• City Council release statement regarding Van Morrison concert

    October 30, 2013 - By 

    Belfast City Council have released a statement concerning the delegation of tickets for a Freedom of the City concert by Van Morrison at the Waterfront Hall on November 15. The statement has arrived following a backlash from some members of the public due to one fifth of the tickets for the free concert having been held back for “VIP” guests. Read the statement below: “Belfast City Council wishes to clarify its position in relation to the Van Morrison ‘Freedom of the City’ event at the Waterfront Hall on Friday, 15 November. This is an official ceremony to confer Freedom of the City…

  • Watch: Frightened Rabbit – Holy

    October 30, 2013 - By 

    Half way through their current tour Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit have unveiled the video to ‘Holy’. A classic visual take on the general tediousness of modern life, the video features one woman’s kneejerk “return to nature”, culminating in a scene that will be familiar to anyone who has watched The Hours. The track itself is taken from the band’s fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse. Frightened Rabbit will play Dublin’s Olympia on November 14 and Belfast’s Mandela Hall the following night. Watch the video below.

  • Watch: Mojo Fury – Origami Bird

    October 28, 2013 - By 

    Ahead of setting off on a UK tour tomorrow, Mojo Fury have unveiled the excellent video to their new single, ‘Origami Bird’. Comprise of various visual delights including hand-drawn illustrations and silhouettes similar to those used in the band’s video for ‘The Difference Between’, the video’s visual art concept was devised by Helena Hamilton. Check out our 5 out of 5 review of the band’s new album, The Difference Between, here. Watch the video for ‘Origami Bird’ below.

  • Line-up announced for Belfast Music Week showcase

    October 28, 2013 - By 

    Belfast indie-pop band Go Wolf, fast-rising Derry collective Little Bear and indie rock quartet Seven Summits (pictured) are amongst the twelve acts confirmed to play this year’s Belfast Music Week showcase at Belfast’s Limelight Complex on November 12. Set to be a showcase of this year’s proceedings, the line-up for the showcase was hand-picked by a broad panel of industry figures from Northern Ireland and further afield. According to the official Belfast Music Week website, “it’s a chance to see legends and breaking talent, and to appreciate the ongoing success stories and a musical city that continues to make us…

  • Stream: Darling – Echoes

    October 24, 2013 - By 

    One of the downright catchiest songs we’ve heard from a new Irish act in ages, Dublin duo Gary Harding and James McGuire AKA Darling have unveiled their debut single, ‘Echoes’. A starry-eyed, three-and-a-half-minute hit in the making – calling to mind everyone from Two Door Cinema Club to Ed Zealous – the track was produced by Stephen Lipson, an English producer/engineer who has worked with the likes of  Annie Lennox and Pet Shop Boys. Check out the Feel Good Lost-directed video to the song below.

  • Stream: Grave Lanterns – Creepin’ Up On You

    October 24, 2013 - By 

    New-fangled Cork-based band Grave Lanterns have released a stream of the decidedly unearthly new single, ‘Creepin’ Up On You’. Calling themselves “4-piece garage dust from an 8-track mind”, the four-piece – featuring Cork psych rock Altered Hours‘ frontman Cathal Mac Gabhann – have very aptly described the track as a “samhain swan song”. Organ-led, the spectral imprint of the likes of Bauhaus, Link Wray and Nick Cave are perfectly accounted for over the track’s four minutes. ‘Creepin’ Up On You’ is officially launched on Halloween night upstairs at The Pavilion, Cork. Stream or download the track for free below.

  • Therapy? announce full details of Gemil boxset

    October 23, 2013 - By 

    Northern Irish alt-rock heroes Therapy? have announced  full details of their forthcoming Gemil boxset. The £125, Limited Edition box set is comprised of 2013 remasters of Nurse, Troublegum, Infernal Love and Semi-Detached, two CDs of completely unheard and unreleased material (30+ songs) spanning 1989-2011, one CD of unreleased reworks and demos (20 songs), a DVD and two official bootlegs. A 12″ vinvyl of all previously unreleased official songs (16 songs), a cassette recording of a performance at the White Horse in Dublin in 1990 and a 24 page 12″x12″ deluxe art book with unreleased photos, images and notes from the…

  • EP Stream: A Bad Cavalier – Ex Libris

    October 23, 2013 - By 

    Ex-Panama Kings frontman and current And So I Watch You From Afar guitarist Niall Kennedy has unveiled his wonderful debut solo EP under the music-making moniker A Bad Cavalier. Having been recording songs for the project the last 14 years, the four-track Ex Libris is the first A Bad Cavalier release, recorded in Belfast and largely mixed and mastered on the road in Europe and America. Stream or pay a minimum of £3 for the EP below.

  • Album stream: Lasertom – DRIFT

    October 22, 2013 - By 

    One half of duo Ships, Dublin electronic producer Simon Cullen AKA Lastertom is streaming his debut album, DRIFT. Released via Nang Records, the nine-track release is a wonderfully-composed, synth driven effort from Cullen, who has recently described his sound as “slow-tempo disco”. Sounds about right to us! Stream DRIFT via Soundcloud below.

  • Stream: Sea Pinks – Magpie Eyes

    October 22, 2013 - By 

    Belfast band Sea Pinks are streaming ‘Magpie Eyes’ the AA side of their forthcoming 7″ single, Exploded View/Magpie Eyes. Having released the equally superb ‘Exploded View’ at the start of the month, the newly re-recorded ‘Magpie Eyes’ is the sound of the Neil Brogan-fronted band at their very best. Limited to 100 records and including downloads of both tracks as well as two separate new songs, Exploded View/Magpie Eyes is out via CF Records on November 5. Stream ‘Magpie Eyes’ via Soundcloud below.