After a hiatus of two years Galway band NEWDAD are back with brand new single ‘In My Head’  The track continues in the same vein as previous releases with that shoe gaze vibe.  The band have being playing  they’re cards close to their chest with being away from the Irish music for a number of Read More

‘Canopies’ is a post-apocalyptic indie rock anthem, describing a world in which mother nature has taken back what is rightfully hers. The song depicts how the self-destructive and parasitic tendencies of the human race have us edging towards the point of no return  – “lying deep in catacombs”. As we progress through the track, we Read More

Singer-songwriter and entrepreneur Elina Filice has recently released a new music video for her innovative single “Dont Let Me Fall.” In her signature genre-defying fashion, the song features an anthemic hook over an infectious beat, pulsating with manic, driving energy. The song is about entangled mental health, and the weight of loving someone in a depressive Read More

Every now and then an artist stops us on feet and we are happy to say here at Finbar Hoban Presents singer Paddy Dennehy is one of those artists. As a child Paddy would rush to get a guitar or play the piano very loudly in the hopes that you might hear it and request Read More

It has being a long time  coming but various members of Fontaines D.C. seem to be working away on other aspects of the music scene while taking a break from touring. The Fontaines D.C frontman  seems to be inspired a lot by SMILE (Radiohead’s side project). You can tell this about Chatten’s debut single ‘The Read More

Northern Irelands rising Indie star Drew Makes Noise serves up another helping from his forthcoming debut album Let the Whole Tape Run. The enchanting single This Matter is streaming on all platforms Expanding on the production from his previous single, the hook-heavy, Indie-anthem Lemonade. Drew Makes Noise up’s the scale with the welcome addition of Read More

Formerly a three-piece in Dublin, releasing two EPs under the name ‘Swimmers’, (Swimmer’s Year 2013, This Burning Circus 2015) before moving to London and striking out solo. This new found confidence led to the recording of nine new songs between 2017-2019 which eventually saw the release of his debut album Murmuration on May 8th 2020 Read More

Rodney Owl (aka Mark McConville) is originally from Lurgan in Co. Armagh and has been living and playing music in Galway for more than fifteen years. Having grown up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1980s, Mark found his way to music after marginally losing the final of the under-12s All-Ireland boxing championship Read More

The Minnows have that perfect Stadium rock sound that would make Bruce Springsteen proud and that is why they are our Track of the Day today. You will see and hear why shortly. “OH Lord, life should be simpler than this,” sings Mickey Raff in ‘The Steepest Hill’, the brand new single from Belfast band Read More

After a successful year dominating the UK before European festivals, becoming ESNS Exchange’s fourth most  booked act of 2022, Enola Gay return to follow up their acclaimed debut EP Gransha. Signing with Modern Sky UK and booked for festivals this summer including Download and 2000Trees, more raucous than ever and inspired by a personal attack that Read More