Every month sees more and more great Irish music released to the world. Aaron Cunningham and Will Mac Aoidh select some of our favourite releases of last month, including cover artist Tebi Rex. All found in our rotating playlist.
Tebi Rex – Fin.
Irish hip-hop duo Tebi Rex have announced their final album, calling time on their ten year run. The first single from their third album ‘Fin.’ is a perfect way to begin the home stretch. A filmic, low-key track, bookended by piano and softly spoken vocals, either side of a brief foray into night-time clubland. AC
Maria Somerville – Garden
Maria Somerville is like a sonic architect, building gorgeous soundscapes you can get explore thoroughly and get completely lost in. ‘Garden’ is anchored by dreamy vocals and driving rhythm, but listening with a good set of speakers lets you dig into the subtleties that really sets Somerville’s work apart. WMA
The Null Club – Slip Angle
Gilla Band guitarist announces new project The Null Club with first release ‘Slip Angle’. The noise aspects of Gilla Band’s abrasive sound carries over as the track mixes elements of techno and featuring French vocals from Mandy, Indiana’s Valentine Caulfield. The first from an upcoming EP with more collaborations to come. AC
Telekura – Velvet
There’s a sense of bliss in this new love song from Dublin’s Telekura. Alt-pop with shades of psychedelia, the group fronted by Malaysian-born singer Rachel come armed with fuzzed out synths and floated vocals to create a pop haze. AC
Soda Blonde – People Pleaser
One thing about Soda Blonde is they deliver without fail – something a certain courier in my area should take notes on. ‘People Pleaser’s soaring vocals & intricate guitar melodies are so well placed, the space still exists to land some hefty lyrical punches. A top tier track from one of the island’s top tier bands. WMA
Lōwli – Undone
Soft and considered classical piano leads into this beautiful new single from Galway’s Roisin Lowry, her first in a few years. Strings, plucked bass and percussion add texture to the song’s stirring melancholia about the moments when things feel like they’re unravelling. AC
The Murder Capital – A Distant Life
Taken from last month’s album number three, there’s a real throwback vibe to ‘A Distant Life’. An indie love-song, there’s a carefree feeling that extends from the unusual instrumentation to the lyrics that’s worlds away from the heaviness of the band’s first album six years ago. AC
Dotwork – Red Dress
‘Red Dress’ brings me right back to a golden era of personality-filled indie rock, that halcyon period in the mid to late naughties. It’s energetic, dynamic and tons of fun, like one of the songs that never leaves you from a skateboarding game you played as a kid. WMA
Adore – Stay Free Old Stranger
Garage punk from the Galway three-piece, their first of 2025. Further proof the band’s knack for writing energetic punk with melodies and hooks and no pretension. ‘Stay Free Old Stranger’ is about not caring about what others think of you, written “at a time of great social anxiety”. AC
Hotgirl – Sisyphus
A laid-back, country-tinged indie rock tale that namedrops Greek mythology and leads us towards the new EP from Dublin’s Hotgirl, set for April. ‘Sisyphus’ takes things slow allowing vocalist Ashley Abbedeen’s introspective vocals to ring out through slack guitars. They play Ulster Sports Club this Thursday. AC
Laura Duff – Sea Legs
‘Sea Legs’ perfectly encapsulates the seaside feeling in the new single from Laura Duff. A deft and delicate folk from the Limerick folk artist that precedes a debut album of the same name, set for May 2025. AC
AOIBHA – Art of Delusion
Infinitely large but tentatively fragile, AOIBHA’s ‘Art of Delusion’ fits the whole world in a little crystal bottle. Enormous instrumentation and production set a spacious backdrop for AOIBHA’s solemn and beautiful vocals, like a stage piece that stays with you long after you’ve left the theatre. WMA
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