Pic by me, Dublin There are few things better than going through a phase of listening to the same artist for a week after not listening to them for quite a long time. That immediate feeling when you put on the first track is like a restorative sigh – you can instantly relax into that…
Tag: irish music
Sam Jackson, David Turpin, Christian Bookshop
A pic I took of Sarah Grimes of September Girls before a Community of Independents interview There are two new (and radically different) albums out now that I’d love to draw your attention to. One of the bands, Christian Bookshop, have featured on the blog before. A duo of Jimmy Monaghan and Aisling Walsh, they’re…
Nibiru, You Kiss By The Book, Niamh de Barra
Yesterday I squinted my way through an interview with the band Nibiru for a Community of Independents shoot at a sunny Bernard Shaw – it will be aired on DCTV on Thursday night, and online the next day. I had this image in my head of Nibiru as grizzly guys in their late 20s/early 30s…
Real church music: Áine O’Dwyer
I’m not really a religious person, but I’m no atheist either. Maybe you’d call me spiritual – or just plain indecisive – but whatever it is, I believe there’s something other than ourselves out there. With that in mind, when I listen to a piece of music that makes the hairs on the back of…
Donal Dineen, Irish music, and whether radio really matters
Does radio really matter? Does it matter to you, to me, to him, to her, to bands, to venues and listeners and dancers and writers? Of course it does, you might say. But does it really? It wasn’t that long ago when the only way you could hear a new track was to tune in…
Focus on: Stop/Run
It never fails to amaze me how many people are creating beautiful, challenging and eye-opening music in Ireland. And in turn, it never fails to amaze me how many people get up off their arses and put on unusual gigs, or unique events, simply with the aim of bringing new sounds to people and exploring…
New Independent Record Store: Wingnut Records, Galway
If you’re in Galway and in the mood to buy some records, you now have a new independent record store to visit – following the closure of Redlight Records a few years back, and the recent liquidation of the Zhivago Records chain , Wingnut Records is the newest local record store on the block. (There…
Make some Nouveaunoise
Nouveaunoise have their new PANAKA EP up for free download here, and it’s a cracker. Panaka has fuzzy vocals, tinkling synths and a funky drumbeat that will make you want to get off your ass and dance, while the intro to Psychasonic is what would happen if Belle & Sebastian (it’s all in the flute)…
Groom’s Golden Age
One of the best things about moving to a new city is finding new music – discovering bands that may not be well known (yet) in your previous home town, or bands that simply haven’t fallen onto your radar. When I moved to Dublin two years ago, Groom were one of the bands I was…
Squarehead K9 session – download
Squarehead are bloody amazing, so I suggest you get your ass down to bandcamp and download their free K9 Sessions release immediately. Just click here and you’ll find three delicious tracks waiting for you: Axes of Love, an amazing cover of Cathy’s Clown (The Everly Brothers) and Circle. All three tracks were recorded for Phantom105.2…
Sweet Oblivion 