Indie, Rock & Alternative

Listen to promising Dublin band TNLYF’s debut EP i

Dublin band TNLYF (The Nightlife) have metamorphosed from a stadium rock act on early single…

Johnny Stewart – ‘Flesh, Blood, Skin & Bone’

OK, OK. First thing’s first. The cynics among you (and in me) could blast Johnny…

little xs for eyes – ‘Funk Island’

It’s a fast-moving world dear readers, and music is moving faster than many artforms. Each…

First Listen: The Jimmy Cake – Master

Instagram, Irish Water, Marriage Equality, EDM, Jobbridge, Hozier. This is just a small list of…

Petite Noir – ‘MDR’

African artist Petite Noir is building up to the release of his debut La Vie…

Watch the superb performance video for the new Overhead, The Albatross song

For the impressive video, directed by Bold Puppy, Axis Theatre in Ballymun for their new…

All Tvvins – ‘Darkest Ocean’

All Tvvins just dropped a new song called ‘Darkest Ocean’ and it continues the bands…

Dubliners TNLYF (formerly The Nightlife) leave big trails with ‘Reflect’

The Nightlife are a Dublin-band who impressed me with their earworm of a debut track…

Enemies return with a new sound on ‘Play Fire’

Two years on from the fine album Embark, Embrace and Wicklow’s Enemies are showcasing a…

Deerhunter return with ‘Snakeskin’ and Dublin date

Deerhunter announced plans for the release of a seventh album called Fading Frontier, the followup to …

Hear a new song from Battles – ‘The Yabba’

Battles are back. The alt-rock three piece’s new album La Di Da Di is coming…

Hear John Grant’s new single featuring Tracey Thorn

The new single, ‘Disappointing’, from John Grant’s forthcoming album Grey Tickles, Black Pressure immediately sounds…

NV – ‘What Do You Feel?’

20 year-old Limerick producer Rory Hall has been making tracks in various veins of nu-house,…

Majical Cloudz – ‘Silver Car Crash’

Majical Cloudz’s Impersonator was one of the best records of 2013. The Canadian duo’s album…

The new Girl Band tune and video is the greatest thing of the week

I took a few days off (it’s called a weekend workaholics) and spent it on…

The National’s Matt Berninger & Menomena’s Brent Knopf have a debut album as EL VY, are playing Dublin

EL VY is a new project by Matt Berninger of The National and Brent Knopf…

Kurt Vile – ‘Pretty Pimpin’

Kirt Vile’s sixth album b’lieve i’m goin down will be released on September 25th through…

Bitch Falcon – ‘TMJ’

Bitch Falcon were one of the recipients of some studio time of the recent Guinness…

Transviolet – ‘Girls Your Age’

The sweet strains of Transviolet’s unnamed singer recall Lana Del Rey at her most LA-sounding…

Oslo Parks – ‘Slipping Away’

Rob Flynn and Ian Booth are two Brighton-based producers and musicians who have banded together…