• David Byrne Set for 3Arena Show

    June 10, 2025 - By 

    David Byrne has announced a brand new Dublin date as part of his forthcoming world tour, set for 3Arena on Friday, March 13th. The show marks his highly-anticipated return to the venue seven years on from his unforgettable American Utopia tour stop back in 2018. Tickets go on general sale this Friday, June 13. The show arrives in support of Who Is the Sky?, Byrne’s first album in seven years, landing September 5 via Matador. A Technicolour collaboration with Kid Harpoon and Ghost Train Orchestra, it features Hayley Williams, St. Vincent and Tom Skinner, and is said to find the…

  • Under the Drum 2025

    June 10, 2025 - By 

    Already one of the island’s most vital small festivals, Under the Drum returns to the lush, rewilded grounds of Breckenhill, just outside Belfast across 8–9 August. Lovingly curated by siblings Will, George and Rosanna Reade, the festival unfolds across a family-run site that’s been rewilded over 37 years. Every tree was planted with care and every corner of Breckenhill hums with something honest. The result is a weekend that feels genuinely grounded; a low-key, high-impact alternative to the noise elsewhere. I was there last year and had an incredible time: bands in the barn, falcons in the sky and that…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 6th June

    June 6, 2025 - By 

    It’s another stacked one for new Irish music. Dive into the best new releases from The Altered Hours, Junior Brother, BICEP, Mob Wife and more Photo by Alain Bib The Altered Hours – Lay There With You The Altered Hours by The Altered Hours Junior Brother – Welcome To My Mountain Mob Wife – ROT Hhh feat. Muckno – Leprauchans Leprauchans(Feat Muckno) by hhh, Muckno Rún – Terror Moon BICEP – Brillo AILSHA – Good Looking Girl, Awful Music VERA – Skinbag how r u – slipping away Junk Drawer – Days of Heaven Days Of Heaven by Junk Drawer…

  • Going Mutant: A Catch-Up With Search Results

    June 5, 2025 - By 

    TTA favourites Search Results have been on a tear. Since introducing them back in November 2023, the Dublin maestros have become one of the island’s most vital sonic forces. Off the back of their deadly second album Go Mutant, guitarist/vocalist Fionn Brennan and drummer/vocalist Jack Condon chat to Cathal McBride about their evolving DIY ethos, the joys of working with cult mixer Mikey Young, balancing chaos and craft on stage and what’s already coming down the pipeline. Hi guys. You’ve just released your second LP, Go Mutant. How did your approach to this album differ from previous releases? Fionn: It…

  • Pulp – More

    June 5, 2025 - By 

    Everyone’s at it these days, aren’t they? Ever since the future was officially cancelled, it feels like open season at the nostalgia factory. “New” Beatles singles, “lost” Bowie product, “classic” line-ups reunited, it’s a Record Collector subscriber’s wet dream out there. It therefore shouldn’t be THAT surprising that music from “the 90s” is plenty fertile ground for waybackwhenification. Every single-word band from the era Sleeper to Feeder and all the way up to Blur have been pulled together for “one last job” or if you prefer, payday. And now Pulp have made a new album – cheekily entitled More. By…

  • Monday Mixtape: Caolán Austin

    June 2, 2025 - By 

    Having just released his masterful new single ‘Joyful, Joyful,’ Derry artist Caolán Austin reflects on some of his all-time favourite music, from Bill Evans and DJ Shadow, to Pinback, Steve Reich and beyond.   Vegyn – The Path Less Travelled Vegyn, in my estimation, is one of the most exciting producers around at the moment. An audible descendant from Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada and all of that glitchy good stuff; he makes beautiful electronic music that captures this really raw and beautiful feeling. My good friend Stephen McCauley introduced me to this song and I’ve been obsessed with Vegyn’s…