• Monday Mixtape: PostLast

    November 4, 2024 - By 

    Off the back of the release of their stellar Pull Me Into the Open Sea EP, dream pop duo PostLast select some of their all-time favourite tracks – featuring Mariah, Radiohead, Men I Trust, Blonde Redhead and more. Stephen McHale: Radiohead – Weird Fishes It’s hard to pick just one song from Radiohead but I always find myself coming back to this one. There are so many things to love about it lyrically and musically, but in terms of an influence on my writing I’ve definitely been inspired by all the layered, cyclical guitar patterns that build the tension as…

  • Premiere: PostLast – Mizen

    September 18, 2024 - By 

    In their first six months, PostLast, the duo of HAVVK’s Julie Hough and BARQ’s Stephen McHale, have consistently drawn us in with their prismatic alt-pop craft. Three months after premiering their third single, ‘Scavenge,’ we’re excited to present a first listen of the wonderfully wistful ‘Mizen,’ out tomorrow, 19th September. The song was inspired by one of Julie Hough’s earliest memories – a family holiday in Cork and Kerry. The accompanying music video features the same seascapes that mesmerised her as a child. Reflecting on the track, Julie said: “I remember being in the back seat of the car, listening…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 26th July

    July 26, 2024 - By 

    It’s once again been a ridiculously prolific week for new music from across the island. Here’s the best of it, featuring releases by PostLast, Meljoann, Rejjie Snow, Buí, Thee U.F.O, Arvo Party, cbakl, God Is An Astronaut, and more. Meljoann – Bye Bye by Meljoann PostLast – Hollywood Ending Hypnic Jerk – Hypnic Jerk Hypnic Jerk by Hypnic Jerk Selu & Living Things – Merry Go Arvo Party – to evening kleio – mercury HEALTH GOTH WIFE – Where Did I Go When You Stopped passersby – leaveing leaveing by passersby Thee U.F.O – Glowing Friends EP Glowing Friends by…

  • Video Premiere: PostLast – Scavenge

    June 20, 2024 - By 

    Earlier this month, PostLast released their second single – and one of our Irish tracks of the summer thus far – ‘Scavenge’. Conjuring the likes of Mazzy Star and Beach House at their most subtly widescreen, it was a fresh introduction to a duo wielding an irresistible alt-pop sound from the off. Comprising HAVVK’s Julie Hough and Stephen McHale of BARQ, the project launched back in April with the sublime ‘Connect 4’. Across three minutes, it unveiled a songwriting pair with a kind of alchemy that perfectly deviates from their respective bands. Having first connected while completing a joint headline…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 19th April

    April 18, 2024 - By 

    From every corner of the island, here’s the most essential new Irish music of the week, featuring Pillow Queens, exmagician, Stray Planets, Winnie Ama, Stomptown Brass and more Pillow Queens – Name Your Sorrow Name Your Sorrow by Pillow Queens exmagician – Sharpen These Stray Planets – I Liked You Better Before Winnie Ama – Tangled Stomptown Brass – It Did Went Down It Did Went Down by Stomptown Brass Colm Warren – Dead Days SLOUCHO feat. EMBY and Zack Oke – Brand New PostLast – Connect 4 Nylophone – More of the Same