• Watch: Mojo Fury – All In Awe

    August 8, 2014 - By 

    Mojo Fury have unveiled the video for ‘All In Awe’, the latest single to be taken from their stellar second album, The Difference Between. A notably more cinematic, narrative-driven visual accompaniment (in comparison to previous videos for the likes of ‘Origami Bird’ and ‘The Difference Between’) the video was directed by Daniel Holmes. The moral, in a nutshell? Don’t text and drive. Mojo Fury’s next show is at Belfast’s Voodoo on Wednesday, September 24. FLAWS, Abandcalledboy provide support on the night. Watch the video for ‘All In Awe’ below.  

  • Watch: Floor Staff – The Guest

    August 7, 2014 - By 

    Having released their Gift Horse/Brother to God Double A-Side last week, Dublin alt-pop Floor Staff have unveiled the equal parts frightening and ingenuous video for ‘The Guest’. A video about two expecting parents coming to term with the fact their baby is going to be a musician, it was created by Irish video director Bob Gallagher. Speaking about the video, Gallagher said, “It actually came about during an interaction I had with a shaman where I took part in an ayahuasca ritual. It’s a powerful hallucinogen that lasts for a few hours. I had a lot of different experiences during that…

  • Video Premiere: Robyn G Shiels – This Deathly Charm

    August 5, 2014 - By 

    Back in May, Kilrea acoustic-doom conjurer par excellence Robyn G Shiels launched his exceptional second album, The Blood of the Innocents, at Belfast’s Black Box. Joined by an array of talented musician friends, Shiels delivered a masterful set, excavating dark and earthly truths, crystallising, once more, his reputation as one of the country’s very finest songsmiths and an tale-wielding artisan, informed by an acute perception of memory and desolation, of the highest order. Three months on from that launch, we’re pleased to premiere Shiels’ latest video, for his track ‘This Deathly Charm’. Directed by Seamus Harahan, the video is sub-titled as “A song, a…

  • EP Download: The Holy Ghost Explosion – Wolves

    August 1, 2014 - By 

    A chugging, decidedly DIY five-track dose of teeth-clenched alt-rock, Dundalk five-piece The Holy Ghost Explosion have unveiled their long-awaited debut EP, Wolves. Two years on from the release of the EP’s lead single, the EP evokes early Biffy Clyro and Reuben in equal proportion, down-tuned riffs marrying feral smatterings of cymbals and potent, pissed off vocals. Stream and/or download (for free, if you like) the EP below via Bandcamp. Wolves Extended Play by The Holy Ghost Explosion

  • Watch: Rainy Boy Sleep – Ambulance

    August 1, 2014 - By 

    Considered by many to be one of the country’s brightest and most promising young songsmiths, Northern Irish singer-songwriter Stevie Martin AKA Rainy Boy Sleep has unveiled the video to ‘Ambulance’, the first track taken from his forthcoming debut album, Waiting Games. Having been busy supporting the Waterboys on a few Irish shows – not to mention performing at this year’s Glastonbury – Martin has delivered quite a slick, infectious little package, the song’s earworming refrains and airy disposition gelling nicely with the accompanying video, which features the young songwriter going on a bit of a journey. Waiting Games will be released via Universal…

  • Body & Soul announce Electric Picnic line-up

    July 30, 2014 - By 

    Hands down one of the main draws of the festival each and every year, the line-up for this year’s Body&Soul stage at Electric Picnic has been announced. Split between the main stage, the Upstage and the EarthShip, everyone from tUnE-yArDs (above) , Perfume Genius and UNKNWN to The Altered Hours, Girl Band and Olof Arnalds have been confirmed to play the area, which will play host to some of the finest international and Irish acts. Here’s the full line-up: Body&Soul Stage Line Up tUnE-yArDs, Young Fathers, Perfume Genius, Kate Boy, Francois and The Atlas Mountains, Oum Shatt, Lau,  Moodoid, Glass Animals, Olof Arnalds, Alice Boman, Dermot…

  • Watch: Oh Volcano – See No Evil

    July 28, 2014 - By 

    Ahead of their debut headline show at Belfast’s Voodoo on Saturday night (August 2), Belfast-based band Oh Volcano have unveiled their second single, ‘See No Evil’. Maintaining their tight-lipped presence thus far, the video – featuring stock footage and some nifty editing – was created by Edward Butler. The band, comprised of ex-General Fiasco members/brothers Owen and Enda Strathern released their debut single, ‘Oceans’, back in February. Watch the video below.  

  • Watch: Ghost Estates – In Your Dreams

    July 28, 2014 - By 

    Set for Castlepalooza at the weekend, Dublin quartet Ghost Estates have unveiled the rather filmic video for their single, ‘In Your Dreams’. Created by ultra-talented Second Frame Films, the visual accompaniment is like something out of a comic book, disjointed, dreamlike imagery melding with the song’s weaving tangents in fine fashion. Watch the video below.  

  • Watch: His New Atlas – His Young

    July 28, 2014 - By 

    Taken from his forthcoming debut EP, Torn Out Lungs, Armagh singer-songwriter Eoghan O’Hagan AKA His New Atlas has unveiled the video for his new single, ‘His Young’. Filmed and edited by Darren Lee of Maverick Renegade, the video is nautically reminiscent of ‘Can’t Make You Come Back’ by Our Krypton Son, ‘Cathedral Street’ by Feet For Wings and ‘Holy’ by Frightened Rabbit. You can buy the single (including a remix by Krimson) via Bandcamp here for £1 (or more) and watch the video below. Eoghan will also be playing the Belfast launch of ‘His Young’ on August 7, at his…