• Guided By Voices – Motivational Jumpsuit

    February 26, 2014 - By 

    Another year, another Guided By Voices record. You should know the score by now: 20 tracks, few of which break the two minute mark, filled with song fragments, little moments of beauty, and the occasional full-fledged composition. In this regard, the new GBV album is little different from its predecessors, surfing on the comfortable wave they’ve been on since they arrived re-invigorated from the wilderness with the release of Let’s Go Eat The Factory in January 2012. None of which is to say that it’s in any way a bad record. On the contrary, it’s an album that rarely has…

  • No Tomorrow Launch @ Voodoo, Belfast

    February 25, 2014 - By 

    We launch of brand new gig/club night NO TOMORROW at Voodoo Belfast this Saturday, March 1. Headlining on the night is fast-rising Dublin noise rock quartet Girl Band (above), an act whose ferocious latest single ‘Lawman’ seduced Pitchfork, The Quietus and many others aside. Support on the night comes in the form of hugely promising Belfast/Dublin garage quartet CRUISING and a DJ set from the one and only Not Squares. The Thin Air DJs will also be delivering an abundance of tunes throughout the night. A plenitude of awesome visuals will also be on display on the night, the first…

  • Watch: Malibu Shark Attack – Better Off As Friends

    February 24, 2014 - By 

    Featuring a heartbroken BeeMickSee, transatlantic indie-rap group Malibu Shark Attack  have released their first music video, for ‘Better Off As Friends’. Set for release on March 17 via No Dancing, the single features vocals from Dudley Colley of Dublin three-piece The Dudley Corporation. According to the band’s Soundcloud page, the video “shares the turmoil and heartache in the loss of some of [our] most-loved groups. From The Undertones and Sleater-Kinney to The Streets and ABBA. [We] want you to remember one thing. No matter what happens, you’ll always have the albums. As long as you don’t smash them up”. Malibu Shark Attack…

  • Watch: We Cut Corners – Best Friend

    February 24, 2014 - By 

    Set to play our new gig/club night, No Tomorrow, on May 3, Dublin indie rock duo We Cut Corners have revealed the beautifully animated video for their single, ‘Best Friend’. Following on from the release of ‘YKK’ and ‘Every Thief’, the track is taken from the band’s forthcoming second album, Think Nothing.  The video for the single was created by Kijeki/Adamski. Watch the video for ‘Best Friend’ below!

  • Premiere: The Twenty – You Can’t Be Lonely Forever

    February 24, 2014 - By 

    The first installment of a new two-single release, Belfast-based, Derry-derived alt/punk band The Twenty have unveiled the video for ‘You Can’t Be Lonely Forever’. A cover of the Bam Bam and the Calling original – written by Paul PJ McCartney from the band – the cover features the Twenty’s ever-inimitable, Colm Warren-fronted punk snarl and proves suitably stripped-back homage. The Twenty will release their own original follow-up single to the track next week, titled ‘Have You Seen Her?’ Watch the video to ‘You Can’t Be Lonely Forever’ below.

  • St. Vincent @ The Olympia

    February 24, 2014 - By 

    The Olympia Theatre quickly fills up as Slow Skies take to the stage as tonight’s warm-up for the impending spectacle of St Vincent. Possibly to make the latter’s immaculate stage set up possible, the former are down to headcount of three, and squeezed to the front of the stage. With the reduced set up, all the pressure is on the delicately soaring voice of Karen Sheridan (below) to carry them into the attention of the waiting crowd. After a slightly nervous start, she settles into the new surroundings and by the time they swell into on the shore (the lead…

  • Watch: Mojo Fury – Iris Influential

    February 24, 2014 - By 

    Having already besot us the singles ‘Original Bird’ and ‘The Difference Between’, Lisburn alt-rock band Mojo Fury have unveiled the video to ‘Iris Influential, their latest single to be taken from their second studio album. Directed by Daniel Holmes, the video features the Mike Mormecha-fronted band luring zombie-like aficionados from the night to revel in the track’s masterfully understated cosmic groove. Mojo Fury play Belfast’s Limelight 2 on Thursday, March 6. Win tickets to the show here. Watch the video for ‘Iris Influential’ below.

  • Instatour: Slow Skies

    February 22, 2014 - By 

    Instatour finally returns this year with Dublin based indie folk band Slow Skies on their recent tour with James Vincent McMorrow. Check out the photos from their travels below!

  • The 1975 @ Ulster Hall, Belfast

    February 21, 2014 - By 

    “Do you like cabbage and bacon?” and “Will you go to my formal with me?” are just a sample of the rather odd questions posed to Matthew Healy and Adam Hann from The 1975, by a giggle of teenage girls. The Thin Air was at a local radio station to see a private acoustic set prior to their headline slot in the Ulster Hall. We were the oldest people there. While the band played quite beautiful acoustic versions of their singles ‘Sex’ and ‘Chocolate’, their fans snapped photos excitedly, making us slightly sad that their full attention wasn’t focused on what…