Indie, Rock & Alternative

Hear No Monster Club’s Irish Eurovision-winning cover

It’s Eurovision week as I’m sure you know from the talk of exuberant Icelandics, mother-loving…

Phoria – ‘Emanate’

Phoria are a Brighton five-piece band introduced here last year. You might remember that three…

Ghost Estates – ‘In Your Dreams’

Dubliners Ghost Estates’ debut album was an impressive and multi-faceted sounding album which brought indie-rock,…

Go Wolf – ‘One More Night’

Belfast indie-disco band Go Wolf left an impression on my at Belfast Music Week last…

Album of the week: We Cut Corners – Think Nothing

The first album from John Duignan and drummer Conall O’Breachain as We Cut Corners clocked in at…

Listen/download: Elaine Mai’s new EP Known/Unknown

Elaine Mai is giving her new four-track EP away for free from today, citing musical…

Watch Tvvins play new song ‘Book’ live in Storm Studio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZfIc03OdGY If you’ve not seen Tvvins live yet (make a date, it’s worth it), then…

Staring At Lakes – ‘Consanguinea’

Staring At Lakes are a new band formed in 2011 as Raffiki but this year,…

Glass Animals – ‘Pools’

The new band that have captured my enthusiasm more than most this year, Oxford’s Glass…

Nightbox – ‘In The Rural’

Irish via Toronto band Nightbox have come back with new material to follow up their…

The Minutes – ‘Supernatural’

‘Cherry Bomb’ has been getting a baiting on Irish radio for the last month so…

Little Dragon – ‘Paris’

Since seeing Little Dragon at Body & Soul just under two years ago, it was…

Tune-Yards – ‘Wait For A Minute’

Tune-Yards has a new album called Nikki Nack on May 2nd in Ireland on 4AD.…

The Derevolutions – ‘Now You Know My Name’

A sweet whistle-hook bright indie jam from the Boston band The Derevolutions. The band are…

I Have A Tribe – ‘Yellow Raincoats’

As a member of other bands prior including Slow Skies, Patrick O’Laoghaire struck us with…

Alexis Taylor – ‘Elvis Has Left The Building’

Yet another Hot Chip project? Sure why not. After last week’s Hot Chip’s collaboration with…

Sleaford Mods – ‘Tied Up in Nottz’

Those dudes who look like a cross between Liam Gallagher and fellahs you wouldn’t want…

Planet Parade – ‘Before & After’

Planet Parade returned with two great new tracks earlier this year promising more. Here is…

Glass Animals – ‘Holiest’ feat. Tei-Shi

Glass Animals were one of my favourite bands at SXSW this year. I liked them…

Watch Dublin band Princess play a Trout Records live session

Princess are the latest band to perform for the Trout Records live session. This one…