Ahead of our annual Top 50 Irish Releases of the Year (that is to say EPs, compilations, reissues & albums) list later this week, we’re counting down our Top 100 Irish Tracks of 2019 daily. While we always say it, we had a hard time cutting down the list – however, we hope this list will highlight the ongoing mission to promote island-wide solidarity between musicians and listeners alike, turning you on to something you otherwise might never have listened to, whether that be hip-hop loaded with kitchen sink realism, fist-clenched DIY LK indie rock, boundary-crushing experimental composition, or any flavour in between. And rather than giving the game away too soon, we’ve opted for the age-old descending option, starting with 100-76. Dig in.
100. Royal Yellow – Aruba
99. Caoilian Sherlock – Shades of You
98. Bouts – Passing Through
97. VerseChorusVerse – Hold On
96. Hex Hue – Numbers
95. Myles McCormack – When
94. Saint Sister – Is It Too Early (Kilmainham)
93. Participant – Medicine
92. Angular Hank – I Don’t Always Like You
91. Rory Nellis – When I Sleep
90. Joel Harkin – Thought I’d Go Home
89. Malojian – DIRT
88. Jackie Beverly – Talk It Through
87. Oranges – Upside Upside
86. Eoin Dolan – Sheena
85. Stefan Murphy – Dry Cider
84. No Oil Paintings – Something Like The Truth
83. Laurie Shaw – Had To Swerve
82. Sissy – Not In My Head
81. Orla Gartland – Why Am I Like This
80. Arborist – Taxi
79. Citrus Fresh – DiCaprio//Antenna
78. JYellowL – True Colours
77. Hey Rusty – From The Boardwalk (Where I Must Go)
