Indie, Rock & Alternative

The best Irish albums of 2024

My 50 favourite Irish albums and mixtapes of the year from Irish artists.

The 20 best songs of November

Featuring: Kendrick, Helena Hauff, Father John Misty, NNIC, Skinner, Transa, John Glacier, Brién, Mamalarky, Champion, Four Tet, Skrillex, Credence.

HousePlants. Photo: Christian Tierney.
Houseplants on 10 songs they love right now, ahead of playing Other Voices Jameson Music Trail in Dingle

The collaborative band from Bell X1 frontman Paul Noonan and electronic producer Daithí has just…

Pippa Molony
10 songs Pippa Molony loves right now, ahead of Other Voices Jameson Music Trail in Dingle

The Dublin artist Pippa Molony recently collaborated with producer Rory Sweeney on the Hungry Ghost…

F3miii by Finn Harvey
F3miii looks ahead to Other Voices Jameson Music Trail in Dingle with 10 tracks he loves right now

Irish electronic producer and vocalist F3miii has been a roll lately. Dropping unique polychromatic electronic…

The Murder Capital. Photo: Hugh Comte.
The Murder Capital announce their third album Blindness and extensive tour

The Dublin rock band’s new one will be released on Friday February 21st. on Human…

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring John Glacier, Primal Scream, Pem, Jessie Ware, Salute, Helena Hauff.

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“Can We Talk” – Irish garage-rock trio Adore continue their tune hit rate

Adore are garage punk pop from Galway, Donegal and Dublin. So far, it’s been a…

6 of the best Irish songs this week

Featuring Saoirse Miller, Negro Impacto, Joshua Burnside, Hazey Haze, 40 Hurtz, Dunny, Deathbed Convert.

Skinner. Photo: Niamh Barry.
Skinner debut album out in January; UK & Ireland tour & song ‘Calling In Sick’

Aaron Corcoran’s no-wave project is to release a debut album called New Wave Vaudeville on…

Fontaines D.C. share Barry Keoghan-starring music video for ‘Bug’

The newest music video from the band’s fourth album Romance, is out today. Directed by…

The 20 best songs of October

Featuring: Mk.Gee, Tyler, Morgana, Soda Blonde, The Horrors, Sharon Van Etten, Róis, LCD Soundystem and more ….

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Sharon Van Etten, Mk.Gee, LCD Soundsystem, Tyler, The Creator; Ruthven.

9 highlights from Sound Of Belfast Festival this November

Sound of Belfast is the annual celebration of Belfast city’s music talent, run by our…

10 of the best Irish songs this week

Featuring mokusla, Dumb Posh Hippies, Olive Hatake, Yenkee, Shiv, Problem Patterns, Beauty Sleep, Pippa Molony, Rory Sweeney, Blue Deputy, Sell Everything.

Overhead, The Albatross release the uplifting elegy of ‘Paul Lynch’

The Dublin post-rock band have released a new song from their forthcoming new album I…

YARD – ‘Call’

The Irish electro-noise band’s latest mixes techno with rock styles. ‘Call’ is the followup song…

Mhaol
M(h)aol sing about gendering the drum kit on ‘Snare’

The Irish intersectional feminist band M(h)aol release a new son and announce a tiny Dublin…

Listen to LCD Soundsystem’s surprise new song ‘X-Ray Eyes’

The song was aired on NTS Radio’s Soup To Nuts show today. ‘X-Ray Eyes’ can…

Kelly Lee Owens
The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Kelly Lee Owens, Morgana, Silverbacks, Houseplants, Martin Luke Brown.