• Singing And Dying Is What We Are Born For: An Interview With RÓIS

    October 10, 2024 - By 

    Song as a fundamental part of the human experience, a force both profoundly quotidian and supernatural, sits at the heart of RÓIS’ new release MO LÉAN. Its guiding theme is that of death and grief and their expression through music, inspired by forms that served an exalted purpose for generations and generations of Irish people. Caoineadh or keening is a form of vocal lament that existed in Gaelic society since antiquity and only ceased as a living rite at the turn of the 20th century. Sung at wakes near the body of the deceased, generally by a single or a…

  • Uranium Club w/ Search Results, Spit and Mana

    October 8, 2024 - By 

    Listen, “gig of the year” talk can be a little suss but sometimes, every now and then, it tallies up. Consider, for a moment, what’s set to happen at Mono’s Bar at Dalymount Park in a few short weeks. Featuring support by none other than Mana, and a pair of TTA favourites, Spit and Search Results, Minneapolis’s finest Uranium Club play their first-ever Dublin show on Saturday, 16th November. Comprising Brendan Wells, Harry Wohl, Ian Stemper and Matt Stagner, the perennial punk weirdos have, for the last decade or so, fared as one of the very best to do it.…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 4th October

    October 4, 2024 - By 

    It’s a top-tier one for new Irish music this Bandcamp Friday. Here’s our playlist of the best of it, featuring RÓIS, Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies Feat. Andrea Mocanu, Maria Somerville, Optic Chain, Fierce Shook and more Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies Feat. Andrea Mocanu – Not Enough Women RÓIS – MO L​É​AN MO LÉAN by RÓIS Maria Somerville – Projections Niamh Bury – Geordie Optic Chain – The Shadow of a Snakepit The Shadow of a Snakepit by Optic Chain Robbie Stickland – It’s Cool To Start Smoking In Your 30s The Wood Burning Savages – Grind…

  • Adebisi Shank Announce Return After 10 Years

    September 30, 2024 - By 

    Adebisi Shank are reuniting after a decade away. Ten whole years on from announcing their split, the Wexford/Dublin instrumental rock trio took to Instagram today to reveal the news. “This is the return of a band called Adebisi Shank,” the trio wrote. “New songs. New shows.” When they went their separate ways back in 2014, the band – comprising guitarist Lar Kaye, bassist Vinny McCreith and drummer Mick Roe – said: “We hereby announce the end of a band called Adebisi Shank. From the three of us to all of you, thank you for coming with us on this crazy…

  • Monday Mixtape: The Low Field

    September 30, 2024 - By 

    Ahead of the release of their self-tilted debut album on 18th October, Diarmuid Ó Sé of Limerick-based quartet and certified Good Lads The Low Field talks us through some of his all-time favourite songs, featuring Low, The Hotelier, Junior Brother and more. Pre-order The Low Field and catch the band live over the next while: October 17th: Anseo, Dublin November 1st: Pharmacia, Limerick The Low Field by The Low Field Sinai Vessel – Where Did You Go? The Low Field first got together as a direct result of myself, Danny, and Brendan becoming infatuated with this album in the winter…

  • Silverbacks – Easy Being a Winner

    September 30, 2024 - By 

    Ireland’s music scene has been flourishing recently, producing a wealth of exceptional talent like Orla Gartland, Post-Punk Podge, Lankum, Junior Brother, and Junk Drawer. While some acts bask in international acclaim, others, like Silverbacks, remain criminally underappreciated despite being equally, if not more, deserving. Known for their relentless output, Silverbacks have released almost an album a year for the past four years, each one a vibrant mix of fuzzy indie rock that’s as captivating as it is fun. Their latest, Easy Being a Winner, is no exception. Despite the band members now being scattered across different parts of Ireland and…