• Junior Brother and Kneecap Set For Live From Guerrilla Studios

    July 31, 2020 - By 

    The next line-up for Live From Guerrilla Studios has just been announced – and it’s a biggie. Following some breathtaking performances from the likes of Maija Sofia and The Bonk, episode three of the Dublin live-stream series on Thursday, August 6th will feature sets by Junior Brother and Belfast Hip-Hop trio Kneecap. Presented, as ever, by Ray Wingnut – and featuring Moojoo the Merch Monkey and resident DJ Djackulate, episode three will also feature specially commissioned videos by Silverbacks and Rising Damp. Things kick off, direct from the Live From Guerrilla Studios YouTube page, from 10pm.

  • Premiere: Dutch Schultz – Start Me

    July 30, 2020 - By 

    In March 2016, we hosted a show that would double up as the last we’d heard from Belfast alt-rock quartet Dutch Schultz in over four years. Blessedly, out of the blue, last month came a signal. Via trouncing new single, ‘Brutus’, the Willy Mundell-fronted foursome were back just when we needed them the most. Ahead of release tomorrow, we’re pleased to present the first look and listen to its follow-up, ‘Start Me’. The second single to be taken from the band’s forthcoming, Russ Russell-produced album, Friends Like Brutus, it’s a typically earworming effort tackling, in their worlds, “consumerism amid the pressures of…

  • Premiere: nimf – Cloudy Dreams

    July 30, 2020 - By 

    Hailing from Arklow in Co. Wicklow, the self-proclaimed “sugar-pop” performance of Aoibhin Redmond aka nimf filters vocals and theremin via a prismatic, deftly-produced sensibility. Having shined, live, at Whelan’s Ones To Watch, as well as the likes of Arcadian Field Festival, The Button Factory and BIMM Midnight Hour in Whelans, her craft is an open invitation to escape everyday waking life and to yield to the more phantasmal side of one’s mind. With nods to artists including Yaeji, Kero Kero Bonito, and CHAI, her sound feels just as comparable to the likes of Tune-Yards and Micachu & The Shapes. It’s…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – July 24th

    July 24, 2020 - By 

    From Kyoto Love Hotel, JyellowL and Uly, to Brién, Sinead O’Brien and Shifting, here’s the very best Irish tracks released this week. Kyoto Love Hotel – Machine Brién – At Night DIY VOL. 1 by Brién Shifting – The Bland Leading the Bland Sorcha Richardson – Don’t Talk About It JyellowL – Doesn’t Feel Like Uly – i don’t need to understand Sinead O’Brien – Strangers In Danger Kilgour – Corners Aislinn Logan – Look, I’m Flyin’

  • Track Record: Gnarkats

    July 23, 2020 - By 

    In the latest installment of Track Record, Belfast alt-rock threesome Gnarkats reveal some of their all-time favourite records, from David Bowie, My Bloody Valentine and St. Vincent, to Talking Heads, Stevie Wonder and Phoebe Bridgers. Photos by Niall Fegan. David Bowie – Low I’ve a lot of favourite Bowie albums but this one has to be my number 1. I loved how he just released something completely different from his last album ’Station To Station’ and was embracing Brian Eno’s ambient influences, especially on the second half of the album, which I think is amazing! He split an album in…

  • Video Premiere: Proper Micro NV – So Much To Give & Live For

    July 21, 2020 - By 

    Back in May, Limerick experimental electronic artist Rory Hall aka Proper Micro NV delivered hands down one of his strongest efforts to date. Taken from his forthcoming new album – a released in which Hall says he has set to  “push the boundaries a little bit” – ‘So Much To Give & Live For’ was warped and propulsive in all the right places. Today, we’re pleased to present a first look at the track’s accompanying seven-minute-long video. Speaking about the video, Hall said, “When considering the visual aspect of this new collection of tracks, I definitely wanted to go a little bit…

  • Maija Sofia and Myles Manley Set For Live From Guerrilla Studios

    July 20, 2020 - By 

    Following a stellar first episode in the company of The Bonk and John Francis Flynn earlier this month, Live From Guerrilla Studios have announced its line-up for its forthcoming second installment. As well as resident DJ Djackulate, host Ray Wingnut and merch monkey Moojoo, long-time TTA favourites Maija Sofia and Myles Manley will perform live on Thursday, July 23rd. We’re also reliably informed that Post Punk Podge will also make some form of an apperance. Things kick off at 10pm. Subscribe to the Live from Guerrilla Studios YouTube channel here.

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – July 17th

    July 17, 2020 - By 

    See in the weekend with the very best Irish tracks released this week, from Silverbacks, Nealo & Uly, to Swimmers Jackson God Knows featuring BONY & MuRli. God Knows (feat. BONY & MuRli) – We Move The Needle Who’s Asking? II EP by God Knows Nealo & Uly – You Can’t Go Home Again Silverbacks – Drink It Down Fad by Silverbacks Swimmers Jackson – Birthday Girl Bitch Falcon – Gaslight The Zang – Football Sundays Comrade Hat – Summer of Glove

  • The Kino in Cork Set To Reopen With The Mary Wallopers, Junior Brother and More

    July 13, 2020 - By 

    The Kino is the latest Irish music venue set to re-open following lockdown. As well as reopening its café from 8pm Monday, July 20th, the Cork venue will host its first live event on Friday, July 24th. Ahead of further gig announcements in the coming weeks, the line-up for the July 24th show will feature The Tan Jackets‘ Rock and Roll Revue Show. Elsewhere, Junior Brother plays the venue on Saturday, July 25th, and Dundalk’s finest The Mary Wallopers will play a two-night stint on July 31st and August 1st. This show will be broadcast live via a multi-camera set-up.  And for the…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – July 10th

    July 10, 2020 - By 

    From The Bonk, Wyvern Lingo, Jehnova and Elaine Mai, to CATALAN!, luthorist, Brién and Gemma Bradley, here’s the very best Irish songs released this week, all in one place. Wyvern Lingo – Don’t Say It The Bonk – Fool Me Twice CATALAN! – Roussillon Serenade Brién – Sundriede Sundried by Brién Jehnova – All In Elaine Mai – Somewhere Else Gemma Dunleavy – Stop The Lights luthorist – kxflip Our Krypton Son – Arbor Bird Vivid Dreamer – This Is Not Living Gemma Bradley – Obsessed