I really like these new tracks from The Last Sound – they’re wonderfully dreamy and gothic, and sound like they’re on a dusty 7″ from the late ’80s that you found in your grumpy Bauhaus-obsessed older sibling’s bedroom. Dubliner Barry Murphy is the guy behind The Last Sound, and his new 7″ release, ‘Only the…

I’ve probably mentioned a million times that Low are one of my all-time favourite bands. To my ears, they’re perfection. And yet I found their last full-length, Drums & Guns just a little too dark to handle at times. So perhaps it was inevitable that I’d be a tad nervous about their next album, C’mon,…

Dublin band The Gorgeous Colours play at Crawdaddy in Dublin tomorrow – tickets are €7 and they’re supported by Cork band Together We Are Nobody. The Gorgeous Colours have kindly put their latest album up for free download on their bandcamp site – have an ‘ol listen here:

Can’t describe how excited I am about the new Toro Y Moi album, Underneath the Pine. It’s due out this month on Carpark records, and everything that’s dropped from it so far is stellar. Get your funky boots on, now.

It’s only a month and a half until the Digital Socket Awards take place in Dublin, and the nominees have just been announced. Without further ado, here’s who will be battling it out for first place in the below categories on 3rd March in the Grand Social. Tickets are on sale for the event (€10…

Ireland has never had a huge amount of diversity when it comes to music awards – that’s not meant as any disrespect to the existing awards, but there is definitely room for another one. After all, variety is the spice of life! So I’m delighted to announce that there is a new music awards on…

This is probably the best news of the year for me – Egyptian Lover (Greg Broussard) will play the Grand Social in Dublin in February. I think the last time he played Ireland was at the Mantua Festival a few years back but I’ve never seen him live so I am ultra excited. Egyptian Lover…

Last January’s Word of Mouth Presents tour – which brought O Emperor, Sons of Noel & Adrian, and Alessi’s Ark to venues around the country – was so successful that they’re going to do it all again. So next month for The Certain Three 2011 Tour another three great  bands will play around Ireland: The…

Ah, Christmas. It’s no exaggeration to say that it’s my favourite time of year – and I especially love that it’s the one time that I can play cheesy songs without feeling guilty. When it comes to Christmas songs, there are very little I don’t love – hell, I even love Slade’s Christmas song –…

San Francisco’s GIRLS will bring out a brand new EP, ‘Broken Dreams Club’ on 22 November – and they’ve released an MP3 of the track ‘Heartbreaker’ for free download. Simply click here and enter your email address to be sent the download link. The song? Shimmery guitars, fragile vocals, heartbroken lyrics, and the gentle swagger…