• The Thin Air’s Top 100 Irish Tracks of 2013 (100-75)

    December 10, 2013 - By 

    It’s that time of year again: End Of Year” lists are steadily rolling in from every conceivable direction, many of us are still debating the BBC Sound of… verdict for next year and we’re all silently pondering our own favourite albums and EPs of the last twelve months. Closer to home, it’s been yet another ridiculously impressive year for Irish music, both North and South. Since January 1, right up until the writing of this article (December 10), a single week hasn’t gone by that wasn’t soundtracked in some way by the very best in new, homegrown music. As such –…

  • Exclusive stream: Levity Breaks – Maudlin EP

    September 30, 2013 - By 

    Ahead of its launch at Belfast’s Limelight 2 later this week, we have an exclusive first listen to Maudlin, the extremely accomplished debut EP by Belfast-based indie rock four-piece Levity Breaks. Recorded in Spring in their own studio facility in Portadown, the band described the recorded the recording process as having “carefully crafted a collection of songs, spending much time in the production stage as we endeavoured to recreate the energy, verve and tension of their our performance. The launch of Maudlin will be held at Limelight 2 on Thursday, October 2 with very special guests David C Clements and…