Disclaimer: Jape are one of my favourite bands, so unless singer Richie does something absolutely shocking and terrible onstage, I’m probably going to love the gig. Jape are responsible for kicking off the Dirty Weekender at the Pavilion in Cork. As it’s a late gig things could have been messy, [Read more]
Yes, I know what you’re thinking, it’s just another artist who thinks it’s important to keep his identity a secret. OK, so you’ve already heard Evian Christ, Faws and iamamiwhoami, but one more anonymous artist won’t hurt, will it? Enigmatic Youth, who I think is from England, couldn’t be any [Read more]
Theme Park came second in the blog sound of 2012 (more here) and are heading out on a UK tour with the brilliant Cast of Cheers later this month. Both groups are bound to make a lot of new fans. ‘Two Hours’ is a big statement of intent from Theme [Read more]
The Dirty Weekender kicks off at the Pavilion this weekend and who better to get the party started than the one and only Jape. You don’t need any introduction to the man who won the Choice Prize a few years back, is nominated again for Ocean Of Frequency and well, [Read more]
The amazing Cold Specks will release debut album I Predict A Graceful Explosion on May 21 in England, so expect it to hit Ireland a few days before that. Above is the juxtaposing video for ‘Holland’, a track that will feature on Al Spx’s album. The video does indeed feature [Read more]
Coming off like a more heartfelt Frightened Rabbit (if that’s possible), Admiral Fallow’s ‘Beetle In The Box’ will melt your heart. The Glasgow five-piece are already one album deep and in May, release Tree Bursts In Snow, off which ‘Beetle In The Box’ is taken. You could mark Admiral Fallow [Read more]
Lovely video for MMOTHS’ track ‘Heart’, featuring Keep Shelly In Athens. It features pumpkins, bales, masks and people hanging around a bonfire. Is it Halloween? It’s taken from Jack Colleran’s debut EP, which is out Friday/Monday. More on the track here.
How do you make the Cast of Cheers’ ‘Family’ bigger? Apparently you ask Royal Scams to remix it. It’s massive. Whereas Jape’s remix of the same song breaks things down and gradually builds itself back up, Royal Scams just add tonnes of everything to this. It sounds like it was [Read more]
You’ll be hearing a lot more about Brooklyn trio Selebrities over the next few months. If ‘Night Heat’ is any indication you won’t want to have to wait to hear more. Though the breakdown at the 2.20-minute mark sounds like the Beverly Hills Cop theme tune, everything else here will [Read more]
After stuttered EP releases since 2009, Waterford artist Deaf Joe releases his debut album Burrowings on Friday, February 17. Having only heard a handful of songs so far, the only guarantee I can make is that it will be a gorgeous, laid back affair. The video for ‘Repent’, above, was [Read more]
