Each December, when we sit down to compile, order (and re-order) our end-of-year lists, a few familiar patterns emerge: though an undeniable bastion of forward-moving sound – and despite what the UK’s more kneejerk music press have been sold as of late – Dublin is not Ireland; there’s always enough feature-length curios released across the calendar year to warrant, if we were so audacious, a Top 200 Releases; and, more than ever, the self-released EP continues to hold its own in the face of even the most monied, PR-wielded long-player. This year was no different. Delve into #50 to #26 below. Check back tomorrow for #25-1.
50. PowPig – Denture Adventure EP
49. Oh Joy – Good Grief EP
48. Son Zept – Q2B EP
47. VerseChorusVerse – outro
46. Repeater – Athrá Titim Gach Rud
45. Brian Mc Namara – Aran Tides
44. Countersunk – 101 Beats Per Minute
43. Hot Cops – Speed Dating EP
42. We Cut Corners – Impostors
41. Natalia Beylis – Scchh...phh
40. Subplots – A Silent Phase
39. Gadget and the Cloud – Songs For Sad People To Dance To
38. Elephant – 88
37. Garies – Dull Clunk
36. Katie Kim feat. Crash Ensemble – Salt Interventions
35. Conor Mason – On The Surface
34. Seán Mac Erlaine – Music For Empty Ears
33. Arthuritis – I’m Great
32. Sea Pinks – Rockpool Blue
31. Robyn G Shiels – Death of the Shadows EP
30. Dott – Heart Swell
29. O Emperor – Jason
28. Wyvern Lingo – Wyvern Lingo
27. The Cyclist – Beat At The Heart of the City
26. Somadrone – Wellpark Avenue
