• Monday Mixtape: Akrobat

    August 29, 2022 - By 

    Ahead of the release of their debut single ‘Basquiat’s Widow,’ Shane Regan and Paddy Lyons of Dublin indie/art-rock band Akrobat wax lyrical about some of their all-time favourite songs, featuring Sonic Youth, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Velvet Underground, Silverbacks and more Sonic Youth – Kool Thing This song bursts with gritty attitude and swings in Kim’s understated lyrics and vocals, Thurston’s wailing guitar lines and a bizarre cameo from Chuck D. It’s what true indie rock should be and the song is an unapologetic flag for the counter-culture. It sounds as fresh today as it was way back in 1990. The song is…

  • Monday Mixtape – The Music Tapes

    July 4, 2022 - By 

    Formed in the 90s by Julian Koster of the hugely influential Elephant 6 collective’s Neutral Milk Hotel and Olivia Tremor Control – experimental indie project The Music Tapes are set to perform their first shows in four years in Ireland this week. Blending musique concrète, narrative storytelling, homespun recording techniques and homemade instrumentation, the performance will see Koster accompanied by a 7ft dancing, trombonist polar bear. Jerry Lewis – Boardroom Scene  From the mid century movie the Errand Boy. Gosh it’s a kind of genius at its peak. Disiz – Casino From his new Album. I really loved his last one. His music often makes…

  • Monday Mixtape: The Bobby Lees

    June 27, 2022 - By 

    Ahead of their midnight performance at Whelans on Friday July 1st, Macky from N.Y based rock band The Bobby Lees selects the songs that left an indelible imprint on their lives.  “The older I get I find myself becoming more and more insecure about my seeming inability to make a good playlist. Whether that be from my being paralyzed by choice or, inversely, completely lacking in options I’m not totally sure. In the end the result is generally the same. The cynical takeaway from that opening statement would be that I’m preemptively and covertly apologizing for a potentially anathematic listening…

  • Monday Mixtape: Aoife Wolf

    May 2, 2022 - By 

    Ahead of the release of her single ‘The Woman Who Shot Andy Warhol’ on Wednesday, fast-rising psych-folk artist Aoife Wolf gives us a guided tour of some of her all-time favourite songs. Photo by Aaron Cunningham Pixies – Monkeys Gone to Heaven I don’t know when the first time I heard this song was, probably in some nineties coming of age film but I thought it was one of the most beautiful things I’d ever heard. When I started making music it was always my goal to sound like Pixies. I’m acutely aware of the fact that Aoife Wolf is…

  • Monday Mixtape: Mob Wife

    April 25, 2022 - By 

    Chris Leckey, Carl Small and Wilson Davidson, aka Belfast indie-punk trio Mob Wife, share with us some of their strongest influences ahead of the release of their debut album Eat With Your Eyes this Friday. They launch their album at Ulster Sports Club for Asphyxia Promotions on May 12. Thee Oh Sees – Ticklish Warrior Carl: I first heard this song at a house party back in 2017 and instantly fell in love with this band and went out and bought a number of their records the following day. That very simple opening guitar line had me hooked and the band were very much a…

  • Monday Mixtape: Emmy Shigeta

    March 21, 2022 - By 

    Emmy Shigeta is a Japanese DJ whose love for music developed while working in a Record Store in Tokyo. Now based in Dublin, she loves to play ambient (環境音楽) city pop & the latest underground j-pop in various venues and on her monthly Dublin Digital Radio show. Here’s some of her all-time favourites, including Yoshio Suzuki, Midori Takada & more. Chari Chari – Esfera de Água Kaoru Inoue has been active as a DJ/producer in the dance music scene such as house and techno for many years. Chari Chari is his own project. This tune is spectacular deep house. AUS –…

  • Monday Mixtape: passersby

    December 6, 2021 - By 

    Off the back of his stellar 7-track tape alwayyys Dublin dream-pop artist – and Angular Hank member – Diarmuid O’Connor aka passersby takes us on a tour of some of his all-time favourite songs, featuring Blood Orange, Adrianne Lenker, Neil Young, Charli XCX & more alwayyys by passersby Charli XCX – Forever A most amazing pop song. It sounds like the world is ending. The sentiment of “things might not work out but you have my love and support for the rest of your life either way” is so beautiful. Adrianne Lenker – not a lot just forever This whole…

  • Monday Mixtape: Soda Blonde

    November 15, 2021 - By 

    Dublin alt-pop band Soda Blonde guide us through their all-time favourite songs, from Air and Massive Attack, to Kate Bush and Laurie Anderson. Catch Soda Blonde live in December: December 5th: Cyprus Avenue, Cork December 7th: Mike The Pies, Listowel December 9th: Whelan’s, Dublin December 14th: Roisin Dubh, Galway December 15th, Empire Music Hall, Belfast December 16th: Whelan’s, Dublin December 19th: Dolan’s, Limerick Kanye West – Say You Will Kanye has always had this ability to create sonic landscapes and unusual textures that really hit you emotionally before any lyrics begin. This is something as a band we always aim…

  • Monday Mixtape: Beauty Sleep

    November 8, 2021 - By 

    Off the back of their stellar new single ‘Go’, Ryan and Cheylene from Belfast indie-pop duo Beauty Sleep wax lyrical about some of their favourite tracks, from Caribou and Villagers, to HAIM and Yard Act. Caribou – You Can Do It Just a great tune, simple concept, executed well and a great morning motivator track! Also, a lot of excellent dogs in the video so what’s not to love? – Cheylene Rostam – From The Back Of a Cab I got heavily into Rostam this year, and this track and associated album (Changephobia) has been very close to me .…

  • Monday Mixtape: Fixity

    November 1, 2021 - By 

    If you’ve not been following, Cork-based Dan Walsh is a fixture across many of Ireland’s most essential improvised and experimental music happenings. Be it on drums, sax, synth or otherwise, his work with – amongst others – Cork Improvised Music Company, The Bonk, Senior Infants, and not least his primary project, Fixity, speaks for itself. Fixity 7, his latest with the latter, came out last week, and continues to push forward his exploratory practice. Get a listen to some of the music that’s informed Walsh creatively over the years, from Johnny Keating and Ivor Cutler to The Hives and Teenage Jesus & The Jerks. Johnny Keating – Listen I…