Pillow Queens announce debut album In Waiting and new song ‘Handsome Wife’

The PQs are back. Announcing their long-awaited (around these parts) debut album, Pillow Queens have…

1000 Beasts – ‘Le Marais’ (feat. Kayleigh Noble)

Cork electronic producer 1000 Beasts has been a roll of collaborative new tunes of late,…

Margaret Glaspy announced for 2021 Dublin show

Yes, things are so f**king weird right now, that the only gigs being announced that…

Roosevelt returns with the uplifting festival-ready vibe of ‘Sign’

We’ve been long time fans of German musician Roosevelt’s svelte electro/house pop tunes for a…

Dig With It is a new magazine from Stuart Bailie and his daughter Betsy about “music, arts and ideas”

Dig With It is a new magazine out of Belfast from ex-NME writer, book author…

14 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Fehdah, Our Krypton Son, BARQ, Skinner, Brigid Mae Power, Evans Junior, Jordan Adetunji.

Fontaines D.C. share the Whipping Boy-esque album opening track ‘I Don’t Belong’

After news of A Hero’s Death, album number two from the Fontaines D.C. to come…

15 Irish musicians top iTunes Irish singles chart with cover of Bills Withers’ ‘Lean On Me’ to raise money for PPE equipment for a nursing home

Listowel venue Mike The Pies and friends has put together a cover of Bills Withers’…

Listen to the Black Artists Who Are Absolutely Running the Irish Music Scene playlist

Kelly Doherty aka the Cork electronic artist Gadget and the Cloud and recent Nialler9 writer…

Watch the Nialler9 DJ set from Cabal’s Behind Closed Doors live streamed event now

A few weeks ago, I participated in Limerick promoter Cabal’s impressive three-city live stream DJ…

The best online live streams happening this week

Highlights: Empress Of, Lisa O’Neill, Waxahatchee, Perfume Genius, Kelly-Anne Byrne.

The 25 best songs of the month

The best of May 2020.

All sales from these Irish Bandcamp releases are going to MASI (Movement of Asylum Seekers Ireland) today

Bandcamp are once again waiving all their fees so that artists can keep 100% of…

Ireland Music Week moves online in October

Ireland Music Week will operate as an-online festival this October 6th to 9th in the…

Irish artist Trophy Wife debuts the smart alt-pop funk of ‘On The Phone’

Ruby Smith is the Irish songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer behind the artist Trophy Wife, an…

Nialler9 Podcast: Black Irish creatives speak up on racism & inequality in Ireland

Instead of our regular podcast, you will hear, in this order – the voices from the protesters on Monday along with words of Black Irish musicians and creatives Erica Cody, Loah, Denise Chaila and Amanda Ade.

Eurovision would-be winner Da∂I Freyr announced for Dublin show

Da∂I Freyr, the Icelandic entrant for this year’s Eurovision who has heavily-touted to be the…

Actualacid & Marcus Woods team up for the Autechre-esque ‘Smith’

A Cork and Dublin collaborative effort for you today. Cork artist Actualacid has released some…

A 24/7 wellbeing support programme for the Irish Music Industry has launched

Minding Creative Minds (MCM) is a new initiative for members of the Irish music industry.…