Here’s a rundown of new Albums & EPs on DSPs and physical releases in record shops this week.
Nialler9 keeps a rolling list of Irish album releases for 2025.
New Albums and EPs:
New Albums
Hundred Waters – Re: Communicating
The Florida band release a solo piano version of their 2017 album Communicating, as played by singer and pianist Nicole Miglis.
Miglis released a solo album called Myopia last year, and the band reconvened to release the Towers EP in late 2024 too. I’m not quite clear who is in the band these days.
The band’s 2012 debut album is a big part of the Nialler lore.
HotWax – Hot Shock
English trio Hotwax do good things in the alt-rock realm, as heard on 2023’s ‘Phone Machine’.
‘One More Reason’ is from their debut album and you really can’t go wrong with a rolling psych-rock bassline of the kind that runs through this song.
The album out on Marathon Artists, was recorded with producer Catherine Marks co-producing alongside Steph Marziano at London’s RAK Studios While touring the US, the band also recorded with Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa at her studio in Joshua Tree.
Hamilton Leithauser – This Side of the Island
Leithauser’s first solo album since the Walkmen got back together as a band in 2023.
Leithauser co-produced the new album with his wife Anna Stumpf, and The National’s Aaron Dessner.
Moving Still – Close to the Shams EP
The Irish Arabic producer drops a new EP on the Bordello A Paragi label, and continues his unique forays into melding modern electronic dynamics with Arabic dance music mixing Dabke with Italo.
The four-track EP is out on vinyl today and was “inspired by the birth of his daughter and the anticipation of brighter days ahead. “
Moving Still hosts a launch party at Fidelity tonight featuring Tara Kumar, Sally Cinnamon, Sahana, and Mango.
Ramper – Loner
Donegal alt-folk artist Declan McClafferty releases his debut album. He previously played in the award-winning Donegal band In Their Thousands.
Loner is an apt name for the album; Ramper played every instrument on the LP, which he recorded and self-produced over six months at his own home studio during stolen moments when his sons were napping.
Blood Donor – Catalonia Tears
Dublin artist Luke Reilly follows up 2023’s Blood Donor record Autofiction with a three-track EP of good-time rock music.
The EP drops ahead of Blood Donor’s March 15th gig at the Workman’s Cellar.
Also released today
- Benny the Butcher – The Outcome
- Bróna Keogh – Daisy EP
- Franc Moody – Chewing The Fat
- Frog Eyes – The Open Up
- Jason Isbell – Foxes In The Snow
- JENNIE – Ruby
- Lady Gaga – MAYHEM
- Bob Mould – Here We Go Crazy
- Pale Blue Eyes – New Place
- Will Stratton – Points Of Origin
- TOKiMONSTA – Eternal Reverie
- Vulfpeck – Clarity of Cal
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
