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Le Boom – ‘Don’t Need It Now’

Since appearing as a duo under the Le Boom name last summer, Christy Leech and…

Gael Linn release first vinyl album in 30 years from the eclectic Irish-language band IMLÉ

Last year, IMLÉ were one of the Irish language bands that were doing something different.…

Mount Alaska preview their Metropolis & Kiasmos performances with new song ‘Outlier’

Stephen Shannon and Cillian McDonnell were formerly of the band Halfset but in recent times,…

Little One debut sweet indie pop moments on ‘The Habit’

The new Dublin band Little One featured here earlier this year with a “post/indie” tag…

First Listen: Slow Place Like Home – When I See You…Ice Cream!

Slow Place Like Home, the project of Keith Mannion has morphed from bedroom electronic project…

First listen: Orchid Collective – ‘L.A.Z.Y’

The Dublin-based band Orchid Collective have followed up their recent EP and single from earlier…

Carriages bring warmth & a heartfelt playfulness on their Homebeat-released Movement EP

​Harry​ ​Bookless​ ​and​ ​Aaron​ ​Page​’s Carriages project takes field recordings and weaves them into songs…

BARQ – ‘Optimus Prime’

With a sound that has been established as a bed of alternative live band R&B…

Irish rapper JyellowL reaches for something deeper on ‘Cold in the Summer’

Upcoming Irish rapper JyellowL just dropped ‘Cold In The Summer’, a seven minute track detailing…

Ensemble Ériu to release Stargazer, an album inspired by paintings of Jack B. Yeats

Modern Irish traditionalists Ensemble Ériu have released some superb music that moves between trad and…

Maria Doyle Kennedy – ‘Pride’

The actor (Orphan Black, Redwater, The Conjuring 2, Sing Street), writer, filmmaker (she’s just completed…

First Listen: Come On Live Long – In The Still

In The Still, the second album from Irish four-piece Come On Live Long feels like…

SIIGHTS – ‘Lights Out’

Toni Etherson and Mia Fitz ak Siights came together during songwriting sessions for other artists.…

Premiere: The Hot Sprockets – ‘Right Spots’

Dublin soul rockers The Hot Sprockets have returned with a new single called ‘Right Spots’,…

Ailbhe Reddy releases surprise 5-track EP – Attach To Memory

The Dublin singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy is currently excelling at this music thing. Building on last…

Premiere: 045 Recordings mark a new generation of Kildare producers with compilation EP

As I wrote recently, my hometown of Newbridge, Kildare has clearly punched above its regional…

R.S.A.G. – ‘Meet You There’

It’s always good to hear new music from Jeremy Hickey aka Rarely Seen Above Ground…

Dublin band Beach return with the creeping ‘Bram Toker’

Dublin band Beach have so far released songs of disparate styles that could be psychedelic,…

Art pop duo Æ MAK debut ‘I Walk’, a song of “self-belief and determination.”

The Dublin-based art pop duo of Aoife McCann and Ellie McMahon aka Æ MAK have…

This is Le Galaxie’s new single ‘Pleasure’

Do you know Le Club? Le Galaxie’s second album cemented the band’s rep as the…