Taking in every corner of the island, here’s the very best tracks of the week from This Ship Argo, Perlee, Meltybrains, Myles McCormack, Ailsha and more This Ship Argo – Flowers, Sparks, Fireworks Flowers, Sparks, Fireworks by This Ship Argo Perlee – Lampshade Meltybrains? – You Myles McCormack – To Better All Things To Better All Things by Myles McCormack Jam Hades – The Edge Jam Hades · The Edge Of Regret Ailsha – Sucker Stoat – Let’s Be Strangers Seba Safe – Afterlife
Featuring two of our albums of the year, here’s the best Irish music released this week, from Clara Tracey, Crispy Jason aka Rian Trench, Meljoann, Joshua Burnside, Aoife Wolf and more. Clara Tracey – Black Forest Black Forest by Clara Tracey Crispy Jason – Laminated Jason Laminated Jason by Crispy Jason Joshua Burnside – Rough Edges Aoife Wolf – The Wetlands Invaderband – Octopus Part 10 OCTOPUS part 10 by Adam Leonard Paddy Hanna – Imagine I’m Hoping Imagine I’m Hoping by Paddy Hanna Comrade Hat – I Love To Take The Train I Love To Take The Train by…
It’s been yet another phenomenal week for new releases in every corner of the island, boosted by today being the monthly Bandcamp Friday, which sees the platform waive all its own cuts – take that, Spotify. Delve into the best of the lot, featuring Postcard Versions, Joshua Burnside, Just Mustard, Wyvern Lingo, Natalia Beylis, and many more. Postcard Versions – Do You Consider? Just Mustard – Seven (Live on KXLU) Live Session by Just Mustard Joshua Burnside – War on Everything Kynsy – Cold Blue Light lastminuteman – Walking Into Water At Night %%%%%% by lastminuteman Natalia Beylis – Ursa Minor Old…
Belfast-based musician Myles McCormack occupies a very special place within the Northern Irish music community. Beyond his work as a founding member of forward-pushing trad-folk outfit Lonesome George, the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist crafts considered, reflective tales under his own name. It’s something that comes into sharp focus on McCormack’s forthcoming twelve-track debut album, Real Talk. Set for release on September 13th, it’s a gossamer and quietly emphatic first gambit from an artist who continues to set himself apart. From ‘Lifeline’ and the wonderfully-woven melancholia of opening track ‘When’ to the throwback folk phantasm of new single ‘Merry Go Round’ and beyond,…