• Irish Tracks of the Week – April 29th

    April 29, 2022 - By 

    From improvised ambient works to midwestern emo bangers here are our tracks of the week, featuring Natalia Beylis, Mob Wife, Ailbhe Reddy, Daire Heffernan, Kyoto Love Hotel, Maria Kelly, Wallis Bird, Frank & Beans and more Natalia Beylis – tinch tinch by Natalia Beylis Daire Heffernan – Midwest Emo Ailbhe Reddy – Inhaling Mob Wife – Eat With Your Eyes Eat With Your Eyes by Mob Wife Frank & Beans – Nectar No More Nectar No More by Frank & Beans Kyoto Love Hotel – If We Had A Mind (April) Wallis Bird – Go Maria Kelly – Martha (postcards…

  • Mitski at Vicar Street, Dublin

    April 27, 2022 - By 

    A large white wooden door hangs in the centre of the stage. Five musicians dressed in black step into position. Mitski begins to sing a capella, her haunting vocals emanating from the wings while her band members take the stage. She appears dressed in long, white flowing garments. Immediately, the crowd are in awe. Beginning with ‘Love Me More’ and ‘Should Have Been Me,’ she circles the stage, frantically, as if searching for a lost lover. Airy organs float above a wall of sound, as a tight rhythm section cuts through layers of keys and synths. She races in a…

  • Track Record: Junior Brother

    April 25, 2022 - By 

    Co. Kerry experimental folk trailblazer Ronan Kealy aka Junior Brother handpicks a selection of records that have left an indelible imprint on his music and life Photo by Leah Carroll Planxty – The Woman I Loved So Well Whenever I stick this album on, without fail I become lost in its world of folk characters, and in its landscape of field, castle, ditch and twilight. The whistle tune at the end of the final song, ‘Little Musgrave’, is as close to the sound of ascending to heaven as I’ve ever heard on record. Kate Bush – Hounds of Love Like…

  • Monday Mixtape: Mob Wife

    April 25, 2022 - By 

    Chris Leckey, Carl Small and Wilson Davidson, aka Belfast indie-punk trio Mob Wife, share with us some of their strongest influences ahead of the release of their debut album Eat With Your Eyes this Friday. They launch their album at Ulster Sports Club for Asphyxia Promotions on May 12. Thee Oh Sees – Ticklish Warrior Carl: I first heard this song at a house party back in 2017 and instantly fell in love with this band and went out and bought a number of their records the following day. That very simple opening guitar line had me hooked and the band were very much a…