Indie, Rock & Alternative

INTRO: Bleeding Heart Pigeons – Limerick teens with expansive ambition

The name Bleeding Heart Pigeons was a bit of a misnomer for me. It was…

HUNK! – ‘Dupe’

HUNK! are a new band based in Dublin featuring Niamh Hegarty, Sundara O’Higgins and Gerard…

The #1s – ‘He’s Too Good For Everyone Else But He’s Not Good Enough For You’

A fun and cheap animated video for a lo-fi garage pop thrill from Dublin’s The…

Honningbarna – ‘Offerdans’

If you’ve seen this band on their previous two trips here, you’ll know. Don’t sleep…

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Alt-J feat. Mountain Man – ‘Buffalo’

Oh joy. A brand new track from Alt-J from the soundtrack to David O’ Russell’s…

Watch Twinkranes perform two new songs in their Blackpitts rehearsal space

Twinkranes released a debut album Spektrumtheatresnakes, in 2009 but they pop up here and there…

Battlekat – ‘Rituals That Make The Rain Fall’

Copenhagen’s Battlekat, who were calling themselves the incorrigible Just A Number 05272011 for a while,…

EatenbyBears – ‘Your Pet Is Dead’

The four guys in EatenbyBears have received rightful attention thanks to the uber-catchy ‘Simple As…

Dutch Uncles – ‘Fester’ (video)

Dutch Uncles’ best track ever so far in the world gets a nice video. What…

Watch So Cow’s one minute music video

‘Ruane Vs. the A-Bomb’. By So Cow. On their split LP with Squarehead. Go. I’ll…

The Cast Of Cheers – ‘Trucks At Night’ (video)

The Cast Of Cheers have been busy on the music video front this year. ‘Trucks…

Alias Empire – ‘Lay Down’

Having returned briefly three years ago in their new guise as Alias Empire, the band…

Gallops – ‘G is for Jaile’

I’ve written about Gallops here before, the propulsive Welsh post-rock Wrexham band whose sound runs…

Hot Colossus – ‘Overcome’

Gaz LeRock is back as Hot Colossus with a catchy tune about breaking up. Read…

PVT – ‘Nightfall’

Homosapien is the title of Australian London-based band PVT’s new fourth album due on Felte…

We Are Losers – ‘Salt Lips’

A new track from We Are Losers which if you’ve seen the band in the…

BATS – ‘Wolfwrangler’ (video)

Already lyrically science-focused, BATS have descended into darker space on their second album The Sleep…

Funeral Suits – ‘Hands Down’ (video)

Featuring, as it does, lots of gore and one kid shooting another with a bow…

Yes Cadets – ‘Seconds In A Minute’ (video)

After the lead track from Belfast’s Yes Cadets‘ Le Mans EP, here’s the second video…

Thread Pulls – ‘You Melt Words’

Side A of the new 12″ from Dublin’s Thread Pulls is a richly percussive and…