• Monday Mixtape: Skinner

    January 20, 2025 - By 

    Aaron Corcoran, aka Skinner, kicks off the first Monday Mixtape of the year with favourites from The Fall, Problem Patterns, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Leonard Cohen, Beat Happening and beyond. Beat Happening – Bad Seeds One of the best bands of all time Beat Happening still encourage me not to take music too seriously and just have fun. Everything to do with K records is really carefree and what the true essence of music is all about. Calvin Johnson’s baritone vocals and the stark space created between the drums and surf guitar with no bass is so striking. This song always…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 17th January

    January 17, 2025 - By 

    From every corner of the island, here’s the very best music of the week, featuring brand new Mantua, Chalk, BICEP, Joshua Burnside, Cruel Sister and more Mantua – high talk//swell divide high talk//swell divide by Mantua Chalk – Afraid BICEP – CHROMA 008 TANGZ Joshua Burnside – Climb the Tower Cruel Sister – XOXO Hotgirl – On The Brink Good Skin – On a Night For Lovers Ria Rua – I Love That For You

  • Track-by-Track: Leo Miyagee – VEIN OF FOLLY

    January 20, 2025 - By 

    VEIN OF FOLLY marks the first fully collaborative project from Belfast-based rapper Leo Miyagee and producer Eulogy, a release that delves into “the delicate balance between sanity and insanity that exists within us all.” This seven-track collection is a genre-pushing masterclass, drawing on influences from the late 2010s SoundCloud rap era, ambient icons like Clams Casino, 회사AUTO, and Burial, as well as UK rap and grime. The duo breaks down the writing and production behind each track, joined by Chris McKenna, a third member of their collective, who contributed to the project’s world-building, creative direction, artwork, and conceptual references—including inspiration…

  • Folkways and Forward Steps: A Reflection by Dani Larkin

    January 15, 2025 - By 

    Ahead of an Irish tour kicking off in Belfast this Sunday, Dani Larkin reflects on a remarkable 2024. From a headline tour across Canada and collaborations with Crash Ensemble to sold-out shows with Lisa Hannigan and a venture into folk horror filmmaking, it’s been a year defined by creativity and exploration for the Belfast-based artist. It’s been a delight watching Dani’s journey unfold over the years and their work continues to challenge, inspire and evolve. With the new single ‘David’ and bold projects on the horizon, 2025 is shaping up to be another significant chapter. ‘David’ by Dani Larkin is…

  • Monday Mixtape: AM Shanley

    October 13, 2024 - By 

    Ahead of the release of his sublime new single ‘You Really Have Me’ this Friday, 18th October, Lisburn artist AM Shanley waxes lyrical about some of his all-time favourite songs, featuring Sparklehorse, Cat Power, Quasi, Guided By Voices and more PJ Harvey – Who The Fuck (Demo) Twenty years ago this year, PJ Harvey released Uh Huh Her and my fourteen-year-old self skived school to buy it – and my world was changed. I adore everything about this song, the delivery is so playful and feral and fun. Her sludgy Drop C guitars throughout that album are just wonderful and…

  • Monday Mixtape: Adore

    September 23, 2024 - By 

    Lara Minchin and Lachlann Ó Fionnáin of fast-rising Irish garage-punk outfit Adore share their all-time favourite tracks, spanning from Wire, Paul Brady and Gilla Band to Brian Eno, The Breeders, and Dutch glam-rock mystery Pantherman With support from Shark School, Adore headline Whelan’s in Dublin on Saturday, 2nd November. Go here for tickets Lachlann Ó Fionnáin: Gilla Band – Why’d They Hide the Bodies Under My Garage? When I was 16, I saw Gilla Bnd for the first time on the 2nd of their two nights in Vicar Street in 2019. I kinda did it to challenge myself as I…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 20th September

    September 20, 2024 - By 

    Between the sublime keening of RÓIS and Macdara Yeates’ incredible debut LP, it’s a huge week for Irish traditional vocal music. Throw in the likes of new Junior Brother, Bedrooms, and The Low Field, and we’re feeling a little blessed RÓIS – Feel Now MO LÉAN by RÓIS Junior Brother – Take Guilt Macdara Yeates – Traditional Singing from Dublin Traditional Singing from Dublin by Macdara Yeates Bedrooms – Perfectly Still Perfectly Still by Bedrooms The Low Field – Gather Gather by The Low Field Moon Landing – Shadows Collide K3:LU – Vol.II Cortis David C Clements – The Garden

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 13th September

    September 13, 2024 - By 

    We’d bet there’s no other floating landmass delivering better music this week than ours. Stream new releases from Elaine Malone (featuring the legendary Roy Montgomery), Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies, Skinner, Lord Jane, Gurriers, Julie Dawson and more Elaine Malone and Roy Montgomery – Electric Turbulence Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies – Keep On Raving In The Free World Keep On Raving In The First World by Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies Crispy Jason – Shadowcon One Shadowcon One by Crispy Jason Skinner – Tell My Ma Laytha – Autumn’s Haze Julie Dawson – Bottom of the…

  • Monday Mixtape: Susi Pagel

    September 9, 2024 - By 

    Off the back of her new single ‘S.T.R.E.S.S.E.D,’ Belfast alt-pop powerhouse Susi Pagel waxes lyrical about some of her all-time favourite songs, featuring Radiohead, Pale Waves and more Jazmin Bean – Favourite Toy The Traumatic Livelihood album became one of my favourites of all time so quickly. I knew it would be amazing, I added the whole thing to my playlist before I’d even listened- but this song really stood out to me and is one of my most listened to songs despite only coming out last year. What draws me to Jazmin’s music, especially this track, is the way…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 6th September

    September 6, 2024 - By 

    In what’s been one of the very best weeks for Irish music this year, here’s our round-up of new releases from His Father’s Voice, RÓIS, Adore, Tigers of Tin Pan, Myles O’Reilly, Banríon and more His Father’s Voice – Black Poison Morning Black Poison Morning by His Father's Voice RÓIS – CAOINE Tigers of Tin Pan – Don’t Say You Don’t Believe in God Adore – Supermum! Minced Oath – Two Way Silver Two Way Silver by Minced Oath Maria Kelly – Slump Anthony Layde – Aphids Myles O’Reilly – Music from the Threshold Music From The Threshold by Myles…