The track is an atmospheric ode to Hope’s home county of Clare and its Atlantic coastline, “So wild and so strong”. The song speaks to a reawakening of a deep connection and passion for County Clare’s captivating mystery: The lyrics from the song include “My eyes opened wide and I saw with pride, what I’d Read More
David Keenan announces new album ‘What Then?’
WHAT THEN?” was recorded at Black Mountain studios, not far from David’s home town of Dundalk. The album was produced by Jonathon Mooney of Portland, OR indie rock band Other Lives. David explains: “WHAT THEN? details my dealings with the human condition, an imagining and re-imagining of what was, what is and my place in it all. Read More
FARAWAY MARTIN raises the bar on new single ‘Let You Down’
Since his last release he has received international radioplay in the US, the UK, and across the Middle East. His track, ‘The Lights Turn On’ released last year, was playlisted on Irish stations RTE Radio 1, 2fm, iRadio as well as across local radio. It reached No. 5 on QBS Radio’s Top 40, the largest Read More
DEA MATRONA prove Rock N Roll is still alive with new track ‘Stamp On It’
Irish act Dea Matrona are a band known for their fine live performances. They are a Rock trio from Belfast formed in 2018. The band may look like they have just walked off the set of Almost Famous, but they are far more than just that. Dea Matrona are here to let the Irish people Read More
Track of the Week. EMILY 7 deliver powerful Rock N Roll on new single ‘Somebody’
If you are looking for some real raw Rock N Roll you have come to the right place for today’s feature. EMILY 7 have simply delivered one of the best Irish Rock songs we have heard in a while! Hot off the heels of a feature in RTE One’s My Tribe, the 4 Dublin lads Read More
THE ZEN ARCADE (formerly The Strypes) release new EP ‘High Fidelity’
Resurrected from the ashes from Cavan’s finest THE STRYPES, THE ZEN ARCADE have being busy over the past few months releasing a number of singles. On first listen to the new EP from the band we are hearing hints and influences of early Springsteen and Elvis Costello. The EP is an ode to classics album Read More
West Irish avant-punk trio NERVES return with the announcement of their new single “Leigue”.
Existing in the liminal space between shoegaze, post-punk and noise-rock, the claustrophobic single combines muscular, industrial drums with groove-driven krautrock-inflected bass and discordant, wall of sound guitar lines that sit somewhere between the atmospheric, crushing power of My Bloody Valentine and angular and jarring sound of Big Black. The volatile, low register spoken-word vocals carry Read More
TUATH return with magnificent new track for the poignant times we are living in.
It’s a paranoid, yet pointed critique of the ideologies underpinning capitalism, the “Revival/Reboot”-addled loop we’re stuck in, and “the system that is consuming us, our culture, and our natural world like a bowl of noodles.” “All protests against the system are commodified and used as part of the system to suppress culture. It’s why people Read More
Track of the Day: SODA BLONDE release new single ‘Holy Roses’ from debut album
Probably one of our favourite new Irish bands of the last twelve months SODA BLONDE are prepping for the release of they’re debut album ‘SMALL TALK’ which will see the light of day on July 9th. The band have dropped a brand new song from the new album titled ‘HOLY ROSES’. Faye from SODA BLONDE Read More
Elina Filice releases her sophomore EP, “Flight Risk”
Leading up to the five-song EP, Elina released a series of successful singles that now find a permanent home in the project. The lead track on the EP is Elina’s breakout single “Thinking of You,” accompanied by a fresh radio edit and creative lyric video. With 750k+ streams on Spotify, a critically acclaimed music video, Read More