Glasgow’s Dam Mantle releases his debut LP First Wave in the first week in March through Wichita. It’s collects some of the tunes heard on previous EPs – ‘Rebong’, ‘Purple Arrow’, ‘Theatre’, the chopped-Disney strings of ‘A Statue That Is Perpetually Unveiled’ along with more explorations into gratifying beat-driven cut and paste weirdness. Plenty of oddness and bass to get lost in.

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.