Artwork/wallpaper by Gianni.
Before I reveal the Irish albums of the year, you’ll find your choices of early artistic releases in the form of EPs, collaboration and reworking in remixes and the best visuals attached to songs in the last year in Irish music…
Irish EPs of the year
- No Spill Blood – Street Meat
- Le Galaxie – Fade to Forever
- Young Wonder – Young Wonder
- White Collar Boy – Kinsale
- Lar Kaye – Lar Kaye
- Sleep Thieves – Islands
- Hidden Highways – Hidden Highways
- Mmoths – Mmoths
- Monto – Best Boy
- Faws – Blue Notes
Irish remixes of the year (Soundcloud playlist below):
- Villagers – ‘The Waves’ (Jape Remix)
- Young Wonder – ‘Tumbling Backwards’ (Daithi remix)
- Goodtime – ‘Diamonds’ (Diamond Dagger remix)
- Come On Live Long – ‘Elephants And Time’ (Bantum remix)
- Goodtime – ‘Like A River’ (Sunken Foal remix)
- The Kanyu Tree – ‘Congratulations’ (Young Wonder Remix)
- Bon Iver – ‘Perth’ (Young Wonder remix)
- SOAK – ‘Sea Creatures’ (Ryan Vail & Unknown Remix)
- Steffaloo – ‘On Fire’ (Sacred Animals remix)
- The Cast Of Cheers – ‘Human Elevator’ (Le Galaxie remix)
Click to page two for Irish videos of the year:
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I’m really surprised that no Kodaline videos made the top 10, given that it’s how they made their name. Is it because no-one liked them, or is it because that due to their major label backing, many don’t consider them to be an Irish band?
Hey Christopher, I think it’s just a case of most of the audience for this blog wouldn’t be into them. They only popped up in the EP votes, narrowly missing out on a spot.
Did Wife not get a look in for best video of the year with Bodies?
No votes for it. Think Wife aren’t too well known here yet.
Also, they maybe not have been identified as Irish.
Fair enough. They should be identified as Irish though, right? Will be interesting to hear how they sound live on Saturday.
Well done everyone!
No sign of any SlowPlaceLikeHome stuffs in these polls! Booo. What about the amazingly simple ode to Dublin streetlights in “there go the lights again’ video? The shockingly pretty album of the same name, or even the glorious Coastal Hubs… EP which opened the year?! Selkie is one of the highlight tracks of the year.