A music blog from Ireland.
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
This one’s for you, Galway! Proper-order hardcore like no other as Bacchus unleash their self-titled debut album. Mutation uploaded by bacchus hc How seriously cool is that artwork, also the album cover? It depicts the Cailleach, or Crone, and when I was an angry teenager I wrote a few poems about her. Designed by Scrawled,
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Some good news – as it’s always good news when it comes to Irish music – musician and visual artist Peter Delaney has a new album nearing completion and shows lined up to boot. Below is a...
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Below is a free track Alphabet District by Modern Skins in advance of their debut album Push Buttons which is released digitally on Bandcamp tomorrow 1 July and launched in the Grand Social the following Friday, 8...
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
A really rare thing is when an album divides thoughts between rough and smooth. Simon Bird‘s EP Pegasus Washed In Noise bothers me a bit. I want to like it 100% but I can’t, as in making...
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Bellx1 have done really well with videos from their latest album Bloodless Coup and I think I like this one more than any of the rest. Titled 4 Minute Mile, it’s so bright and creative. The blond...
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
There’s something about a band who can raise you out of Wednesday glums with a smart battering of upbeat, proper rock tunes and that’s what We Come In Pieces are doing for me here today. First heard...
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Tonight The Chakras play the Workman’s Club for their first gig in Dublin for over a year. They’ve a new single Drifting due for release on 15 July with their debut album Build Me A Swan...
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Hunter-Gatherer – Risen uploaded by huntergathererforever Really happy to post this. Hunter-Gatherer is hands-down my favourite Irish electronic artist and he’s been quiet this year…or so it seems. After filling 2009 with the big sound of...
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
RIVER’S EDGE uploaded by ▲▲L▲ST D∆YS OF 1984▲▲ Love this song and play it a bit too much! I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to post it, as I actually had dibs on it just when...