“Ten songs that shaped the music they make”
Ebben Phlö
Cork-based Psyche Pop/Rock Duo Kevin Ring and James Moone (Ebben Phlö) release their third Single, ‘All Nighter.’ A Lazy dream Rock/Pop ballad filled with interesting instrumental licks and earnest vocals. This song takes inspiration from Dream pop as well as Hip Hop.
Spacing
Out of Light is the new single from Wicklow dream-pop artist Spacing. Spacing is a project that came together after a year of writing and recording songs with a drum machine at home. The song was recorded with a full band in the Hive Studios, Kilcoole, where it was mixed and mastered by Eoin Whitfield of Ehco and formerly of Enemies. The drum machine remained in the recording with the goal of maintaining the lo-fi sound of its early demos. Lyrically, the song is about the desire to be left in the dark and the benefits of not knowing why things haven’t gone as planned. The accompanying video was filmed and edited by Ben Farrelly of Ragaire, it was shot in various locations in Kilcoole, near where the song was written and recorded.
Fiona Fox
Fiona Fox is a singer-songwriter from Castlebar, Co. Mayo. After completing a degree in Music at UCC in 2012, Fox spent several years abroad in the UK, USA and Australia before returning back home to Mayo and to music. Inspired by her favourite authors, Henry Miller and Charles Bukowski, Fox writes songs highlighting the vulnerability, humour, and heartbreak of the human condition. In July 2022, Fox self-released her first EP, which features three original songs, and a haunting cover of The Killers ‘Read My Mind’. Recorded at home, the EP has been a collaborative effort with virtual contributions from friends and family in Ohio and Michigan. Fox has many more songs written and is currently working on recording new material to release a second EP.
Paulie Martin
Paulie Martin is a well-established local musician based in Mullingar. A familiar face to most and a recognisable voice and guitar player to the rest. His influences range across multiple genres but his roots are in Blues, Funk and Rock. Paulie started writing and playing with original bands and as a solo artist at the age of 15, headlining and supporting multiple gigs between the two. Highlights include Whelan's Ones To Watch, Midnight Sessions, and Electric Picnic. In 2018/19, Paulie also had three spectacular sold out gigs in the form of Paulie Martin & Friends which includes some of his bests friends and members of his covers/jam band, Tonic House Collective, at local Mullingar venues, Canton Casey's and The Stables at Smiddy's bar.
Since then, during the 'global hiatus', Paulie has been busy finishing 7 songs and counting, hitting the studio with his extremely talented 7 piece band and ready to burst with an eclectic, genre filled album full of soul, rock, funk and pop.
Currently releasing his song 'Cherokee Rose' on the 16th June 2022 which was recorded in Grouse Lodge with the help of the Arts Councils Local Live Performance Scheme in 2021.
Modernlove
Like their name suggests, modernlove. explore the complexities of the modern lives of twenty-somethings. Even though their lives are still complicated, Barry, Cian, Danny and Graham of Drogheda have already nailed their sound; they deliver polished, indie-pop with a glossy '90s sheen and intricate details.
Wallis Bird
Wallis Bird has been enrapturing audiences for over a decade, playing over 1000 shows in that time worldwide. She has won multiple international awards including two Irish Meteor Awards, and has also received a nomination for the Irish Choice Music Prize. Her irrepressible energy on stage is one of her trademarks; even the Irish Times once noted it could ‘kickstart an entire economy’.
Farah Elle
Across Farah Elle’s childhood, music was a sanctuary. It gave her a vocabulary to process various life happenings from the impact of her incredible family history in Libya to universal experiences intrinsic with becoming a fearless young woman in modern society. Everything that shaped who Farah is as a person today is masterfully reflected in her artistry and documented on FATIMA, her long-awaited debut record out now.
SJ Talbot
SJ Talbot is a 24-year-old pop artist from Clontarf, in the capital city of Dublin, Ireland. Her songs feature deep, soulful vocals, intelligently paired with high-calibre pop production. At an early age, Talbot was enrolled in musical theatre school, and went onto study at BIMM Dublin, graduating in 2020. No stranger to the Irish music scene, she has worked as a session singer and keyboardist for various acts over the last four years. In 2017, she began producing her own music, and developing her individual sound. In September 2020, she released her well received indie-pop influenced debut single, “Envy”, followed up by her second solo single, ‘Easy for Me’, in 2021 which peaked at no.6 on the Irish Breakers Radio Chart. On the back of this successful release, SJ was selected by iRadio to compete in the Irish Music Month Local Hero Radio competition which was sponsored by Hot Press magazine. Her latest release, a soft-pop dance anthem 'Millisecond', has garnered a lot of attention from the Irish Press, naming her a 'One To Watch' on Dublin's Spin 1038, as well as an iRadio iLoveIrish track for May 2022.
- ali comerford
- amy ellen
- amy katt
- Baboii
- BALTHVS
- bri
- chris conroy
- ciara lawless
- cormac looby
- daithi
- dee fitz
- dollface
- drew makes noise
- elbe
- emileo
- fenix
- ferna
- galia arad
- guestlist
- holly munro
- huntings
- iann brennan
- jaek
- john blek
- just alice
- kill em charlie
- lavine
- leila jane
- midnight wayne
- Naomi Berrill
- nicha
- not that we know
- orwells 84
- peco
- peter vogelaar
- plastic cowboys
- raggedcast
- revue
- sam wickens
- shaun finn
- shaun hennessy
- Sleepy Days
- sona blue
- spacing
- static vision
- susie blue
- telekura
- tim v smyth
- Torpey
- zach james douglas