Indie, Rock & Alternative

16 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Ria Rua, Malaki, Travi, The Native; Joshua Burnside, Joel Harkin, April, whenyoung, Bleeding Heart Pigeons, luthorist, Participant & more.

The Academic sign to Capitol Records & release cute quarantine couple video for ‘Anything Could Happen’

Mullingar band The Academic have been on an upward trajectory for quite a number of…

The Murder Capital release cover of FKA Twigs’ ‘Cellophane’ as part of new live EP

Check out this very cool cover of FKA Twigs’ ‘Cellophane’ from The Murder Capital. The…

Fontaines D.C. release cogent new single ‘A Hero’s Death’ – new album out in July

A Hero’s Death is out on July 31st.

Watch Alarmist perform ‘Expert Hygiene’ live at the Project Arts Centre (premiere)

Irish experimental trio Alarmist released their second LP Sequesterer in summer of last year. Today,…

Robert John Ardiff waxes lyrical about fish fingers in superb new single ‘Quarantine’ (premiere)

Today we’re premiering Robert John Ardiff’s excellent new fish finger inspired single ‘Quarantine’ on the…

ASIWYFA’s Rory Friers releases vibrant album as Beach Comber

And So I Watch You From Afar’s Rory Friers has put out a solo nine-track…

CMAT is the new Irish artist you need to know

CMAT is the new artist you need to know. Hear her debut single.

Leo Drezden return with two wistfully cinematic tracks – ‘A Place For You And I’ and ‘Neo Tolkien’

Leo Drezden are an Irish four piece made up of Steve McKinney, Chris Con, Dan…

Skinner releases cover of Junior Brother’s ‘Castlebridge’

Kildare slouch-grunge-pop musician Skinner has been spending time in isolation recording new music and today…

Album Of The Week: King Krule gathers himself in the shadow of fatherhood on Man Alive!

Another report from “deep in the Metropol”. Archy Marshall’s third album under the King Krule…

Caroline Rose is a hoot on her live TV debut

We’ve had a soft spot for the music of Caroline Rose since the release of…

Autre Monde indulge their experimental side on ‘Brain Upon Your Pillow’

Their debut album is out later this month.

The Strokes to release new Rick Rubin-produced album The New Abnormal in April, share new single ‘At The Door’

The band made the announcement last night at a Bernie Sanders rally.

Yenkee pens bittersweet love song ‘Lucy’ just in time for Valentine’s

The Cork artist continues to be one of the nation’s most exciting emerging artists on his first single of 2020.

Super Furry Animals members have a new “electro-beach-pop” band called Das Koolies

Members of Super Furry Animals, Huw ‘Bunf’ Bunford, Cian Ciarán, Dafydd Ieuan and Guto Pryce, that is the…

Tuath channels the spirit of John Carpenter for “doomer metal” single ‘Pay Your Taxes’

Donegal/Dublin psych project contemplates the nature of social media and Irish politics, with help from Limerick’s Post-Punk Podge.

Mitski gets spooky on ‘Cop Car’ for The Turning soundtrack

The soundtrack already features contributions from Soccer Mommy, Alice Glass and more.

Ghostking is Dead is haunted by the housing crisis on ‘Palm Tree’

“‘Palm Tree”s skittering, trap-inflected bedroom pop is oddly cathartic, as the song veers from visions of climate change to the spectre of emigration”

Somebody’s Child cultivates a wholesome energy on new single ‘Love That Sound’ (premiere)

The Dublin indie artist kicks off the new year with an infectious energy.