• Irish Tracks of the Week – July 15th

    July 15, 2022 - By 

    From all corners of the island, here’s the very best new Irish music of the week, featuring Æ Mak, GodAlone, Kineograph, Sorcha Richardson, Chósta, Parker and more Æ Mak – Sun God, I’ll Be Your Woman Sun God, I’ll Be Your Woman by Æ MAK Gilla Band – Eight Fivers Kineograph – KINEOGRAPH​!​CAPRICORN​!​LIVE! KINEOGRAPH!CAPRICORN!LIVE! by KINEOGRAPH Aonghus McEvoy – Under & Cracked Under & Cracked by Aonghus McEvoy Sorcha Richardson – Shark Eyes GodAlone – Tsktsktsk ETC by God Alone. Chósta – Vox Slaney – I Lose Control Parker – Never Miss Caori de Barra – Skirting Board Bonfire

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – July 8th

    July 8, 2022 - By 

    Another stellar week of Irish music sees new releases from the likes of Elaine Howley, M(h)aol, BB84, Farah Elle and more. M(h)aol – Bored Of Men Bored of Men by M(h)aol Elaine Howley – Silent Talk   Pre-order Elaine Howley’s The Distance Between Heart And Mouth here BB84 – Ardnacrusha ARDNACRUSHA by BB84 Farah Elle – Desert Drew Makes Noise – Secret To Life Finnian x Ciaran Lavery – Without You Judy on the Roof – In Dreams Conor Furlong – Gaza Kid

  • Monday Mixtape – The Music Tapes

    July 4, 2022 - By 

    Formed in the 90s by Julian Koster of the hugely influential Elephant 6 collective’s Neutral Milk Hotel and Olivia Tremor Control – experimental indie project The Music Tapes are set to perform their first shows in four years in Ireland this week. Blending musique concrète, narrative storytelling, homespun recording techniques and homemade instrumentation, the performance will see Koster accompanied by a 7ft dancing, trombonist polar bear. Jerry Lewis – Boardroom Scene  From the mid century movie the Errand Boy. Gosh it’s a kind of genius at its peak. Disiz – Casino From his new Album. I really loved his last one. His music often makes…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 1st July

    July 1, 2022 - By 

    Dig into the very best Irish releases of the week from Grave Goods, Meljoann, Anna Mieke, Niall McDowell and more Grave Goods – Come Meljoann – Consumer (Frothy Mix) Niall McDowell – Brokeback modernlove – familiar Myles O’Reilly – Cocooning Heart Cocooning Heart by Myles O’Reilly Anna Mullarkey – Falling Apart Comrade Hat – Old Blues Song Anna Mieke – Twin Daire Heffernan – Wasters

  • Monday Mixtape: The Bobby Lees

    June 27, 2022 - By 

    Ahead of their midnight performance at Whelans on Friday July 1st, Macky from N.Y based rock band The Bobby Lees selects the songs that left an indelible imprint on their lives.  “The older I get I find myself becoming more and more insecure about my seeming inability to make a good playlist. Whether that be from my being paralyzed by choice or, inversely, completely lacking in options I’m not totally sure. In the end the result is generally the same. The cynical takeaway from that opening statement would be that I’m preemptively and covertly apologizing for a potentially anathematic listening…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 24th June

    June 24, 2022 - By 

    The best tracks released across the island this week, all in one place​​ God Knows feat. Jah Master – Twelve 61 Cormorant Tree Oh – The Cave The Cave by Cormorant Tree Oh Michael Mormecha – Kraken Eoin Dolan – Hare Island Kate Moore – Cronachdain Suil Sun Mahshene – Closing Circles EP Closing Circles EP by Sun Mahshene jena keating – Nobody Can Have Me Trick Mist – Flagbearer Talos – All Ours The Barbiturates – False Idols False Idols (Single) by The Barbiturates Daire Heffernan – Wasters EP Mount Pelier – Sunday Sunday by Mount Pelier Love Command…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – June 17th

    June 17, 2022 - By 

    It’s been another stellar week for new Irish music of every ilk. Here’s the best of the lot, featuring Robocobra Quartet, Clara Tracey, Melts, Loah, Kynsy, CMAT, April, YARD and more Clara Tracey – Baby Witch Robocobra Quartet – Living Isn’t Easy Living Isn’t Easy by Robocobra Quartet Melts – Maelstrom Maelstrom by MELTS Ailbhe Reddy – A Mess Kynsy – Point of You April – That Feeling Loah – Your World Hamsandwich – LE SOLEIL CMAT – Peter Bogdanovich YARD – Auto Erotic The Zang – Loops EP Two Door Cinema Club – Wonderful Life

  • Track Record: Arthur Itis

    June 16, 2022 - By 

    Cork shapeshifter par excellence Arthur Pawsey, aka Arthur Itis, gives a guided tour to the weird and wonderful wax that have shaped his musical life Photo by Celeste Burdon Dr. Roger Payne – Songs Of The Humpback Whale This is a mega-special sound research album that makes for unreal ambient. Dr. Payne is mad for how animals echolocate, particularly owls and bats. He discovered that certain moths know that bats are screaming at them and can evade being munched. He was the first to record Humpback whale songs. Also you will recognise one of our whale friends from Kate Bush’s…

  • Reigning Supreme: An Interview with Pillow Queens

    June 14, 2022 - By 

    Blue balls, deep fakes, and good clean fun with the flourishing Dublin indie rock quartet Words by Addison Paterson // Photos by Loreana Rushe Pillow Queens are still for a rare minute. The Dublin four-piece just got back from touring their second LP Leave The Light On in the US, and it’s a couple of weeks before they head to the UK. Then Europe, then festival season. It’s quite the change from the album launch they experienced with 2020’s In Waiting — a virtual listening party with fans, all sat in their respective kitchens. Nought to one hundred.  For now, they’re…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 10th June

    June 10, 2022 - By 

    It may be festival season but the top-tier Irish music keeps coming. Here are the best tracks of the last seven days, including ROE, ZOiD x Meljoann, Myles O’Reilly, Hare Squead x Shauna Shadae, David Donohue and more ZOiD x Meljoann – Space Mission ROE – That’s When The Panic Sets In ROE · That’s When The Panic Sets In (Part I) David Donohoe – W​/​HERE W/HERE by David Donohoe Hare Squead x Shauna Shadae – Late Night Flex Myles O’Reilly – Shine Cocooning Heart by Myles O’Reilly SM Milligan – A Fragrance of Oceans A Fragrance of Oceans by…