Indie, Rock & Alternative

The Redneck Manifesto announce new album The How; hear ‘Djin Chin’

The band’s first album in 8 years coincides with their big Vicar Street show.

Premiere: BARQ debut new disco-soul sound in ‘I’m Blaming You’

The track provides commentary on societal pressures to be successful, accepting, and gracious at all times.

Touts pick their favourite tracks at the moment

The Derry band’s new track ‘Can’t Blame Me’ is out now.

Premiere: O Emperor’s bittersweet garage rock opus Jason is streaming here right now.

The Waterford group leave us with a hell of a parting gift.

Premiere: Stano’s ‘White Field (In Isis)’ was so ahead of the curve in 1983’s Ireland

All City Records are reissuing a forward-thinking album by one of the country’s most enigmatic artists.

So Unknown Mortal Orchestra have just dropped a nine minute psychedelic instrumental called ‘Hanoi 6’

The track comes a from a collection of live recordings in Vietnam due to be released on October 26th.

Watch: The loneliness of public transport in Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s ‘Sister’s Jeans’

The track is taken from the Australian group’s debut LP Hope Downs

Review: Hozier – Nina Cried Power EP

Bray blues and new shades of light make for short-form success

O Emperor’s ‘Girl’ is a psychedelic slice of oozed R&B

The Waterford band are absolutely on fire at the moment.

Hozier is back with Nina Cried Power EP featuring soul legend Mavis Staples

The EP is the singer’s first release since 2016.

Premiere: Spies are full of wide-eyed wonder on new single ‘Ho Chi Minh’

The Dublin indie-rock group gift us another single from their upcoming debut album Constancy.

First Listen: We Cut Corners return with an ode to ‘The Specialist’

After a short hiatus, Dublin duo We Cut Corners return with new single ‘The Specialist’, the lead…

Meet the band who caused a stir at The Great Escape – New York alt-rockers Bodega

New York art pop band Bodega made their UK debut last week after buzzing at…

The Murder Capital’s debut track could peg them as Ireland’s best new alt-rock band

The Murder Capital are a new five-piece Dublin-based band made up of James McGovern, Morgan…

7 new Irish songs you should hear this week

This is only a selection of new music – dig into more or follow the…

Former LiR member David Hopkins impresses with ‘C’est La’

David Hopkins was a member of the band LiR before he decided to switch things…

Two Door Cinema Club have put up their debut EP, which they first self-released at age 16

Two Door Cinema Club have re-released their debut EP that they first self-released when the…

The Shaker Hymn unveil ‘Colour of the Holy Sun’

Leeside psych quintet The Shaker Hymn are currently finishing up their as-yet untitled third full-length,…

Cork artist Ghostking is Dead summons the living with ‘Cast Iron’

After being announced this week for It Takes A Village festival, Ghostking Is Dead, a…

Unknown Mortal Orchestra are back with ‘American Guilt’

Today, Unknown Mortal Orchestra returned with a new song ‘American Guilt’ and a lot of…