Published on September 28th, 2020 | by Brian Coney
As a counter to my aimless life as a singer-songwriter, my wife works in bioengineering, researching the cause of pelvic floor muscle injuries during childbirth, contributing to the mitigation of the life-impacting disorders that result. In what …... Read More →
Published on September 25th, 2020 | by Stevie Lennox
Once again, it’s been a ridiculously strong week for Irish music throughout. Here’s the very best, from Post Punk Podge & TPM’s toxic masculinity takedown, wonderfully-constructed modern classic pop from Paddy Hanna, CMAT, Wyvern Lingo, Jackie Beverly, …... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2020 | by Brian Coney
Whew, talk about a busy New Music Friday. Here’s the very best Irish tracks from today – and the rest of the week – including Sinead O’Brien, God Knows, April, Magazines, Pillow Queens, SORBET and more. …... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2020 | by Brian Coney
From right across the island, here’s the very best Irish tracks of the week, featuring Róisín Murphy, Ciaran Lavery, Æ MAK, Ailbhe Reddy, Sam Comerford, Arvo Party and more Róisín Murphy – Something More (Soulwax Remix) …... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2020 | by Brian Coney
It’s been yet another stellar week for new releases in every corner of the island, boosted by today being the monthly Bandcamp Friday, which sees the platform waive all its own cuts – take that, Spotify. …... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2020 | by Kelly Doherty
Origins: The Story of Irish Hip Hop is a brand new documentary presented by Red Bull and Collective Films charting the development and growth of the Irish hip-hop movement over the last four decades. Multiple years …... Read More →
Published on August 28th, 2020 | by Stevie Lennox
From the sledgehammer riffing of Shifting, electronics of Son Zept and Marcus Woods, indie-pop returns by Æ MAK, Catalan and We Cut Corners, to arguably Ireland’s most exciting rising hip-hop star in Denise Chaila, check out this week’s round-up of best new Irish music. …... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2020 | by Brian Coney
From Kojaque, Paddy Hanna, ROE and Tolü Makay, to Wyvern Lingo, Bitch Falcon, Insideawave and beyond, here’s the very best Irish tracks released this week. Kojaque – Shmelly Tolü Makay – Don’t Let Go Insideawave – …... Read More →
Published on August 14th, 2020 | by Brian Coney
The music of Fixity, aka Irish multi-instrumentalist Dan Walsh, has always been perfectly thicket-like – a dense, sprawling mesh in which to get lost, happily stuck even. Since mid-2016, it’s been a conduit for all kinds …... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2020 | by H.R. Gibs
Where there is power there is often a breach of it. The past few years have been paramount for the entertainment industry’s beginning to open conversations surrounding power imbalance within its sectors. It is difficult to …... Read More →
