The following 25 songs were voted by you dear readers (about 200 of you) so huge thanks to you lot for that. It’s an interesting cross section of what happened in Irish music this year from electronic to folk to indie to rock. There wasn’t room for rap or heavier guitar music this time around though Lethal Dialect and REST came close. At the end of the post you’ll also find Spotify and Deezer playlists to listen to featuring most of the songs here.
25. Frank B – ‘Chain of Fools’
24. Clu – ‘Evening Ever’
23. Anderson – ‘History’
22. The Spook of The Thirteenth Lock – ‘The Brutal Here and Now Part I’
21. The Cast Of Cheers – ‘Animals’
20. Young Wonder – ‘Flesh’
19. BATS – ‘Wolfwrangler’
18. Jogging – ‘Deadweight’
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.
