..who Sí is…I think she is from Cork…there are two songs on her Bandcamp site and no link to a website. Googling brings up nothing… …but I do know that this song sent shivers up my spine: Who is Sí? (check the comments below and you’ll find out!)

In my ears: City of Satellites – BMX – (on Hidden Shoal) ~~~~ Also on Hidden Shoal – Liam Singer Sad pop song with beautiful vocals, called Winter Weeds (mp3) ~~~~ New Deerhunter album ~~~~ Clips from the new Benoit Pioulard album ~~~~ The Gorgeous Colours ~~~~ Babybeef ~~~~ Brandt Braeur Frick (You Make Me…

How do you turn a duck into a soul singer? Put it into an oven until its bill withers Alright, that may be the worst joke in the world – and I’m an animal-loving veggie so I know it’s not the most tasteful either! – but hey, if I tell you it’s all in the…

Brilliant news! Plugd is reopening! According to an interview in the Cork Independent: Jim tells the Cork Independent that Plugd will be re-opening on Saturday 28 August in the ESB Substation on Caroline Street. But it won’t stay there for long. “Early next year we will be following the Triskel back to their expanded Christchurch…

Am I mad, or does: http://stereogum.com/455122/teengirl-fantasy-cheaters/mp3s/ Remind you of this: *Major childhood flashback* http://www.myspace.com/teengirlfantasy Teengirl Fantasy’s 7AM is out on True Panther in the US and Merok in Europe – release date, 14 September.

Album cover designed by Ruan Van Vliet, using photos by Cait Fahey and Jody Miller Dublin band Groom are getting ready to release their latest album, ‘Marriage‘, which is scheduled to drop this month. To launch the record, they have a gig planned for 21 August at the Lower Deck in Portobello, Dublin. I’ve had…

For the second and final time, Dave and Julie of Dublin’s Road Records have announced that they are to close the doors on their independent record store. Since it opened in 1997 it has been a mainstay for music nerds, musicians and record collectors, and a constant fixture on the Irish music scene. Just like…

Today I am mostly listening to this gorgeous mix made by a dear and talented friend of mine, Kim aka Daydream Nation, (man, I wish I had her mixing skills!!) which features: art ensemble of chicago – proverbes scott ferguson – revolution (main mix) black jazz consortium – steps beyond workshop 06 – untitled b1…

Yes, I do tend to get obsessed with certain artists to the point that it annoys everyone around me, but what the hell. My current obsession (replacing Zola Jesus, who is certainly worthy of obsession) is Janelle Monáe, and now that I have gotten my paws on her album, Archandroid, and listened to it like…