Dig into the very best Irish releases of the week, from Cardinals, Cosign and Morgana, to A. Smyth, Ahmed, With Love., and beyond Cardinals – Big Empty Heart Cosign – Bagpuss Bagpuss by cosign Morgana – Party Killer George Houston – The Original Death Card A. Smyth – Hello Goliath Hello Goliath by A. Smyth Madams Last Discovery – WASTE DUG – Livelong Day Foreign Mornings – Born To Be This Way Luke McGuinness – Far Out Woo Woo Kendino & Deleon feat. Sushee – Rust Ahmed, With Love. – Bedroom Bullies’ feat. Kibo & Lil Skag Sexy Tadhg –…

Off the back of the long-awaited eighth studio album, More, PULP stopped off at 3Arena last night for arguably their most triumphant Irish show to date. Photo by Ian Davies

It’s another stacked one for new Irish music. Dive into the best new releases from The Altered Hours, Junior Brother, BICEP, Mob Wife and more Photo by Alain Bib The Altered Hours – Lay There With You The Altered Hours by The Altered Hours Junior Brother – Welcome To My Mountain Mob Wife – ROT Hhh feat. Muckno – Leprauchans Leprauchans(Feat Muckno) by hhh, Muckno Rún – Terror Moon BICEP – Brillo AILSHA – Good Looking Girl, Awful Music VERA – Skinbag how r u – slipping away Junk Drawer – Days of Heaven Days Of Heaven by Junk Drawer…

Having just released his masterful new single ‘Joyful, Joyful,’ Derry artist Caolán Austin reflects on some of his all-time favourite music, from Bill Evans and DJ Shadow, to Pinback, Steve Reich and beyond.   Vegyn – The Path Less Travelled Vegyn, in my estimation, is one of the most exciting producers around at the moment. An audible descendant from Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada and all of that glitchy good stuff; he makes beautiful electronic music that captures this really raw and beautiful feeling. My good friend Stephen McCauley introduced me to this song and I’ve been obsessed with Vegyn’s…

Dive into this week’s best new music, including full-length releases from Acid Granny, AOIBHA, Francesca O, Cliffords, Monday’s Child, and Curtisy, alongside fresh singles by RUÁ, Caolán Austin, Cruel Sister, Rory Sweeney with Saoirse Miller, RÓIS & Ristéard ÓhAodha, and more. Acid Granny – Our Husband Our Husband by Acid Granny Rory Sweeney w/ Saoirse Miller, RÓIS & Ristéard ÓhAodha – Entrance Places Francesca O – Cortado Francesca O – Cortado by Nyahh Records Monday’s Child – Modern Affair Caolán Austin – Joyful, Joyful AOIBHA – Insignificance RUÁ – Sunrise (The ghost of me loves the ghost of you) Cruel…

Two of the very best Irish releases of the year so far from Stratford Rise and Search Results, and essential new tracks by Thumper, Monday’s Child, Laura Duff, Foreign Mornings and more. Stratford Rise – Stratford Rise Stratford Rise by Stratford Rise Search Results – Go Mutant Go Mutant by Search Results Thumper – The Drip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Tsig43okIs Monday’s Child – In My Own Time Laura Duff – Sea Legs Foreign Mornings – Born to Be This Way Born To Be This Way by Foreign Mornings Daithí and Sinead White – Can’t Even Tell Me For Those I Love – Of…

Ennis, Co. Clare singer-songwriter and filmmaker Susan O’Neill, live at Vicar Street in Dublin. Photos by David McEneaney.

The highly-anticipated second LP by M(h)aol, the debut collaborative album from Confirmation Setup, aka Paul Morrin and Dunk Murphy, and essential new releases by YARD, Our Krypton Son, Tebi Rex (IRELAND IS NOT FULL!) and more. M(h)aol – Something Soft Something Soft by M(h)aol AOIBHA – Saturn’s Return Saturn's Return by AOIBHA Confirmation Getup – Style Time Style Time by Confirmation Getup Our Krypton Son – Trouble in Ward 4 Trouble In Ward 4 by Our Krypton Son YARD – YARD YARD by YARD Brigid Mae Power – Silver Strand Tapes Silver Strand Tapes by Brigid Mae Power Tebi Rex…