Ah, 2020 eh? Unless you were living off the grid in a self-made banana bread house whilst rocking yourself gently to various iterations of ‘Happy Birthday’ as you washed your hands, then you will know that despite collectively living through the pandemic there were plenty of Irish songs to get excited about. 100 to be precise. We’ve listened to them on repeat since we couldn’t attend gigs, raves, or house parties so we’re certain we’ve selected the finest this little locked down island has to offer. It’s safe to say this year epitomised the true meaning of community in this country and some of these songs are the remnants of the last great sense of togetherness ahead of an unknown landscape for the music industry in 2021.
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50. New Pagans – Yellow Room
49. Naoise Roo – Sick Girlfriend
48. Nashpaints – Bed
47. UD – Felt (feat. Mick Jenkins)
46. Uly – I Don’t Need To Understand
45. Wyvern Lingo – Rapture
44. Erica Cody ft. Hare Squead – Calculated
43. Everything Shook – Horror Show
42. Citrus Fresh – You and Me
41. SORBET – Birth
40. Arborist – Here Comes The Devil
39. Olan Monk – New Life
38. Paddy Hanna – Colosseum
37. Yenkee – Lucy
36. Charles Hurts – Living Under Lockdown
35. Eoin Dolan – June Hope
34. Saint Sister + Lisa Hannigan – The Place That I Work
33. Arvo Party – Kyoto
32. Post Punk Podge x TPM – Hard Man
31. Robocobra Quartet – I Love You
30. Tandem Felix – The Assassination
29. Local Gods – Flying Columns
28. Girlfriend – Laura
27. Fifty Years of Hair – Drink All The Paint
26. Gemma Dunleavy – Up De Flats
25. Fears – tonnta
24. Sinead White – The World Stops Spinning
23. M(h)aol – Laundries
22. Oh Boland – Living Island (Was a Carpet Shop)
21. Ailbhe Reddy – Personal History
20. Brigid Mae Power – Wedding of a Friend
19. Silverbacks – Drool
18. Mark Waldron-Hyden – I Can’t See You: Where Did You Go?
17. Aoife Nessa Frances – Land of No Junction
16. Son Zept – Arrival
15. Kynsy – Cold Blue Light
14. Bleeding Heart Pigeons – Trapped
13. For Those I Love – I Have a Love
12. Nealo – Let Your Dreams Collect Dust Until You’re Desperate
11. Loah & Bantum – NGLA
10. PowPig – Intellectual
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9. Rising Damp – Innovation
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8. The Bonk – An Eejit Dreams
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7. Meljoann – Business Card
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6. Myles Manley – My Gentleness
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5. MuRli – Till The Wheels Fall Off
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4. CMAT – I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby
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3. Pillow Queens – Liffey
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2. Denise Chaila – C H A I L A
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1. God Knows – Who’s Asking? (South West Allstars Remix)
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