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The Thin Air’s Top 100 Irish Tracks of 2016 (#49-1)

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Well, there we have it: twelve months, innumerable tracks, and – despite the mild trauma it has incurred having to do it all over again – our top 100 Irish tracks of the year. It wasn’t easy but we got there, y’know? Go here for #100-75 and here for #74-50. Your move, 2017.

49. Roisin Murphy – Ten Miles High

48. Ships – Around This World

47. Jealous of the Birds – Tonight I Feel Like Kafka

46. R51 – Elephant

45. Hiva Oa – Seskinore

44. Galants – Evergreen

43. Saint Sister – Tin Man

42. Arborist – I Heard Him Leaving

41. Conor Mason – On The Surface

40. Daithi feat Sinead White – Love’s On Top

39. Oh Joy – Bless You

38. Son of the Hound – I.O.U.

37. Overhead The Albatross – Indie Rose

36. Talos – Your Love Is An Island

35. Windings – Stray Dogs

34. So Cow – Asleep On A Bus

33. I Am The Cosmos – Letting It Go

32. The Gloaming – Fáinleog

31. Ryan Vail – Wounds

30. Solar Bears – Wild Flowers

29. New Pagans – I Could Die

28. Beach – Ono Noh

27. Wyvern Lingo – Used

26. Documenta – Love As A Ghost

25. Tomorrows – Lost Weekend

24. Adultrock – Push & Pull

23. Hare Squead – If I Ask

22. Cian Nugent – Lost Your Way

21. Feather – Like No Other

20. Pale Rivers – August 6th

19. Bantum & Loah – Take It

18. Girl Band – In Plastic

17. Naoise Roo – Whore

16. Ciaran Lavery – Okkervil River

15. Enemies – itsallwaves

14. Shrug Life – Your Body

13. New Pope – The Claddagh

12. Slomatics – Electric Breath

11. Lisa Hannigan – A Prayer For The Dying

10. Gross Net – Still Life

9. The Altered Hours – Silver Leather

8. Robyn G Shiels – If I Were Thy Demon

7. FONDA – Dreaming

6. Tuath – Who Do You Want Me To Be?

5. J Cowhie – Long Way Home

4. Rusangano Family – Lights On

3. Robocobra Quartet – Correct

2. Katie Kim – Ghosts

1. Oh Boland – Where’s The Beach?