A music blog from Ireland.
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Leanne Harte has announced that a new EP called Restless Sleepers will be launched on 3 July with a gig at the Peacock Theatre in Dublin, with support from Elaine Mai. The video above shows a performance of the title track from a few months back, recorded in a cupboard at Tamp & Stitch. Restless
Monday, June 10th, 2013
Great news today with the announcement that Giveamanakick are reformng for a one-off show to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Limerick label Out On A Limb. The news coincides with the full-lineup of the birthday...
Monday, June 10th, 2013
2013 marks ten years since Richard Bourke and Albert Twomey set up a small record label in Limerick, and one summer’s day in August 2003 the first album, Is It OK To Be Loud, Jesus? by giveamanakick was released....
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
Yesterday I posted about Croupier‘s slot at the the upcoming BATS and Jogging gig, and mentioned a new single Power Up was on the way. Here it is! There’s a mischevious slant to this single, despite its...
Monday, May 27th, 2013
Over Easter weekend I went to Galway for the Community Skratch Games, and caught a live set by Voids. It was beautiful, if a bit downbeat for my still-hungover head early on Sunday evening but I knew...
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
My reaction to this new track from The Last Sound has not changed a jot since first watching the video for Sun Forever yesterday, where it premiered on We Are Noise: ‘wow’. If the type of exuberant...
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
The eighth Castlepalooza festival line-up was just announced yesterday. While there are more to be announced, the preliminary line-up already boasts some impressive names. The festival takes place in the grounds of Charleville Castle in Tullamore from...
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...
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Released on Monday 6 May, My Friend Jack is the debut EP from rapper and producer Jee4ce. Resident in Edinburgh and a keen collaborator, as we’ve heard in various preliminary downloads and videos, it’s been a good...