Boy, was this hard. To say this top 100 countdown could’ve very easily been a top 250 wouldn’t be anything resembling an overstatement. From start to finish, 2017 will go down as one of the most compelling years in Irish music in recent memory. Your move, 2018.
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50. Wood Burning Savages – Living Hell
49. Maija Sofia – Persephone
48. Group Zero – Pyramid of Light/Love And The Present
47. Ryan Vail & Jealous of the Birds – Love is a Crow
46. Floor Staff – A Love Sublime
45. Super Silly – Not Ready to Leave
44. Sister Ghost – The Final Grrrl
43. Rejjie Snow – Purple Tuesday
42. Junior Brother – Hungover at Mass
41. Autumns – You’re A Right Useless Cunt Aren’t You
40. Shrug Life – First World Problems
39. Arvo Party – Null Set
38. New Jackson – Put The Love In It
37. Tuath – Youth
36. Jafaris – If You Love Me
35. Eraser TV – Golden Boy
34. The Sunshine Factory – Cruelest Animal
33. Nomadic Rituals – Narrowing of the Light
32. Pillow Queens – Rats
31. Swimmers Jackson – Life’s Short (Embrace It)
30. Or:la – Kyoto Dance
29. Malojian – Battery
28. Carriages – Hardest Mile
27. And So I Watch You From Afar – All I Need Is Space
26. Rory Nellis – Wild
25. Slow Place Like Home – Echoes
24. Best Boy Grip – Molecular Individuals
23. Rusangano Family – Tea In A Pot
22. Paddy Hanna – Bad Boys
21. LOAH – This Heart
20. Our Krypton Son – Everything Reminds Me Of You
19. Alien She – Solitary
18. Cat Palace – Hey, the jazz is good tonight
17. Half Forward Line – One One
16. Myles Manley – Relax; Enjoy Your Night Upon The Town
15. Hot Cops – Weight
14. Soule – Good Life
13. I Am The Cosmos – Death Is Not The End
12. Fehdah – Like No Other
11. Wyvern Lingo – I Love You, Sadie
10. Bear Worship – Our Friends
9. New Pagans – Ode To None
8. Tandem Felix – Were You There (When They Crucified The Birthday Boy)?
7. Percolator – Crab Supernova
6. Autre Monde – Village of Loomers
5. Yankari – Enyimba
4. The Bonk – Cipher
3. Brigid Mae Power – Don’t Shut Me Up (Politely)
2. The Jimmy Cake – Tough Love Pt 1
1. Lankum – What Will We Do When We Have No Money
