When Brian Eno released Ambient 1: Music For Airports in 1978, flying was still a relative luxury and airports were gateways to holiday destinations that didn’t involve candy floss and sandcastles. Eno’s four-track suite of […]
Suchi Selects — the sound of the Indian electro underground
New Delhi independent radio station and label Boxout FM has just started a new series of DJ compilations that “give listeners a taste of the current soundscape in India”. The first collection is curated by […]
Ajukaja & Ats’ ‘improv-not-improv’ groove
I first got a nod to Tallinn label Porridge Bullet through Estonian avant-pop maverick Mart Avi’s 2020 album Vega Never Sets, and it’s a go-to hub for leftfield electronics, art-rock, deep house, sonic collages and […]
Season’s twinkles: The Last Sound – An Air So Fine
You need a bit of nerve, confidence and ‘sure fuck it’ attitude to release music at the end of December, when everyone’s already binged on their end-of-year Listmas albums, cramming Celebrations into their mouths and […]
Moo Kid’s 2021 in 30 albums
Soundtrack to another weirdo year…
Some light in A Frosty Dawn
Any normal year, a frosty dawn around this time would mean stumbling home after a Christmas after-party that went a bit too far, calling to a 24-hour Centra for a bottle of Lucozade. But as […]
Soda Blonde cut the Small Talk at the end of the year
Dublin act Little Green Cars called it a day in 2019, after a few years building up a a grassroots following with their subtle indie-rock with nods to London Grammar and The xx. Four of […]
Real Lies’ MELANCHOLY rave contradictions
London act Real Lies are all about contrasts and contradictions, with rave-inspired pop music that’s about so much more than the obvious signifiers. Their 2015 debut album Real Life was poetic, heartfelt recount of a […]
AVA making up for lost time
Considering the DUP’s obsession with getting one over on the Papist Republic, it’s a wonder they haven’t been all over the North’s head start on gigs reopening over the last few weeks — especially the […]
Dublin’s Alive with the sound of Rising Damp
Dublin Alive! Is a free Dublin City Council day-long festival in partnership with Axis Ballymun, taking place all day in Mount Bernard Park in Cabra in the northside. It’s billed as a family-focused event, with […]
‘Come together again’ for Culture Night 2021
The tagline couldn’t be more inclusive this year: “Come together — AGAIN.” The 16th edition of Culture Night takes place all over the island tonight with hundreds of online and offline events. Wherever you are, […]
Check for Signs of Life in Kilkenny
Tomorrow (Saturday) kicks off a series of mini day festivals at Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre in Kilkenny, with an open music policy of folk, trad, hip-hop and Afrobeat. Tomorrow’s opening concert features Landless, Lemoncello, Maija Sofia and […]
Join the Village people this weekend
It Takes a Village is returning to the family holiday camp for a festival that’s probably more PG than its two previous editions, given the restrictions. It’s set up as a smaller scale version of […]
Irish ‘micro-festivals – what’s not to Love?
Another Love Story gave up long ago on a full 2021 festival, and last month announced the first six acts for next year, along with early bird tickets. In the meantime, they’re grasping at the […]
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