A music blog from Ireland.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
A seriously good line-up for tomorrow night, 15 May, at Odessa as David Kitt performs in Dublin for the mid-point of an Irish tour. Joining him are compadres Richie Egan and Bill Blood, each performing their solo material of guitars and tender lyrics, meaning a very comfortable, fun and relaxing night is on the cards.
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...
Friday, May 10th, 2013
In many ways, it’s surprising that The Believer is the first solo album of Cat Dowling. Nine years in Alphastates and motherhood explain how she filled the time that other talented vocalists might have used to set...
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Retro Revival pull another good one out of the bag of blistery garage rock this weekend when The #1s, Cry Boys, When Good Pets Go Bad, The Pulpit and Faux Kings figuratively demolish Sweeney’s tomorrow night. This...
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...
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
“We will be one big super-ego!” joked Nick Kelly last week when I ask if there’ll be enough room on stage for the collective talents of the Peripheral Visionaries. If Freud’s theory of the psyche proves correct,...
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...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Last week I posted the news of Glasgowbury 2013 and the poster’s just been released, showing the Derry festival to be shaping up nicely. Dozens more names are still to be announced but so far the line-up...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Today brings news of a single and new album from Halves. You can stream Drumhunter below, and the full album Boa Howl is set to follow on 5 July through the band’s label Hate Is The Enemy. By...