Hailing from Galway come The Debutantes. Thankfully, they have looked further west than the N17 and the Saw Doctors for their sound. Dreamy, sun-soaked fun flows throughout the three songs they have up on their minimal Breaking Tunes profile: “The Debutantes are an ever evolving recording and live project featuring [Read more]
REID is Eoghan Reid, a 22-year-old producer from Cork who, only yesterday, released his debut EP for free download on Bandcamp. The Genesis EP clocks in at five songs and just under 18 minutes in length. And for every single second of every single track, nothing goes to waste and [Read more]
Everybody agrees 2010 was a vintage year for Irish music. It’s unanimous. But 2011 is halfway through and so far there has only been a couple of bands who have made much of an impact on me so far: Retarded Cop, Hired Hands and Yeh Deadlies!, while I know Cashier [Read more]
Hailing from Toronto comes Bravestation, who sounds like Bombay Bicycle Club after listening to Local Natives. Not the most original thing you will ever hear but it ticks some very nice boxes. They released their first EP, a five-track self-titled affair last summer, and their new single is up on [Read more]
Friends’ first single ticks every single box as to warrant a repeat play. And then another. And another. And, go on, just once more. They are a five-piece that hail from Brooklyn and ‘Friend Crush’ is going to be their first official release, next month. Everything drifts by in perfect [Read more]
I was sure that Kyla La Grange was Swedish. The vocals sound like they were made by one of those ubiquitous female Swedish singers who have come to dominate many critics’ hearts come end of year list time. But no, as it turns out, Kyla was born and raised in [Read more]
Padraig McCauley & The P Affection Album Promo by thepaffection A one-man band from Naas, this three-track promo is a quick run through of about five different genres. You can read more in depth what I think of Padraig and his P Affection over at drop-d. The album is out [Read more]
By the time a band comes around to making their fourth album you expect that more people will have sat up to take notice. In the case of My Little Cheap Dictaphone it seems that outside of their home country, Belgium, few people will have had the chance to hear [Read more]
Sweden you win again. After Abba, Those Dancing Days, Lykke Li (Robyn for those interested) and The Knife some might have thought you had given us more than enough perfectly formed pop. But no. Niki And The Dove are here to offer more hope to those who still claim pop [Read more]
Why is nobody talking about Eskmo? If James Blake is the future of music then Eskmo shouldn’t be too far behind. The video for ‘We Got More’ has been slowly garnering praise since its debut at the start of December but he has been making music for well over 18 [Read more]
