• Limerick Music Documentary Out Of Place Selected for Irish Film Festival London

    October 18, 2022 - By 

    If you know anything about The Thin Air, you’ll likely know how much time we have for Limerick’s thriving music community. At the beating heart of it are various artists & creative conspirators who, together as Féile na Gréine, organise the city’s – and easily one of the island’s – best independent music & art festivals. But their good work doesn’t stop there. Next month, Out of Place, the debut feature-length documentary from the team behind the festival will feature as part of the official programme of the Irish Film Festival London. Directed by Graham Patterson, and starring Limerick artists Denise Chaila,…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 14th October

    October 14, 2022 - By 

    Taking in every corner of the island, here’s the very best tracks of the week from Aoife Wolf, Keeley, Moot Tapes, Kez, The Model Home and more. Aoife Wolf – The Wetlands Moot Tapes – Signs of Life: Part 4 Signs of Life: Part 4 by SSMMÜTT/Phil Christie April – Distraction Keeley – Totally Entranced EP Totally Entranced EP by Keeley The Model Home – Thinking Much Thinking Much by The Model Home Reevah – Call Me Up The Daisy Chain – Holibobs Kez – How Can You Not See Columbia Mills – Heart of a Nation Heart of a…

  • Monday Mixtape: Waldorf & Cannon

    October 1, 2022 - By 

    Off the back of their new single ‘Cut Loose’, Derry/Donegal alternative duo Waldorf & Cannon wax lyrical about some of their favourite tracks, featuring Osees, Pixies, Ty Segall, Link Wray, Devo and more Osees – Perm Act Been listening to this album flat out since it came out last month, they’ve really fuzz punked it up this time, the whole thing only lasts 22mins. Went to see them in the Button Factory recently, was the best gig I’ve been to since the last time I saw them. Probably the best band about now if you’re into that sort of thing…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 16th September

    September 16, 2022 - By 

    Dive into the best Irish music of this week from Gilla Band, Farah Elle, Joshua Burnside, Kynsy, Clara Tracey, Meljoann and more.  Photo by Mark McGuinness Gilla Band – Post Ryan Farah Elle – Laundry Elaine Mai & MuRli – Ready Calmea – I know now I didn’t know, what it meant to really go I know now I didn’t know, what it meant to really go by Calmea Thee U.F.O. – Ponderous Fug Ponderous Fug by Thee U.F.O Waldorf + Cannon – Cut Loose Krea – September Sun Joshua Burnside – Late Afternoon In The Meadow (1887) Kynsy – Simple Life…

  • Video Premiere: Waldorf & Cannon – Cut Loose

    September 16, 2022 - By 

    Few Irish acts have carved out a niche as distinctive as Waldorf & Cannon. Comprising Philip Wallace and Oisin Cannon, the Derry/Donegal duo’s alternative multi-instrumentalism has proven equal parts emphatic and earworming on singles including ‘Omit The Logic’ and ‘We Are Your Government’. New single ‘Cut Loose’ ups the ante and then some. Doubling up as the duo’s finest most potent single effort to date, the song explores the perils of 21st-century living and prescription medication addiction across four minutes. Produced and recorded by Wallace – or Waldorf – in his Co. Donegal studio earlier this year, it features additional guitar from…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 2nd September

    September 2, 2022 - By 

    On this Bandcamp no-fee Friday, dig into the best Irish music of the week from Junior Brother, New Pagans, F.R.U.I.T.Y., Celaviedmai, Phil Kieran, Arvo Party and more Junior Brother – The Great Irish Famine The Great Irish Famine by Junior Brother Padraig Cooney – Houses Centuries of Learning by Padraig Cooney Mount Palomar ft Joshua Burnside – Simmer Phil Kieran & Green Velvet – Enjoy The Day ‘Enjoy The Day’ by Phil Kieran & Green Velvet New Pagans – Better People F.R.U.I.T.Y. – Fruiterama FRUITERAMA by F.R.U.I.T.Y. Celaviedmai – Go Down Low Arvo Party – Suave Sauve by Arvo Party…

  • Monday Mixtape: Akrobat

    August 29, 2022 - By 

    Ahead of the release of their debut single ‘Basquiat’s Widow,’ Shane Regan and Paddy Lyons of Dublin indie/art-rock band Akrobat wax lyrical about some of their all-time favourite songs, featuring Sonic Youth, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Velvet Underground, Silverbacks and more Sonic Youth – Kool Thing This song bursts with gritty attitude and swings in Kim’s understated lyrics and vocals, Thurston’s wailing guitar lines and a bizarre cameo from Chuck D. It’s what true indie rock should be and the song is an unapologetic flag for the counter-culture. It sounds as fresh today as it was way back in 1990. The song is…

  • Mary Wallopers Announce Tour With New Single ‘Frost Is All Over’

    August 23, 2022 - By 

    Modern Dundalk trad icons The Mary Wallopers are set to return to the road following a hugely successful, outright decimation of UK and Irish stages and crowds last time around. To accompany this news, they’ve released a video for brand new single, ‘Frost Is All Over’, their update of the Irish folk song, taken from their forthcoming album – out in autumn. The band themselves say “Frost is All Over is a traditional Irish song about taking everything in your stride and not caring about what everyone says you should care about. We added the verse about landlords as we feel they are a sensitive sort who need reminding of how…

  • All Together Now 2022

    August 4, 2022 - By 

    Returning after its forced hiatus, Waterford’s All Together Now festival was back with a bang this weekend, bringing with it one of the most diverse and interesting lineups of any festival this summer. Armed with just his notes app and press pass  -and accompanied by the inimitable Celeste Burdon and her camera – Mike Ryan gives us a glimpse into the odyssey that engulfed Curraghmore Estate for the August bank holiday weekend. Photos by Celeste Burdon I arrive at All Together Now overburdened with probably unnecessary camping equipment, but just in time to catch the back half of The Altered…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 29th July

    July 29, 2022 - By 

    Dig into the very best Irish releases of the week, featuring Maija Sofia, FONDA, The Barbiturates, Kynsy and more Maija Sofia – O Theremin FONDA – Letting Go THUMPER – 25 Lōwli – Otherworld Various Artists – Bangers ‘N’ Pride! Bangers ‘N’ Pride! by Bangers & Mash Ups Kynsy – Love of Your Life The Barbiturates – Selection Box #2 Selection Box #2 by The Barbiturates April – 54321 CARRON – Lights Up