Indie, Rock & Alternative

Foreign Air debut with the Glass Animals-sounding ‘Free Animal’

Foreign Air is a new American band from, Jacob and Jessie Clasen (second names unknown)…

Sea Pinks – ‘Depth Of Field’

After last year’s Dream Tracks, Neil Brogan’s Sea Pinks project swelled to a three-piece and…

Meltybrains? – ‘New Don’

Recently, Meltybrains? taught us how to do ‘The Vine’, an ideal dance in some tropical…

Hawk’s video for ‘Sleep’ dreams up a forgotten Irish-language kid’s TV show

The London-based band Hawk have been invited back to play Other Voices in Dingle next weekend.…

Aidan Knight – ‘All Clear’

From Canada, Aidan Knight has just signed up to released his third album Each Other…

Premiere: Dublin teen band Bagels show off on debut single ‘To An End’

I try not to bemoan the passing of time in life. I’m far from my…

Enjoy the quietude of Eoin Dolan’s Placid Ocean EP

Eoin Dolan is a Galway city singer-songwriter who aptly quietly released his debut EP Placid…

Listen to the debut single from Monaghan secondary school band Litehouse

They might still be in school, but that’s not holding back the four lads in…

I Have A Tribe – ‘Medicine From Calgary’

One of my favourite new Irish artists, Patrick O’Laoghaire aka I Have A Tribe has…

Cave Ghosts – ‘All My Life’ / ‘Mariposa’

Taking their cues from retro garage and pop, Cave Ghosts‘ music often sounds like the…

Dublin band Beach release psychedelic exotic single ‘Arabia’

New Dublin five-piece Beach (Dave Barrett, Alex Conway, Adrian Garvey, Bernard Kavanagh, Simon Flynn) drop…

Premiere: Dundalk musician Elephant’s debut album Hypergiant

Dundalk man Shane Clarke has been making a reputation for himself with his gentle falsetto-laden…

HÆLOS – ‘Pray’

Haelos have been slowly insinuating themselves into the heads of music fans with their singular…

Galway/London band The Drink pour ghostly pop and folk into ‘The Coming Rain’

The London-based band The Drink is anchored by the gentle choral-reaching voice of Galway native…

Album of the week: !!! – As If

!!! (the world’s only Google-proof band name actually pronounced as Chk Chk Chk) are real…

Savages lead with the intense roller ‘The Answer’

Savages are following up their debut with Adore Life, out in January on Matador Records…

Cheer up Slow Riot
Listen to Limerick post-punk band Slow Riot’s debut EP

The Limerick post-punk band Slow Riot burst into our consciousness with a song called ‘City…

Berlin-based Irish singer-songwriter Crook channels Beckett and Sufjan

Last year’s Guinness Amplify campaign benefitted some artists who were gifted paid-for recording time. One…

Hear a track from the forthcoming Villagers album recorded live in one day

Where Have You Been All My Life? is a unique Villagers collection of music from…

Pleasure Beach – ‘Dreamer To The Dawn’

After the release of their debut track, ‘Go’ which established their stadium-rock leaning swagger, the…