• ASIWYFA Announce Fourth Album Details, European Tour

    January 26, 2015 - By 

    Globetrotting North Coast quartet And So I Watch You From Afar have announced details of their forthcoming fourth studio album. Set for release via Sargent House on May 4, Heirs is the follow-up to the band’s third album All Hail Bright Futures, released back in 2013. The album will be the first featuring material written by guitarist Niall Kennedy, who replaced founding member Tony Wright back in 2011. The band have also announced an extensive European Tour to coincide with the album release. Check out the artwork for Heirs above and read our exclusive fature-length interview with the band in the first…

  • Stream: Le Carousel – Destroy Us

    January 25, 2015 - By 

    Belfast-based producer and DJ Phil Kieran isn’t one to rest on his laurels. Having dropped some of the biggest techno bombs around over the years, Le Carousel has seen Phil moving in a slightly different creative direction, with the focus more on the possibilities of live production and building layers of groove. ‘Destroy Us’, his latest single under the Le Carousel alias is snappy, tight and the flourishes of melody are so bright and cheery, you’d be hard pressed not to tap along. It’s a slice of electro-pop loveliness, basically. Don’t take our word for it though, have a listen…

  • Stream: The North Sea – Drinking Alone

    January 25, 2015 - By 

    A song “about escape and times of thought and reflection”, Dublin five-piece The North Sea have released arguably their strongest single effort to day, ‘Drinking Alone’. The second single to be taken from their forthcoming debut album the song is a sublimed-composed slice of alt-pop “exploring themes of alienation and separation between a couple, realising there love has waned or changed”. The band have also announced a five-date Irish tour, taking place across February and March: February 22: Crane Lane, Cork February 25: Cobblestone Joes, Limerick March 5: Voodoo, Belfast March 6: Whelans, Dublin March 19: Roisin Dubh, Galway ‘Drinking Alone’ will be released on…

  • First Acts Announced For Longitude 2015

    January 23, 2015 - By 

    Headliners Hozier, Alt-J and The Chemical Brothers are amongst the first acts announced to play this year’s Longitude. Set to take place in Dublin’s Marlay Park from July 17-19, the annual festival will also see performances from Caribou, Sbtrkt, Wild Beasts, Jungle, Dublin’s very own Girl Band and several more. Tickets for Longitude – priced at €149.50 (plus fees) for a weekend or €59.50 (plus fees) – are on sale next Friday,January 30 at 9am via Ticketmaster.

  • Watch: Jape – Seance of Light

    January 19, 2015 - By 

    Having suitably blown us away with the video to ‘The Heart’s Desire‘, Jape has returned with the video (or should we say, short film) for ‘Seance of Light’. Chronicling one man’s colourful occupational escapism (that is to say: getting off his face following a failed job interview) the video was directed by Dave Tynan and produced by Dave Leahy and Liam Ryan. The concept of the video was based on ‘Bleached’, a short story by Dave Rudden. Check out our live session with Jape here and make sure to check out Jape’s column on the recording of The Chemical Sea…

  • Stream: Myles Manley – Pay Me What I’m Worth

    January 19, 2015 - By 

    Having debuted on BBC Radio 1 last week, ‘Pay Me What I’m Worth’ by Sligo singer-songwriter Myles Manley is a terse and terrific little tale of self-worth. The first song to be taken from his forthcoming EP – set for release via Trout Records – the track, despite being rather slight at 1.52, perfectly encapsulates what makes Manley so comprehensively endearing as an artist: the abject chords, the wry wording and Manley’s remarkable, instantly recognisable vocals. Read our feature on Trout Records, featuring Manley, in the second issue of our physical magazine here.

  • Stream: Myronik – String Tension

    January 15, 2015 - By 

    Based in Celbridge, just outside, producer Liam Myers AKA Myronik has just unveiled his latest track, ‘String Tension’. Having impressed on earlier efforts including ‘You Me You’ and ‘Joyless’, ‘String Tension’ is a nicely simmering, minimalist synth affair, featuring an acapella recording by one Courtney Odom found on Soundcloud. Keep an eye out for Colm Moore’s forthcoming Track Record feature with Myers. In the meantime, stream ‘String Tension’ below.

  • Stream: Inni-K – Come With Me

    January 15, 2015 - By 

    A joyous, wonderfully vibrant taste of what to expect from her forthcoming debut album, The King Has Two Horse’s Ears, Kildare singer-songwriter Inni-K is streaming her new single, ‘Come With Me’. Check out the artwork for the album – released on February 27 – forthcoming tour dates and ‘Come With Me’ below. March 6: Coughlan’s, Cork March 7: An Lab, Dingle March 19: Riverbank, Newbridge March 27: The Grand Social, Dublin March 28: The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon April 9: Solstice, Navan April 18: Cafe Kino, Bristol, UK April 25: The Model, Sligo 

  • The Certain Three Tour Announced

    January 12, 2015 - By 

    With previous incarnations of the the tour featuring acts including The Altered Hours, O Emperor, We Cut Corners, The Lost Brothers, Alessi’s Ark and more, the sixth outing of The Certain Three Tour will see Joan Shelley, John Blek and Vikesh Kapoor take the road together together from February 22 until March 1. Presented by Word of Mouth Agency, the annual tour has grown to be a staple of the Irish music scene over the past few years, acclaimed for combining up-and-coming international and Irish acts and sending them out on the road, from West Cork to Northern Ireland and most places…

  • Stream: Skelocrats – Lyin’ Eyes

    January 12, 2015 - By 

    With their recently-completed new album, Charles II, set for released in March, Dublin quartet Skelocrats have released a self-proclaimed “yearning folk-rock ballad.” Having listened to it a handful of times already, that about perfectly sums it up in our ears. Driven forth by Bronwyn Murphy-White’s lamenting vocals, the track is a short and sweet 50s-echoing tale, all swooning and jangly and positively delightful. The last twenty seconds are particularly satisfying. Stream the track by the Popical Island band below.