• Squarehead – High Time

    October 12, 2019 - By 

    It’s odd that so many of Ireland’s best and much missed bands have chosen the exact same time to make a comeback. Girl Band’s triumphant return four years after their debut and two years after their last live appearance may be the most notable, but forthcoming third albums from early 2010s Richter Collective stalwarts BATS and Jogging should be just as vital. Squarehead, meanwhile, don’t feel like they’ve ever really been away. Live shows have continued sporadically and new singles have slowly slipped out over the past two years, but it’s been a whole six since the band’s last full…

  • Premiere: Violet Fields – All My Life

    September 30, 2019 - By 

    Over the last couple of years, Berlin-based quartet Violet Fields have emerged as a force to be reckoned with within the realm of psych-leaning garage pop. Acclaimed by the likes of Clash Magazine and The Line of Best Fit, their fast rise is distilled on their emphatic new single, ‘All My Life’. Fronted by Joe Chant and Coco Ramona, the Berlin quartet’s organ-dappled, starry-eyed craft simultaneously pushes forward and throws back to an era when Britpop dominated the airwaves. This synthesis is laid bare on their brilliant, burrowing new track. Across four minutes, it makes for a slick, harmony-laden ode…

  • Girl Band – The Talkies

    September 27, 2019 - By 

    Like a bucket of red paint into white, Girl Band’s explosion in the Irish music scene half a decade ago proved a new year zero for the country’s underground scene. Their modus operandi was laid out with ‘Lawman’ and a simple, radical rework of Blawan’s ‘Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage’.  By the time 2015 debut LP Holding Hands With Jamie came out, they were primed for success. Eschewing the role of traditional rock instrumentation, it was seemingly the sound of four people left in isolation, handed a stack of experimental techno 7”s and traditional rock instruments, and…

  • Jenny Hval – The Practice of Love

    September 14, 2019 - By 

    On the 13th of August, Jenny Hval shared an image of herself on twitter, with the accompanying caption; “a new song is out today – High Alice. This one is a labyrinth. Link on the internet. Suggested reading list: Clarice Lispector.”  Lispector was a surrealist, mystical Brazilian writer; broadly speaking, her work centres around women suspended in a moment of spiritual or creative crisis, often on the precipice of revelation. Lispector has a knack for warping the lens through which we view everyday objects – a flower, for example, or an insect – so that what is familiar is curdled…

  • Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer Set For Dublin Show

    September 10, 2019 - By 

    Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer are set to team up for a show in Dublin next summer. Taking place as part of their global “Hella Mega” stadium tour, the bands will play RDS Arena on June 29th, 2020. Tickets cost €79.50 and go on sale on Friday, September 20 at 10am. Pricey enough but, if you’re a fan of all three bands, what a steal, eh?

  • Jon Hopkins For Dublin Return

    September 9, 2019 - By 

    Jon Hopkins will play Dublin as part of his Polarity tour 2020. One of the highlights of this year’s Forbidden Fruit, the English musician and producer will play Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Friday, March 6. Polarity will, Jon says, tether together “the two disparate elements of harsh and fragile in my music.” He explains, “by going between the two, we’ll hopefully create some profound moments of stillness.” Laying grand piano for parts of the show, he will be joined on stage by a small group of consummate musicians and long-time friends, consisting of acclaimed producer and guitarist Leo Abrahams, violinist and…

  • Stream: Doubt – HD Tool

    September 3, 2019 - By 

    Flood co-founder Doubt will release his new EP, Steam Cycle, via the label on 4th October.  The Cork hard drum collective, run alongside fellow DJ/producers Syn and Tension, has become somewhat of a bastion for the niche genre since launching in 2017. With a sound defined by heavy, syncopated percussion and minimal (but very effective) electronic flourishes, the Flood crew have played alongside scene originators such as NKC. They have also become key reference points for the genre’s development thanks to a slew of digital releases on the label, their tracks becoming a trademark in many a DJ set and…

  • Electric Picnic 2019 Line-Up Announced

    March 13, 2019 - By 

    The line-up for this year’s Electric Picnic has been announced. With more acts to be announced over the coming months, the first wave includes the likes of The Strokes (pictured), Florence & The Machine, Hozier, The 1975 and many more. See the full first line-up below. Returning to Stradbally Hall in Co. Laois across August 30th-September 1st, go here for more information about this year’s festival.

  • 40 New Acts Added to Electric Picnic Bill

    August 14, 2019 - By 

    With just over a month to go, Electric Picnic have revealed the names of forty new acts set to play this year’s festival. Returning to Stradbally Hall in Co. Laois across August 30-September 1st, the festival has announced that Johnny Marr (pictured), Charli XCX, Richard Ashcroft and J Hus will join the likes of the already-announced The Strokes, Billie Eilish, Four Tet, James Blake and more. Check out the current line-up below and go here for more info. This year’s Electric Picnic is sold-out.