Noted Led Zeppelin fans Greta Van Fleet with support from Mt. Joy, live at 3Arena in Dublin. Photos by Jane Donnelly
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Maija Sofia with support from Meabh McKenna at The Good Room at Coughlans in Cork. Photos by Erin Plaice
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Kojaque with support from Monjola, live at Vicar Street in Dublin. Photos by Harry Rich
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It’s another stacked week for new Irish music. Delve into the best albums and singles of the last seven days from Joel Harkin, Nealo, pôt-pot, Akrobat, Stefan Murphy and more Joel Harkin – Sham Supermarket Sham Supermarket by Joel Harkin Nealo – November Medicine November Medicine by NEALO pôt-pot – No Friends Akrobat – Verlaine Stefan Murphy – Athlete of Seoul Sprints – Shadow of a Doubt Moon Landing – Blink Once and Miss the World Go By Blink Once and Miss the World Go By by Moon Landing Aoibha – Muddy Water
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Delve into the very best new singles and albums of the week from Pillow Queens, David Holmes, John Francis Flynn, Phil Kieran, Alpha Chrome Yayo and more Pillow Queens – Suffer David Holmes – Blind on a Galloping Horse David Holmes ft. Raven Violet – ‘Blind On A Galloping Horse’ by David Holmes Rachael Lavelle – Big Dreams Big Dreams by Rachael Lavelle Phil Kieran – The Strand Cinema Live Nealo, Morgana, Uly, Rach – Cereal Alpha Chrome Yayo – Heart Engine Heart Engine by Alpha Chrome Yayo Two Nice Catholic Boys – Never Wonder John Francis Flynn – Kitty…
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Formed in 2020 as a collaborative music project between writer and illustrator Ruairí McCann and writer and filmmaker Maximilien Luc Proctor, Two Nice Catholic Boys smudged the lines between avant-garde pop and spectral ambience on two LPs, Cities in Stitches and Seconds, last year. It’s a wonderfully rewarding arc that the McCann and Proctor – who are also both co-editors of the film and music website Ultra Dogme – pare back with aplomb on their label debut, Three Cheers for the Distant Observer. Out on 21st November via one of the island’s finest indie imprints, Bluestack Records, the four-track that sees…
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Other Voices have announced the line-up for this year’s Dingle Distillery Music Trail. Returning across 1-3rd September, the annual pilgrimage to West Kerry promises another essential weekend of firmly established and fast-rising Irish acts across several venues. With more to be announced, Series 22 of Other Voices Dingle will feature a slew of TTA favourites, including Aoife Wolf (pictured), Chalk, Chubby Cat, Elaine Malone, Joshua Burnside, M(h)aol, Nealo, Winnie Ama, YARD and more. Check out the full first line-up below. Elliott Hughes, managing director of Dingle Distillery, said: “Dingle Distillery is proud to work alongside the cultural icon that is Other…
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Delve into the very best Irish music of the last seven days from girlfriend., Hilary Woods, HAVVK, Clara Tracey, Acid Granny, Belacqua, Faoi Thalamh Records and more girlfriend – To Be Quiet To Be Quiet by girlfriend. Hilary Woods – Acts of Light Acts of Light by Hilary Woods HAVVK – City Creep Faoi Thalamh Records – From The River To The Sea From the River to the Sea – Various Artists Compilation by Faoi Thalamh Records Clara Tracey – Baby Witch Acid Granny – The Holy Spirit is Coming Inside Me The Holy Spirit is Coming Inside Me by…
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As we approach the tail-end of the year, several new Irish releases stake their claim as the some of very best of 2023. Listen to new LPs from ØXN, Problem Patterns & Naoise Roo, a new Gaza Relief fundraiser EP from Moot, as well as new tracks by Lucy Gaffney, Alicia Raye and more ØXN – CYRM Naoise Roo – Emotionally Magnificent Problem Patterns – Blouse Club Jellypelt/Polytunnel – Gaza Relief Fund EP Gaza Relief Fund EP by Jellypelt/Polytunnel Lucy Gaffney – Next Year Uly – 33s Alicia Raye – Close to Me Moon Landing – Feel, Don’t Think Elaine…
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Mitski has announced her return to Dublin. The indie rock trailblazer will play her biggest Irish headliner to date at 3Arena on 4th May 2024. The show – which features support from the one and only Richard Dawson – marks her return after following shows in 3Olympia, Vicar Street, Tivoli and Whelan’s over the last six years. Fan presale for tickets starts at 10am on Wednesday, 18th October. Go here for more info.