For Those I Love wins the Choice Music Prize for best Irish album 2021

It was a return to normality in Vicar Street last night, as the Irish music…

Rascals has released a Ska-themed stout and IPA; win a brewery tour for you and three pals

Our pals in Rascals Brewery in Inchicore have always had a strong music connection whether…

Kilkenny artists 49th & Main sign deal with Ninja Tune

Kilkenny dance duo 49th & Main had a big rise of late, one of the…

Fontaines D.C. anointed Best Band In The World at NME Awards

The NME Awards took place last night and Irish band Fontaines D.C. won the Best…

Podcast: Our best new music picks of February

It’s Andrea and Niall with our monthly new music recommender episode. We are talking albums from Big Thief (yes…

5 favourite albums from February

Big Thief, Cate Le Bon, ASIWYFA, Black Country New Road, Whozyerman?

New Irish festival Beyond The Pale announced for Glendalough in June with headliners Four Tet, Orbital, Bonobo & more

Beyond The Pale is a brand new festival taking place in Glendalough Estate in Wicklow…

AVA Festival adds Partiboi69, Skin On Skin, Sally C, Piri & Tommy & visual artists to 2022 edition

After announcing its big headliners for AVA this year – including Bicep, Jon Hopkins, Mura…

Limerick artist MuRli drops new The Sky Has Windows EP

After last Friday’s big Denise Chaila show in the Olympia, where Narolane ruled the roost,…

Body & Soul Festival is back with a new outlook and it’s not announcing a lineup

Body & Soul Festival has returned for 2022 with a deliberately different tact than previous…

9 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Winnie Alma, Shobsy, HappyAlone, T-Woc, April, Aimée, Kelly Thornton, Walshy, Aonair.

Another Love Story is hosting a one-day festival in Ballymaloe with Villagers, Anna Mieke, Junior Brother and more

Another Love Story announced over the weekend that they will be hosting one of their…

The 10 best tracks released today

With Rosalía, Mdou Moctar, Niamh Regan, Robocobra Quartet, Nightmares On Wax, Just Mustard, Denzel Curry, Everything Shook, Earthgang, Bobbi Arlo.

New albums out now: Melt Yourself Down, Emma-Jean Thackray, Mick Flannery, Conway the Machine & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

Belfast band Robocobra Quartet return with the brilliant jazz-post-punk of ‘Heaven’

Belfast jazz-punk band Robocobra Quartet have returned with their first two tracks of music in…

Artists Against Homelessness gig announced at 3Olympia curated by Kojaque with Damien Dempsey, Shiv, Negro Impacto, Curtisy & more

Kojaque is the latest artist to curate the Sunday Independent and Focus Ireland’s charity fundraiser…

Indie announces Dance Arena with Jenny Greene, 49th & Main & day-by-day breakdown

Indiependence has revealed its day-by-day breakdown, added a dance arena and some local support for…

Sionna is hosting a festival with Overmono, Dax J, Ben Sims & more in a Limerick toffee factory and shipyard on Patrick’s week

Sionna Music and Arts Festival first took place in September in Limerick with a lineup…

Abbacaxi premieres new single & video ‘Endless’ ahead of Dublin gig this weekend

Ahead of a headline show this Saturday at The Workman’s Club, Abbacaxi has shared another…

Podcast: Why do we love Steely Dan?

Exploring the samples and the enduring appeal of Steely Dan’s jazzy high-fidelity rock studio albums.