A music blog from Ireland.
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Welcome back to another month of the MAP mixtape, representing Ireland for May is Rachael Boyd with Aim Too High. I was bowled over by her music after hearing a Sun Glitters remix last month. The original compositions found on her Soundcloud are fascinating to me, and I’m really looking forward to hearing the full
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Premiering on State.ie yesterday, probably the most straight-laced thing that Meltybrains? have ever put out in public, this is their new video for Intros Are So Original. The song is the first track from a new EP...
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Having recently aired the black comedy music video for Nothing Is Easy, it’s a treat today to offer tickets to a special VerseChorusVerse show that takes place in Whelans on 13 June. The debut gig of a...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Since the release of the Marie Celeste EP last year, I’ve had an ear cocked on Terriers, waiting to hear where they break apart from the pack of new electronic producers in Ireland. I will not make...
Monday, April 15th, 2013
It’s MAPtime and I’ve thrown Lumigraph in the world’s face with Tampa Awaits, a five-minute bounder that’s been playing repeatedly over here since the album dropped on Bandcamp the other week. It’s nice to be able to...
Friday, April 12th, 2013
I’ve been listening to The Community Games a lot over the past few weeks, and it’s given me hours of fun to stare at this image, as if it’s some kind of magic-eye picture that will show...
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
It’s MAP time again with free downloads from 40 music blogs all over the world. Representing Ireland for March is Replete with Easy Love, the skewed house track that hears the Cork producer step it up a...
Saturday, February 16th, 2013
February’s MAP Mixtape is here with tunes from 40 bloggers around the world. This month, I put forward Girl Band‘s cover version of Blawan‘s Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage. It’s free to download as...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
It’s the 15th, a date which will now signify the posting of a new MAP mixtape each month, and it’s packed full of juicy tunes as you’ll have come to expect. Personally, I’ve got to recommend the...