Elaine Howley, Search Results, NewDad, Tolü Makay, YINYANG, Anthony Layde and others all hit the mark this week, but let’s not kid ourselves. The real headline is Mark McCabe, back behind the decks with the 25th anniversary of our de facto national anthem, ‘Maniac 2000’. Sambuca? Mark McCabe – Maniac 2000 (25th Anniversary Edition)
Fresh from a 25-date run supporting Alison Moyet, Iona Zajac finds herself at a powerful threshold. A singular voice in contemporary folk, she’s about to step into an even brighter spotlight, joining The Pogues as vocalist on their sold-out UK tour, which kicks off today, before heading stateside later this year. And while the stages keep growing, so too does her voice – fierce, precise and haunted by light. Off the back of her sublime single ‘Summer,’ and with new music around the corner, spoke to her about stillness and intensity, funeral marches and murder ballads, and why singing with…
For over a quarter of a century, Cian Ó Cíobháin’s An Taobh Tuathail has been an almighty force in Irish broadcasting and a nightly dispatch from the edges of sound. First aired on 1st May 1999, the show has long operated as RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s flagship for leftfield and alternative music, delivering everything from ambient drift and avant-pop to underground techno and wayward folk. Presented in Irish but universal in scope, ATT has steadily, and ever increasingly built a reputation as one of the most vital and visionary radio shows on this island – and far beyond it. This…
Dive into the very best Irish music of the week, featuring Junior Brother, AM Shanley, Stratford Rise, Hamer Place, Charlie Hanlon, Maria Somerville and more. Photo by Ellius Grace Junior Brother – Small Violence AM Shanley – AMERICAN VANILLA AMERICAN VANILLA by AM Shanley Stratford Rise – Gunshow Hamer Place – Gerry’s Retired Gerry’s Retired by Hamer Place Charlie Hanlon – Foreshadowing Maria Somerville – Projection Cathal Francis – Snowblind Snowblind by Cathal Francis Dose – After This After This by Dose Cliffords – Dungarvan Bay Offica – Go Mo Laura Duff – Fondness Of You DREAM BOY – Ivory…
Dive into brand new gems from God Knows, M(h)aol, Nerves, VARO featuring Lankum’s Ian Lynch, YARD, RUÁ and Skinner Photo by Yana Babkina God Knows – The Observer Feat. Dreddy M(h)aol – I Miss My Dog Nerves – Dirty Fingers VARO feat Ian Lynch – Sweet Liberty RUÁ – Forbidden Pleasures Skinner – Eisbär (Grauzone Cover) YARD – Slumber
Off the back of his sublime debut album, Loner, Donegal alt-folk artist Declan McClafferty aka Ramper talks us through some of his all-time favourite songs – from Kate Bush and the Bothy Band, to Dylan, Villagers and beyond. Photo by Joe Doherty Bob Dylan – Girl From The North Country I think this was the first song that pulled me out of listening to music through the prism of what the guitars were doing. I got a bit obsessed with the simplicity of it – acoustic, vocal, harmonica. Dylan is like a big hole. If you get stuck in there…
With their debut LP All Smiles Tonight due in a couple of months, Poor Creature headlined Whelan’s in Dublin with support from Nev Clay. Photos by Erin Plaice.
Belfast trio Chalk capping off their Conditions tour with a triumphant show at Whelans in Dublin. Support by Makeshift Art Bar. Photos by Matt Gorman.
You know the drill. New Irish music, none of it shite. Myles Manley – Jeremiaaad 2 // Aran Jumper We’re putting on Myles Manley along with Garden Centre and the Daisy Chain at the Ulster Sports Hall in Belfast on Friday, 18th April. Tickets are here Poor Creature – The Whole Town Knows Paddy Hanna – Oylegate Oylegate by Paddy Hanna Morgana – Power Cuts Alpha Chrome Yayo – Promise Mascot Agency Mineral Stunting – Come Rain Come Shine Come Rain Come Shine by Mineral Stunting Mob Wife – Make You Rich Hotgirl – The Stink 1000 Beasts – Spiral…
The inaugural outing of new Athlone music and arts festival, CROÍLÁR, featuring sets by Aoife Nessa Frances, Shiv, Rory Sweeney & Pippa Molony, Ellen O’Meara, Tolu Makay, David Kitt, Mohammad Syfkhan, Junior Brother, Kez and more. Photos by Ian Davies.