“We’re channeling The Kinks, Elvis Costello and 60’s garage vibes. We wanted to write a song Muddy Waters and Howling Wolf could sing.” Johnny Cronin Explains. “We had a mad night a few years back in the 8mm bar in Berlin and met a fellow that was a cross between Brian Ferry and Bella Lugosi. Read More

The track takes cues from early Kings Of Leon and Arctic Monkeys. Lyrically the song revolves around its titular character – mainstay of any small town in Ireland and elsewhere, the character who thinks he runs things while being beloved widely when he’s anything but. The inspiration for the song reflects the band’s own origins where they were Read More

Love is all that Matters is the latest single from Irish songwriter and musician Paul McCann and the third single to be released from his forthcoming album, titled ‘Alter Ego’ (coming 17th February 2023). The idea for ‘Love is all that Matters’ came from a note his young daughter gave to him which included a drawing of the two of Read More

The latest offering from cua comes from their newest album release, Oh Sun Shine Down, and has the title, Beautiful. Jeremy Searle is a music critic who earned our rave reviews. When Cua played their first ever English dates, he had enjoyed the first two albums so much that he was eager to see them Read More

Rising from the ashes of STORY OF HAIR and MIA SPARROW Castlebar artist Paul Brett AKA MINOR SIGH  is no stranger to the Irish music scene,  not just in Castlebar but across Ireland has just released his debut solo album ‘In Memorium’. The nine track album at times feels and seems like a fitting tribute Read More

It has being a busy few years for one of the hardest working Irish bands in Ireland. After the recent success of the bands third album ‘Skinty Fia’ the band have being causing quite the stir around the world. And things can only get better for the band as news has surfaced this morning  that Read More

Dublin based Spoken-Word poet and singer-songwrite Christian Wethered has just released a full-length video for his song ‘Wait’. This follows recent performances at Beyond the Pale Festival, Arthur’s  and Hot Spot. He has also announced a double-headliner gig in Upstairs Whelan’s with singer-songwriter Leila Jane Christian says, I wanted the video to capture the emptiness of Read More

There’s a dream like surrealism in White’s musical storytelling which he delivers with an understated theatrical manner  with lyrical influences including the likes of Father John Misty, Lana Del Rey, Alex Turner, and Charles Bukowski. Hailing from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, Conchúr White achieved notable success in Ireland with his previous band Silences, who Read More

‘Everyone Should Have A Home’ is the latest release from Cork singer songwriter Martin Leahy. The song is a visceral and fiery reaction to the current housing crisis. The track draws on a diverse mix of genres heavily associated with the protest tradition such as punk, hip-hop, folk and rock. All the instruments, production and Read More

The track has roots in 80s gothic aesthetics, branching forward to ethereal unknowns for new ideas and sounds. Echo wishes the listener “to turn to what scares them the most…without fear”. Echo Northstar is an artist, songwriter and producer now living and making music and art in London, with roots strongly grounded in Ireland. ‘Silent Read More