Go Home Again’

With the release of Nealo’s debut album in Autumn on Diffusion Lab’s DFL label, the…

14 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Kynsy, Lighght , Neomadic, Aby Coulibaly, Sinead White,Max Zanga, Samuel Powell, Dara Mac, Odd Morris, Nina Hynes, Daragh, Moon Paw Print, Sounds Of System Breakdown & Jeff The Human.

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Bon Iver enlists Bruce Springsteen & Jenny Lewis for ‘AUATC’, a song against capitalist society

Bon Iver has shared the second song of 2020 (not counting his recent songs with…

Watch: Tolü Makay’s ‘Let Me In’ video underscores a song of sexual empowerment and desire

As one of the few people who actually got to play a festival ground, via…

Handpicked new tunes released today: Róisín Murphy, Foals, Billie Eilish, Loah, Lone, Travis Barker & Run The Jewels & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…