In Amy’s words “The song is inspired by true-life events, it touches on losing and gaining people in your life. I feel that it’s a subject that everyone can relate to and sometimes we fail to see the impact others have on us until they are no longer present. It’s really about closure, acceptance and valuing the relationships Read More
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Ice Pop is back with new single and hilarious video for “Sex with a Socialist”
Hailing from Dublin ‘Ice Pop’ says he describes his music as ‘Icy Pop’ music. We can totally understand this from his brand new single ‘Sex with a Socialist’ Gaining rave reviews for his single called ‘Gerry Adams in The Sky’ The hilarious video that followed for the track was seen right across the music spectrum Read More
Dublin Rockers Klubber Lang bring the noise on recent single ‘There,There’
We have spent a number of years looking for that perfect Irish Rock sound, yeah sure, they are some really great Irish Rock acts out there but none of them are close to the thunderous sound that Dublin 3 piece Klubber Lang are making right now. All we want to do here sometimes at Finbar Read More
Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ opened our mind to diverse music
Man, I think I was mitching from school in St Gerald’s College the very first time I listened to ‘Under The Bridge’ in Castlebar. And more appropriately the first time I heard the track was on a boom box at Castlebar’s notorious drinking spot under the Bridge. Some of you reading this probably haven’t a Read More
Kevin Casey sings about freedom and Equality on new single ‘Shout it Out’
Dublin rock musician Kevin Casey is a long standing regular in the live music circuit in Ireland. Having gigged extensively across the country including performances in some of Dublin’s premier venues and Music Festivals as well as shows in Germany, UK and the USA, Kevin and his band have left his audience in no doubt Read More
NewDad release luscious new track ‘Slowly’, listen here
Galway’s NewDad have returned with a brand new track and boy are we excited. I am So excited that I nearly pissed my pants. The new track ‘Slowly’ is most definitely ear candy and we can not wait to hear the debut album in the near future. New Dad are an alternative-rock band from Read More
Single of the Week: Grunge-fuelled indie band HAVVK release Home
Political, dynamic, and loaded with hooks, HAVVK are a three-piece alternative rock band from Ireland and the UK. Since their debut release in 2016, HAVVK have continued to produce a relentlessly dynamic, haunting sound that steers and surprises the listener from moments of immersive shoe-gaze to thrashing punk rock. Over two EPs, ‘HAVVK’ (2016) and Read More
Indie Folk act October Fires embrace the darkness with recent single ‘In The Gloom’
October Fires latest single ‘In The Gloom’ could be perfectly pitted against the backdrop to some form of an espionage thriller. The band say that their music is continually inspired by the autumnal season, with its unique blend of beauty and eeriness, darkness and light. Since the band released their first radio single ‘Pray’ Read More
Beastie Boys were The Marx Brothers of Hip Hop and they made great music together
A wise man once said to me don’t trust anyone who doesn’t like the Beastie Boys. If you don’t like Beastie Boys music, you might want to check your head. (See what we did there?) Friday nights up at The Diver Lough Lannagh were a big deal to me and my friends when we we’re Read More
A.Smyth unleashes fantastic debut album
Since the beginning of lockdown last year we have being following this next artist in great anticipation. That artist’s name is A. Smyth and today he finally released his debut album titled Last Animals. We have found that A.Smyth is a really good songwriter. His songwriting is honest and the arrangements here are intelligent. They Read More