• Irish Tracks of the Week – 2nd May

    May 2, 2025 - By 

    Elaine Howley, Search Results, NewDad, Tolü Makay, YINYANG, Anthony Layde and others all hit the mark this week, but let’s not kid ourselves. The real headline is Mark McCabe, back behind the decks with the 25th anniversary of our de facto national anthem, ‘Maniac 2000’. Sambuca? Mark McCabe – Maniac 2000 (25th Anniversary Edition)

  • Shining Light: A Tribute to Conor Biddle

    April 30, 2025 - By 

    All of us at The Thin Air are deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of lighting designer Conor Biddle. Conor’s work shone brightly across so many stages, lighting up live performances from some of the best acts in the country. We’ve gone through our photography archives to share this tribute to Conor and some of his beautiful work. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his husband Sean, family, friends, and the many colleagues across the music industry who were so lucky to work with him.

  • Truth Told Slant: An Interview with Iona Zajac

    April 30, 2025 - By 

    Fresh from a 25-date run supporting Alison Moyet, Iona Zajac finds herself at a powerful threshold. A singular voice in contemporary folk, she’s about to step into an even brighter spotlight, joining The Pogues as vocalist on their sold-out UK tour, which kicks off today, before heading stateside later this year. And while the stages keep growing, so too does her voice – fierce, precise and haunted by light. Off the back of her sublime single ‘Summer,’ and with new music around the corner, spoke to her about stillness and intensity, funeral marches and murder ballads, and why singing with…

  • Groove Communion: Meet Deeply Armed

    April 10, 2025 - By 

    Belfast’s Deeply Armed have been making subterranean waves for a while now. Tracks passed hand to hand via samizdat channels. Whispers between heads. Andrew Weatherall was an early booster. David Holmes played out a psychedelic version of one track at select ritual-like occasions. But now the trio break cover with ‘The Healing,’ a debut 12” that feels like a signal flare from a long-dormant dream. The release comes bolstered by remixes from Andrew Innes (Primal Scream) and Brendan Lynch (Paul Weller/Lynch Mob) and Keith Tenniswood (2 Lone Swordsmen/Radioactive Man), a trio of producers who know a thing or two about…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 11th April

    April 11, 2025 - By 

    You know the drill. New Irish music, none of it shite. Myles Manley – Jeremiaaad 2 // Aran Jumper We’re putting on Myles Manley along with Garden Centre and the Daisy Chain at the Ulster Sports Hall in Belfast on Friday, 18th April. Tickets are here Poor Creature – The Whole Town Knows Paddy Hanna – Oylegate Oylegate by Paddy Hanna Morgana – Power Cuts Alpha Chrome Yayo – Promise Mascot Agency Mineral Stunting – Come Rain Come Shine Come Rain Come Shine by Mineral Stunting Mob Wife – Make You Rich Hotgirl – The Stink 1000 Beasts – Spiral…