6 new tracks in Irish music highlighted, and playlist additions.
The best emerging tracks we’ve selected from artists from the island of Ireland this week, with more playlist additions below the main list.
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Lil Skag, Sugaboo
Pilgrimage To Kimmage
Shouting out The Coronas’ ‘San Diego Song’, Pellador, The Viper and PJ Gallagher and making the link up between the Wexford town Enniscorthy and Dublin 12, Lil Skag and Sugaboo.
‘Pilgrimage To Kimmage’ is a highlight from Lil Skag’s 7-track release Type Shite.
Jackie Deluxe
Outside
Jackie Deluxe is a new project from Cork singer-songwriter Caoilian Sherlock and Irish electronic producer Keith Diffley aka Diffly.
‘Outside’ is a fine slice of cathartic euphoria-drenched electronic pop, casting Sherlock’s normally folk and country songwriting tones in a new light.
Jackie Deluxe on Instagram.
Adore
Show Me Your Teeth
The Galway alt-rockers Adore release their fifth single to date with news of the band signing to independent UK rock label Big Scary Monsters.
‘Show Me Your Teeth’ is a grungier workout than the previous singles with Dan Fox at the boards once more.
‘Can We Talk’ / ‘Postcards’ / ‘Supermum’ / ‘Stay Free Old Stranger’
Adore also announced UK and Irish dates:
May
16 Unbarred Brewery (Alternative Escape), Brighton
16 – Pipeline (Alternative Escape), Brighton
18 Heartbreakers, Southampton
20 Polar Bear, Hull (Headline)
22 The Waiting Room, London (Headline)
23 Unfest Festival, Tunbridge Wells
24 Dot to Dot Fest, Bristol
25 Dot to Dot Fest, Nottingham
29 Block Party Supersonic Festival, Paris
30 Block Party Supersonic Festival, Paris
August
03 All Together Now Festival, Waterford
29 Brighton Psych Fest, Brighton
30 Manchester Psych Fest, Manchester
31 Edinburgh Psych Fest, Edinburgh
September
19 Mike The Pies, Listowel
20 Debarras Folk Club, Cork
October
03 Spirit Store, Dundalk
04 Dolans, Limerick
09 Róisín Dubh, Galway
10 Ulster Sports Club, Belfast
November
29 Button Factory, Dublin
Aonair
Bittersweet Rescue
Dreamy Phoenix-esque indie pop stylings from Brendan McGlynn’s who normally goes for brasher synth pop sounds. It’s from the forthcoming EP I Think I’m On A Comedown out June 13th, and was written in New York, and “draws inspiration from Robin Gibb’s solo record How Old Are You, which shares similar themes and a similar setting. “
Recorded between New York, Donegal, and Dublin, Bittersweet Rescue features Adam O’Regan and Dylan Lynch of Soda Blonde, who also co-produced the track.
Laurie Shaw
Your Side Of The Bed
The B-side of recent single ‘Is Maith Liom Pop Ceol’ which was recorded on the same day – April 19th 2025 as the A-side, with both released the same day.
It’s usually suspect when an artist is ripping through release dates like there’s no tomorrow but the Kerry Wirral singer-songwriter Laurie Shaw has been at it for a long time, releasing dozens albums like this for years now, without much dip in quality.
‘Your Side Of The Bed’ is a series of lyrical vignettes that speak to the kind of insightful writer that Shaw is, while also growing from acoustic number to a brassy finish.
Gender Chores
Woman Of Your Age
The Belfast queer punk band Gender Chores are the second Irish band in recent weeks to recall Fight Like Apes with a synth-pop rock tone.
‘Woman Of Your Age’ is a song addressing the all-too-common dismissal of female personal experiences and pain, whether its endometriosis, trans heath or anything else in a healthcare and medical environment.
“While the title of this song refers to that eye-roll-inducing phrase most feminine-presenting people will have heard since turning 25, Woman Of Your Age is for anyone who has felt dismissed, ignored, or had their concerns trivialised in medical or healthcare settings.
Whether you are a trans person on the years-long waiting list to see the only gender identity specialist in the country, a neurodivergent person whose mental health specialist said “we’re all a bit autistic aren’t we?”, a woman campaigning for a long-suspected PCOS or endometriosis diagnosis, or someone who avoids healthcare altogether due to medical fatphobia – this song is for you and everyone else who has felt undermined by their healthcare provider, and we hope it reaches you.”
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Otheer Playlist additions this week:
- Officer John – Pass
- DuckyProd; GNS – Pass the Sauce
- Far Caspian – First Day
- Beauty Sleep – Radical Happiness
- Basht. – Burn
- Lallee; Niall Tarmey – Tell me nothing
- Harpsikord – Fuzzy
- Fia Moon – Like I Should Do
- Lucy McWilliams – The Greatest Man
- Moon Paw Print – U in My Life
- Danny Groenland; Talha Wise Wolf – olive trees
- PLUS ONE; Sputnik One – Bonk – Sputnik One Remix
- Crybabyamy – New York
- Lōwli – Ground Above You
- KETTAMA – Gotta Have It
- Cromby; Niki K – I’m Coming Back
- Mhaol – I Miss My Dog
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.
