Watch Sleep Thieves’ video for Is this Ready?

Sleep Thieves returned with the noir soiree track ‘Is This Ready’ and now there’s a…

Mercury Music Prize shortlist announced

The Mercury Prize 2017 shortlist has been announced today. The UK prize honours the albums…

Body&Soul lineup for Electric Picnic announced

Body&Soul have announced the lineup for their area at Electric Picnic this year. Their lineup…

Cork’s Jay Ronic drops afro-beat take on ‘Mask Off’

Cork artist Jay Ronic’s music is inspired by Afro, trap and hip-hop alike so it…

Hvmmingbyrd soar to sunny climes on ‘Gozo’

Last September, Hvmmingbyrd released their first EP as a duo with Deborah Byrne and Suzette…

The Revisit picks 6 Irish albums they rediscovered on the podcast

Headstuff’s No Encore podcast has a series with Kieran McGuinness of the band Delorentos that…

Metropolis Festival 2017 announce day-by-day & new acts for lineup

Metropolis Festival has announced the day-by-day breakdown for its Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 October…

Goldfrapp and Portishead members will lead a Moog Ensemble at National Concert Hall event

Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory and Portishead’s Adrian Utley lead The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble in Unique…

10 gigs & festivals to see in Cork this week

THURSDAY JULY 27TH: Yorkston Thorne Khan @ Coughlan’s Live (9pm, €16) Folk, electronica, jazz and…

The new Orange Tree Edits 12″ is lighting up the dance charts

I’ve covered Orange Tree’s first two releases here earlier this year but the success of…

The 25 best gigs & clubs in Dublin city this week

Tuesday July 25 TLMT on Film presents: The Punk Singer @ Light House Cinema (€12, 6:30pm) The…

Play The Picnic stage lineup announced for Electric Picnic

The Play The Picnic stage lineup has been announced for Electric Picnic this year. The…

3 recommended albums to listen to: Tyler, The Creator; Cornelius, Lana Del Rey

With so many releases flying at you, here are recommended vetted listens from Nialler9 for…

SZA’s performance on Fallon is another indicator of her growing artistic stature
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKe0CnOHdz8 Last month, the US Top Dawg Entertainment-signed singer SZA finally released her debut album…

Adrian Crowley teams up with Thomas Bartlett on ‘The Wish’

Adrian Crowley will release his eighth album Dark Eyed Messenger his fourth for Scottish label…

Loose Joints Podcast: Live @ Science Gallery Dublin: Our favourite samples

Loose Joints is a podcast hosted by Nialler9 and Sally Cinnamon where we talk to…

Wolf Parade for Dublin gig

Wolf Parade are well and truly back now after the news that their first album…

LCD Soundsystem for 3 Olympia Dublin shows

Eh, yes. LCD Soundsystem have been announced for 3 Dublin shows at the Olympia Theatre…

First listen: Star Slinger remixes Talos’ ‘Contra’

Talos‘ Wild Alee album is one of the best Irish releases of the year. Eoin…

Here are 2 playlists to get you in the mood for Lumo Club this Saturday

Lumo is a house party in a club vibe with no restrictions on genre. Lumo…