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New Music
·February 21, 2021

Salami by Pretty Happy is an edgy, hypnotic grumble of a song

john spillane
New Music
·February 21, 2021

John Spillane releases first single from eagerly anticipated new album

New Music
·February 21, 2021

Mide Houlihan releases heartfelt new single Without Me

New Music
·February 21, 2021

Listen to four minutes of lo fi psychedelic rock from Keefa

New Music
·February 21, 2021

Mayo’s Seán Finn takes inspiration from Brazil on latest composition

New Music
·February 21, 2021

John of the Apocalypse explore loss and reconnection on Newborn

gavin da vinci kean kavanagh
Reviews
·February 18, 2021

GavinDaVinci & Kean Kavanagh collide to astounding effect on Superman

New Music
·February 17, 2021

Check out the cross-Atlantic collaboration of WALK OUT

stephen murray
New Music
·February 17, 2021

Listen to the debut album from blues singer/songwriter Stephen Murphy

nobody famous
New Music
·February 17, 2021

NOBODY FAMOUS find inspiration in Japanese sound and design on latest release

curtis amrein
New Music
·February 17, 2021

Check out the debut album from Limerick’s Curtis Amrein

lovecrime
New Music
·February 7, 2021

Listen to Spark from Cork artist Lovecrime

gulpt
New Music
·February 7, 2021

Off-kilter Sligo/ Leitrim label Magnata Music put out first release

Hail From Russia
New Music
·February 7, 2021

Hail From Russia release new single Ghosts of The Past

the new ravis
New Music
·February 7, 2021

Listen to The City’s Coming Down by The New Ravis

jen ella
New Music
·February 7, 2021

Have a listen to Lipstick Queen from Glasgow based Cork artist Jen Ella

lazyrevs
New Music
·February 7, 2021

Listen to the emotive Tidal Wave by Sligo’s Lazyrevs

jack dora
New Music
·February 7, 2021

Listen to the bombastic synth-driven Italo-disco of Oh so Lonely Man by Jack Dora

New Music
·February 5, 2021

Blood in my Eyes by Milk Harbour, a whisper then a howl

New Music
·February 5, 2021

Derry’s Beauty Sleep and Donegal’s Tuath feature on excellent new compilation Bangers & Breakups

New Music
·February 2, 2021

Listen to the fragile beauty of Gaze is Ghost

New Music
·February 1, 2021

Not That We Know evokes 90s Mortal Kombat OST with Screamer

New Music
·February 1, 2021

Martin Collins releases tongue-in-cheek EP Maybe We Know Things

New Music
·February 1, 2021

SomeRiseSomeFall team up with Anna Mitchell for Funny Time of Year

New Music
·February 1, 2021

The Art Crimes Band channel early 80s L.A production on In The Dark Of The Evening

New Music
·February 1, 2021

Captain A continues run of ambient instrumentals with Moon Years / Años de Luna

New Music
·February 1, 2021

Cork’s Arthur Itis shares new song My Ass Around the World

New Music
·January 25, 2021

Saul Blake addresses lockdown and mental health on Static 20/21

New Music
·January 15, 2021

Check out some post-punk/ noise rock from Ballina in Zrangorn

New Music
·January 15, 2021

Listen to new track Burrow Away from Kerry duo Adwip

dylan flynn
New Music
·January 15, 2021

Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets get 2021 off to a nice start with ambient-folk single You

New MusicReviews
·January 13, 2021

Turnstiles excite, compel and challenge on debut EP

New Music
·January 12, 2021

Maria McCormack releases new single Frankincense from upcoming album Undefinable

New MusicReviews
·December 31, 2020

10 of the best, 2020

New Music
·December 29, 2020

Listen to the new EP from Galway’s GlassBird

arthur itis
Reviews
·December 21, 2020

Watch Some 3D wizardry in the video for Dancing With The Czars by Arthur Itis

New Music
·December 9, 2020

Dylan Murphy & Emma Langford combine on elegy to the lost days of live music

New Music
·December 9, 2020

Aengus Hackett releases Shimmer, a series of improvised compositions

New Music
·December 9, 2020

Clare-based rapper Shafto releases debut single Pay Day

New Music
·December 9, 2020

Listen to a remix EP and a live EP from Mayo post-rock noise makers Nerves

New Music
·December 4, 2020

Field Trip return with brilliant new track and poignant music video

New Music
·December 4, 2020

Eoin Dolan showcases masterful back catalogue on compilation vinyl album

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Post Punk Podge and Messyng combine on Still at the Music

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Milk Harbour goes back to the future for new release Butterfly

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Watch the excellent new video from Proper Micro NV

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Lorraine Nash releases new single Winter Sun

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Dylan Flynn & Culla collaborate on new EP

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Check out some melodic techno from Donegal by Not That We Know

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Craig Cooney & Rowlette collaborate on Christmas single December

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Listen to The Heather Field by Without Willow

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Watch the video for Wallers Ghost by Limerick’s King Pallas

