Indie, Rock & Alternative

Sign Crushes Motorist: The Irish slowcore artist with over 4 million monthly listeners

The nature of our fractured music landscape these days means that we’re regularly hearing about…

MHAOL. Photo: Celeste Burdon.
M(h)aol are back as a four-piece with ‘Pursuit’

The four-piece rock band are back with a new single on TULLE/Merge Records. With the…

Bat For Lashes
10 new songs to love this week

Featuring Adrianne Lenker, Bat For Lashes, Mathman, Bullion, Panda Bear, Peer Pleasure, Paul Dally, Annika Kilkenny, ABRA, Groupthink, Drahla

Kim Gordon pic.
10 new songs to love this week

Featuring Kim Gordon, BKLAVA, Jessica Pratt, Schoolboy Q, Tomike, Georgia, Four Tet, OMNI, Lime Garden,Polygonia.

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Vampire Weekend share two new songs ‘Capricorn’ and ‘Gen-X Cops’

Vampire Weekend’s upcoming’s fifth album, Only God Was Above Us is to be released on April 5th…

Dug
10 new Irish songs of the week

Featuring: DUG, Really Good Time, single men in Their Twenties, Onion Boys, The Expert, Jillelli, Elaphi, Long Island Sound, Ria Rua, Arveene, Alex Gough.

Lambrini Girls (Photo: Marilena Vlachopoulou)
Lambrini Girls on punk, Iggy Pop and creating safe spaces

Lambrini Girls are ready for a “silly time” next week when they play their first…

10 new songs to love this week

Featuring: Beth Gibbons, John Glacier, Lil Yachty, Yard Act, Katy J Pearson, Mount Kimbie, F3miii, This Is The Kit, Curtisy, Paranoid London, Bikini Body.

10 new Irish songs of the week

Featuring: Thee U.F.O, Lemoncello, EFÉ, Flynn Johnson, Jehnova, Adam Garrett, The Cliffords, Nogymx, Leon McMahon, Róisín McKeown, svhymns, Peter Vogelaar, Cat Dowling.

The 20 best songs of January

Featuring Burial, NewDad, Youth Lagoon, Romare, Bootie Grove, The Last Dinner Party, Sprints, Marika Hackman, Bullion, The Smile, Pillow Queens, Joy Orbison, Plus One, Sheer Mag.

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Gurriers announce lineup change and new single ‘Des Goblin’

The Dublin noise-punk band release their fourth single ahead of upcoming international tour dates. Dublin…

Niamh Bury.
10 recommended new Irish songs this week

Featuring: Shiv, Niamh Bury, Anamoe Drive, Eamon Harkin, GNS, Boyfrens, Winemom, Mr Myth, Dark Tropics, lxverboy, The New York Salsa Company

Houseplants. Photo: Christian Tierney
Paul Noonan and Daithí announce new HousePlants album and tour & great new single ‘No Pushover’

Houseplants announce album two s coming and live dates in Ireland. Bell X1 frontman Paul…

NewDad. Photo: Alice Backham.
10 new songs to love this week

Featuring: NewDad, Bullion, Carly Rae Jepsen, Justice, Tame Impala, Sammy Virji, Heavee, Pillow Queens, Papooz, Peel, Ivory, Beans.

Telkura - band. promo pic.
10 recommended new Irish songs this week

Featuring: Oisin Leech, Telekura, Blimp, Brawni, Brian Ring, K.P Ring, Eithne, The Expert, Robbie Stickland, Orchids, PANIKATAX.

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Melts announce second album Field Theory

The Dublin four-piece Melts announce their second album Field Theory is out on April 12th…

Pillow Queens. Photo credit: Martyna Bannister
Pillow Queens announce third album Name Your Sorrow

Pillow Queens’ third album is out April 19th 2024. The album title Name Your Sorrow…

Photo of the band Idles
10 new songs to love this week

Featuring IDLES, Marika Hackman, Villagers, Khruangbin, Joy Orbison, Chelsea Wolfe, English Teacher, Anwar Highsign, Arckatron, Travis, Elzzz, Jayson Green & The Jerk.

10 Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring: Havvk, Jehnova, Slightly Dishevelled, Stupid Son, R.F. Chaney, James J. Clarke, Winter Aid, Hannahbella, Syano, Fintan James.

Chalk. Photo by Mathieu Zazzo.
Belfast alt/punk/electronic rising band Chalk release ‘Claw’

Belfast post-punk/electronic band Chalk have announced the release of Conditions II, a new EP on…