Fast-rising Brooklyn-based quartet Crumb will play Dublin next year. Having just released their second album, Ice Melt, the Lila Ramani-fronted psych-rock band will wrap up their European tour at the Workman’s Club on 30th March 2022. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, May 14. Check out the band’s recent single ‘BNR’ below.
Over the last few months, Dublin-based artist Aoife McCann aka Æ MAK has well & truly ramped up her perfectly unpredictable brand of future pop. Off the back of her class Class Exercises EP, and the euphoric visuals for ‘New Friend,’ Brian Coney talks to her about the cyclical nature of pop, winning the praises of Jamie XX, her upcoming debut album & more. Photo by Anastasia Metluka Hey Aoife. Congratulations on ‘New Friend’. For our money, it’s easily one of the Irish tracks of the years so far. How was the writing and recording of this track for you?…
If you are in any way au fait with TTA, you’ll know our time for Cork psych heroes The Altered Hours is pretty much untold. Whether consistently pushing forward in the studio or killing it live, the band has been a vital presence in Irish music over the last few years. Indeed, if this Inbound piece from eight (!) years ago is anything to go by, we’ve been smitten with the band for a while now. Last month brought the news that the band are once more setting out their stall as stalwarts of the scene, both in Cork and further…
Running until May 16th, this year’s NI Mental Health Arts Fest has brought together a programme of varied, vivid arts events that aim to create a platform for high-quality artwork that deals compassionately and intelligently with mental health. Among the highlights so far is new music from Belfast drone pop septet Documenta. Taken from the Joe Greene-fronted band’s forthcoming double LP, Drone Pop #3, ‘Silverwood’ captures the band’s craft at its most carefully woven. D eft and darkly in all the right places, the seven-minute track is accompanied with a stellar video by Belfast filmmaker, photographer and occasional TTA contributor Colm…
The always reliably excellent Shellac are returning to Ireland. Having last played the Dublin in 2017, the Steve Albini-fronted trio will stop off at Dolan’s Warehouse in Limerick on April 26th and Dublin’s Button Factory on April 27th and 29th 2022. Tickets for the shows, which are promoted by Seoda Shows, Foggy Notions and U:Mack are on sale here and here. Revisit At Action Park below.
On this glorious Bandcamp no-fee Friday, here are the very best Irish tracks and releases of the week, including Arvo Party, Fears, Stella, Art of Algebra, Joshua Burnside, Cryan x Uladh, Hex Hue, Loner Deluxe, Exhalers, Bantam, Alpha Chrome Yayo, Jordan Nocturne and more. Arvo Party – Devotions IV Devotions IV by Arvo Party Stella – you are here Art of Algebra – The Next Super-CME Under A Different Light by Art of Algebra Conor McCafferty – Bizwoozi EP Bizwoozi EP by Conor McCafferty Robocobra Quartet – Live Tape 1 Live Tape #1 by Robocobra Quartet Hex Hue – Aquiver…
Two years ago, Irish singer-songwriter Ódu marked her arrival with the sublime noir-pop of ‘The Feeling‘. Two years on, the Bray-based artist has returned with a track that fully underscores her promise as one of the country’s most distinctive pop propositions. Conjuring La Roux and inspired by the vulnerability of Mitski’s ‘Nobody’, it has Irish pop track of the summer all over it. In fact, if there’s any justice in the world, expect to hear this in Centras and bank queues up and down the country next month. Speaking about the track, she said, “I really wanted that style of rhythm guitar that…
It’s been yet another banner week for Irish music. Dig into the best new sounds of the past seven days below, featuring new sounds from Ships, The Altered Hours, Villagers, TOYGIRL, Kojaque, Smoothboi Ezra and more The Altered Hours – All Amnesia All Amnesia by The Altered Hours Villagers – The First Day Ships – One to the Ward TOYGIRL – Water Kojaque – Town’s Dead SORBET – Only For The Young feat. Arborist BANYAH – Black Fires Pretty Happy – Sea Sea Sea Smoothboi Ezra – Stuck Seba Safe – Map Runner Amerik – Bouquet EP Bouquet by Amerik…
Having featured countless Irish artists of every conceivable mode over the years, we feel we’re pretty on the ball when recognising when a new act is destined for seismic things in the future. Dublin alt-pop artist Cat is one of those artists. Released last month, her debut single ‘Slipping’ is a feat of subtlety and pure, melodic poise. Taking centre stage is an extraordinary voice that we can’t wait to hear more of. Speaking about her approach to songwriting, Cat said: “I want to normalise the right to being emotional and unapologetic in your art and represent anyone out there who has ever felt judged for doing…
Django Django are set to make their return to Ireland in October. The London art-rock band will kick off a European tour at an Open House-promoted show at Belfast’s Limelight on Saturday, 9 October 2021. The following night, the band will stop off at Dublin’s Academy for a show hosted by Selective Memory. Support on both shows come from Pictish Trail. Tickets are priced £24.50 and €28.50 respectively and go on sale via Open House and Selective Memory on Friday, April 23. Check out the band’s new single featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg below.