Premiere: Robin Olly James – Red Tor
April 14th, 2021 | by Brian Coney
As the bassist in Galway DIY metal/hardcore five-piece Ilenkus, Robin Olly James has played his part in melting a fair few …
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Premiere: Strange Boy – Waiting
April 14th, 2021 | by Brian Coney
A self-proclaimed “1000-year-old poet channelling through the body of a young man from Limerick,” Strange Boy (FKA Jonen Dekay) is well and truly …
Premiere: Comrade Hat – Deep Sleep
March 29th, 2021 | by The Thin Air
Shapeshifting Derry-based musical polymath Neil Burns, aka Comrade Hat has just announced details of his new album, Old Gods, Vol. 1, which is …
Video Premiere: Invaderband – I Won’t Remember You
March 23rd, 2021 | by Brian Coney
One of the most idiosyncratic garage/art-rock propositions anywhere on the island, Invaderband is the music-making moniker of Derry-based Mancunian Adam Leonard. …
EP Premiere: Christopher Hockey – Closed System
February 18th, 2021 | by Brian Coney
Bearing the subtle influence of shoegaze and electronic music, Christopher Hockey is a Cork indie-pop artist swiftly on the rise. …
Video Premiere: Pretty Happy – Salami
February 11th, 2021 | by Brian Coney
We last heard from Cork art-punk threesome Pretty Happy early last year with the release of their single ‘Shmuck’. It …
Premiere: An Cárthach – ARBATAX
January 27th, 2021 | by Brian Coney
An Cárthach is the music-making moniker of Cork beatmaker and producer Diarmait Mac Cárthaigh. Arriving off the back of debut …
Premiere: Gaze is Ghost – Wild Geese/Feather and Bone
January 26th, 2021 | by Brian Coney
We’re calling it now: 2021 is the year of Gaze is Ghost. The recording moniker of Northern Irish musician Laura McGarrigle, …
Premiere: Boyfrens – Kiss Dance Sweat Move
January 21st, 2021 | by Brian Coney
The songwriting and production project of Dublin-based artist Jack Hevey, the music of Boyfrens strikes a slick midpoint between tightly-produced electronica …
Video Premiere: Songs of Green Pheasant – Lucy Says
December 8th, 2020 | by Brian Coney
Over the years Galway imprint Rusted Rail have specialised in putting out a mottled array of homespun sounds. Their latest …
