• Video Premiere: Invaderband – Handcuffed Man Shoots Himself

    July 15, 2021 - By 

    As the North’s premier – and most downright consistent – art-punk proposition, Invaderband have always delivered. Fronted by Adam Leonard, and featuring the likes of TTA favourite Chris McConaghy, AKA Our Krypton Son, the Derry quartet honour the lineage of (not to mention put their own twist on) post-punk more than any overhyped clan of boys from the Pale ever could. You need not look much further than the band’s new single ‘Handcuffed Man Shoots Himself’. Conjuring everyone from Gang of Four and Swell Maps, to Stranglers and early Blur, it’s a stellar anti-anthem on police brutality that distils Invaderband’s equal parts…

  • Eels Set For Belfast and Dublin

    July 13, 2021 - By 

    Eels are set to return to Belfast and Dublin. The Mark ‘E’ Oliver Everett-led band will kick off their Lockdown Hurrican tour with shows at Belfast’s Telegraph Building on March 11 and Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on March 12. Speaking about the shows, E said, “We’ve got a lot of pent-up energy from all the time spent cooped-up and unable to rock. It’s going to be an extra-special treat this time. We always have the greatest time playing live, but this is gonna get crazy. Attendees will want to keep their cameras rolling, because we may explode.” Tickets are priced from €45.05 and go on sale on Friday,…

  • Watch: Parnell March – Therapy

    July 13, 2021 - By 

    Originally from the small village of Camlough in Co. Armagh, Dylan Galloghly, aka Parnell March, has called Perth, Australia home since 2006. This week, he emerges as a contender via the finely-woven electronica of ‘Therapy,’ the lead track from his forthcoming debut album, Ozone Parade. Across four-and-a-half minutes concocts a subtly propulsive, vocoder-heavy gem that evokes everyone from Fujiya & Miyagi and Trans Am to Belfast dance-punk legends Not Squares. Lyrically focusing on how, “connection, agency and affection are primary human needs that also generally align with successful psychotherapy,” the song’s accompanying video – which touches upon body image and wellness, as well as psychological and psychiatric…

  • Tori Amos Set For Dublin and Cork Shows

    July 9, 2021 - By 

    Tori Amos is set to play Dublin and Cork next year. As part of a forthcoming European tour, the U.S. singer-songwriter will play Cork’s Opera House on March 17 and the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on March 18. Tickets go on sale next Friday (July 16) at 10 AM. Revisit a stone-cold Tori Amos classic below.

  • St. Vincent Set For Dublin Show

    July 7, 2021 - By 

    St. Vincent is coming back to Dublin. Off the back of the release of her sixth studio album, Daddy’s Home, Annie Clark will play Fairview Park in Dublin on June 26. Marking her first date in the city since a two-night residency at the Olympia Theatre in 2017, the show doubles as her biggest Irish headliner to date. Tickets are priced at €49.90 and go on sale on Friday, July 9th at 10am. Read our review of Daddy’s Home here.

  • Einstürzende Neubauten To Play Dublin

    July 7, 2021 - By 

    Einstürzende Neubauten are set to play Dublin next summer. The Berlin industrial legends will take over the National Concert Hall on July 3rd, 2022. It marks the Blixa Bargeld-fronted outfit’s first show in the city in 17 years. Tickets are priced €48.50 and go on sale tomorrow (Thursday, July 8th) at 10 am.

  • New Online Initiative for Northern Irish Music, Music Connections, Launches

    July 2, 2021 - By 

    A new online initiative championing Northern Irish music has launched. Off the back of news that live music can return to the north from July 5th, Music Connections is a central online hub created to support the development and growth of NI’s diverse and talented music sector. As well as featuring information on evcents, funding opportunities, health services and the latest funding opportunities, the website will also signpost musicians, freelancers, music organisations and music businesses towards vital information to support their career. In a statement, Lynne Best of The Fourth Pillar said, “The music sector in Northern Ireland has a…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – July 2nd

    July 2, 2021 - By 

    It’s been another big week for new Irish music, with tracks and albums coming from all over the country from emerging artists and established favorites. Dig into new releases from the Altered Hours, Aonair, Villagers, Maria Kelly, Zizou, Erica Cody and more. The Altered Hours – Radiant Wound Radiant Wound by The Altered Hours Aonair – Your Man Your Man by Aonair John Francis Flynn – My Son Tim Villagers – So Simpatico Maria Kelly – Good Enough Zizou – Piecemeal Pieces zizou band · Piecemeal Pieces Cubs – River of Amber​/​Frozen Waterfall River of Amber/Frozen Waterfall by Cubs Rónán…

  • Caribou Set For Vicar Street Return

    June 30, 2021 - By 

    Caribou is coming back to Vicar Street. The Canadian composer, otherwise Dan Snaith, will return to play Dublin venue on January 19, 2022. Marking the first Caribou show there since 2014 (and what a show it was), it comes a few months ahead of a date at Iveagh Gardens in the summer of 2022. Tickets go on sale on Friday (July 2nd) at 9am.

  • Monday Mixtape: smallmint

    June 28, 2021 - By 

    smallmint frontman Andrew Cameron-Braithwaite guides us through his all-time favourite songs, from Big Thief, Six Star Hotel, Pinegrove, Pedro the Lion and more. Pinegrove – Old Friends I saw Pinegrove play the Limelight in Belfast in 2016, on the recommendation of our drummer, who very correctly thought that they would be right up my street. I knew that night that they were one of my new favourite bands, and they’ve been a massive influence on me ever since. This song has amazing lyrics, beautifully weird guitar chords and just the right amount of a Country lilt. Big Thief – Mary…