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·November 30, 2020

Cork’s Che Horgan finds inspiration in new home

New Music
·November 30, 2020

Listen to Round The Houses by Derry songwriter HUTCH

New Music
·November 24, 2020

Peggy Trundle blends rootsy guitars and soulful vocals on Sweet Release

nathan boyle
New Music
·November 24, 2020

Donegal songwriter Nathan Boyle releases new single Hold On Me

New Music
·November 24, 2020

Listen to new single The Teacher by Patrick Hendrick

rofi james
New Music
·November 23, 2020

Rofi James return with new single Sorry

New Music
·November 23, 2020

Comrade Hat meditates on isolation on new single Whatever You Do

we march
New Music
·November 23, 2020

Listen to the debut album from Cork’s We March

red sun alert
New Music
·November 23, 2020

Red Sun Alert get hefty on Sort It Out

jen ella
New Music
·November 16, 2020

Jen Ella releases new single Lipstick Queen

New Music
·November 16, 2020

Licehead battle reincarnations of unfinished business on second album

Rain in June echo harte
New Music
·November 16, 2020

Rain In June is the new single from Galway rocker Echo Harte

ta narrative
New Music
·November 16, 2020

Listen to the sublime joyful indie-dance of Limerick’s T.A Narrative

sean finn
New Music
·November 16, 2020

Mayo’s Seán Finn takes inspiration from Mac DeMarco on new single

feef
New Music
·November 15, 2020

Watch the video for Who Are You? by Roscommon’s FeeF

you remix
New Music
·November 12, 2020

Two of Cork’s finest join forces on beautiful remix of You

Milk Harbour
New Music
·November 11, 2020

Sligo’s Milk Harbour finds beauty in the shadows

pearse mcgloughlin the rest
New Music
·November 11, 2020

The Rest by Pearse McGloughlin reveals news songs of remembrance and stories of hope

lou mcmahon
New Music
·November 11, 2020

Clare songwriter Lou McMahon returns with Wide Eyed Lady

alan finan
New Music
·November 9, 2020

Donegal songwriter Alan Finan returns with brooding and spiralling new single Another Rare Moon

New Music
·November 9, 2020

Neil Farrell combines synthy instrumentals with vaporwave aesthetic on brilliant new video

Reviews
·November 9, 2020

Mayo’s Subdivine announce arrival with excellent single and EP

Reviews
·November 9, 2020

Derek Ellard continues run of singles with introspective Heavy Metals

tuath ni miste
New Music
·November 6, 2020

Tuath release fuzzy doggo-infused video for Ní Miste Leis An Cruinne

arthuritis
Reviews
·November 5, 2020

Arthuritis attains brilliant clarity on Sleeveless In Seattle

New Music
·November 5, 2020

Small Circles and Flora Maye collaborate on Low

New Music
·November 5, 2020

Vito Sputnik reimagine classic recordings on Tango en 3

New Music
·November 5, 2020

Sligo’s Jack Dora releases energetic debut single Pretty Damn Lit

New Music
·November 5, 2020

Kyoto Love Hotel release new single You Unfold

New Music
·November 5, 2020

Listen to Crazy Love by Galway/ Gran Canaria duo Whirl-Jack

Faraway Martin
New Music
·November 4, 2020

Faraway Martin releases live version The Lights Turn On

Misfit Jack J Alexander
New Music
·November 3, 2020

Galway-based alternative hip-hop artist Jack J. Alexander releases new single Misfit

GlassBird
New Music
·November 2, 2020

Jonathan Richman and The Fiery Furnaces influence the eccentric alt-pop of young Galway artist GlassBird

Mechner Ghosts in the Mirror
New Music
·October 31, 2020

Cork’s Mechner unveils final part of Club Idem with Ghosts In The Mirror

Cian O Dowd
Reviews
·October 28, 2020

Suppose To Do is the latest single from Cian O’Dowd’s endless well of melody

Citrus Fresh
New Music
·October 28, 2020

Citrus Fresh and Mich Behan combine to create audiovisual art in You and Me

Honas
New Music
·October 28, 2020

Listen to the powerful new track from Sligo songwriter Honas

Don't Fear The Natives
New Music
·October 28, 2020

Donegal’s Don’t Fear The Natives release Catch A Wave

Lorraine Nash
New Music
·October 27, 2020

Listen to River, the third single from Kerry folk singer Lorraine Nash

Kieran Ring
New Music
·October 26, 2020

Kieran Ring showcases a delicate indie-electro sound on debut solo album

The Planter & The Runaway Video
New Music
·October 23, 2020

Watch the breathtaking new video for The Planter & The Runaway from Blackbird & Crow

Foolish Mortal
New Music
·October 23, 2020

Foolish Mortal have released the perfect garage-rock Halloween hit in Ghost Wipe

New Music
·October 21, 2020

Watch Galway trio Laguna make magic at Galway’s iconic Salthill bandstand

Caoilian Sherlock
Reviews
·October 20, 2020

Caoilian Sherlock’s Sucker For Love is a piece of glib anti-romance pop beauty

Keep Sketch
New Music
·October 16, 2020

Listen to the debut single from Cork’s Keep Sketch

Comrade Hat
New Music
·October 16, 2020

Comrade Hat meditates on language, place and meaning on latest release Cracking the Code

Mimmo Rippa
New Music
·October 14, 2020

Listen to Far Out, the latest from Italo-Galwegian Mimmo Ripa

Patrick Hendrick
New Music
·October 9, 2020

Patrick Hendrick hits the right vibes with new jam

Doppler - live from the polytunnel
New Music
·October 8, 2020

Doppler continue impressive year with smooth new instrumental and live video

New Music

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