Chordblossom
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
    • Music Reviews
    • Live Reviews
  • Features
    • Articles
    • Festivals
    • Fresh NI Music
    • Interviews
    • Introducing
    • Win
  • Media
    • Playlists
    • Photosets
    • Podcast
    • Sessions
    • Transmission
    • TV
  • Kickstart
  • Chordblossom Gigs
  • About
    • About
    • Contact
    • Mailing List
    • Vacancies
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
    • Music Reviews
    • Live Reviews
  • Features
    • Articles
    • Festivals
    • Fresh NI Music
    • Interviews
    • Introducing
    • Win
  • Media
    • Playlists
    • Photosets
    • Podcast
    • Sessions
    • Transmission
    • TV
  • Kickstart
  • Chordblossom Gigs
  • About
    • About
    • Contact
    • Mailing List
    • Vacancies
No Result
View All Result
Chordblossom
No Result
View All Result

Best of Irish – January

Aaron Cunningham by Aaron Cunningham
February 4, 2022
in Best of Irish, Blogs, Features
Best of Irish – January

Our first Best of Irish round up of the year and there’s plenty to get your ears around. December 2021 feels a world away. Aaron Cunningham and Ben Magee select some of their favourite releases of the month, including cover artist SPRINTS, all handily found in our rotating playlist.


Sprints – Little Fix

‘Little Fix’ channels those early Fontaines rhythms and timings and Murder Capitals vocal intensity. Don’t get the comparisons twisted however, Sprints are entirely themselves on their new single, tightly wound and ready to explode behind an air tight arrangement and magnetic singing. BM

Rowan – Irish to My Bones

Chordblossom Presents: Gifted - REWS, The Thing Is... Charlie Hanlon - Live at the Belfast Empire - 05 June 2025 Chordblossom Presents: Gifted - REWS, The Thing Is... Charlie Hanlon - Live at the Belfast Empire - 05 June 2025 Chordblossom Presents: Gifted - REWS, The Thing Is... Charlie Hanlon - Live at the Belfast Empire - 05 June 2025
ADVERTISEMENT

Fast paced and fleeting, ‘Irish to My Bones’ sees vocalist Dylan Howe’s dealing with damaging Irish stereotypes and emotional suppression. Punctuated by screams and unhinged guitar that seems to veer off as the song rises to its conclusion. Released with news of a debut album this May. AC

THUMPER – Overbite

It’s nice to hear some guitar music not wrapped up in psuedo-post-punk-apocalyptica. THUMPER deliver on this relentless, distorted mess of a track that’s brimming over with alternative energy. BM

Pillow Queens – Be By Your Side

Released into the world with the news of a second album this year, Pillow Queens continue to impress with new single ‘Be By Your Side’. An emotional thread runs through their quickly maturing indie sounds. Softer with a beautifully stripped back reprise, always set to crescendo. AC

Wallis Bird – What’s Wrong with Changing?

Combining bardic, bombastic spoken word, protest song fury, hip hop traditions, alternative stomping rhythms and organic production methods, Wallis Birds newest is as we expected. Interesting from start to finish and blisteringly raw. BM

Maverick Sabre – Good Man

Never one to spurn his roots, Sabre’s swooning jazzy brogue dances over an soulful arrangement and understated, lo-fi production. And as always, that joyfully inventive hip-hop backbone keeps things from getting static. BM

Yenkee – Soft Satellite

Despite its lyrical subject matter, Yenkee’s latest is a blissed out celestial track, resplendent with soulfully high vocals and all manner of synths, strings and glistening texture. AC

banríon – end times

The first solo single from Róisín Ní Haicéid, ‘end times’ despite its name starts a new period in a new year. Stripped back to quiet acoustic guitar, hushed vocals and delicate textures, it’s a beautifully soft restart. AC

SOAK – last july

Taking a nod from fellow Irish stars Pillow Queens in the acoustics in this number, SOAK makes their welcome return with this romping single. More bombastic than we’re used too, Bridie showcases a new, exciting chapter of their discography. BM

Junk Drawer – Tears In Costa

One of Junk Drawer’s best, it found its place on the Irish indie compilation A Litany of Failures a couple of years ago but we’re thankful its been given a wider release. Riffs and rhythms that sit slightly askew, a big chorus and some of the band’s smartest lyrics – ‘at least Heaven’s Gate had an action plan’. Roll on the new EP in March. AC

Lucy Blue – Postman

Lucy Blue’s latest EP Suburban Hollywood has charm aplenty, but the meld of acoustic guitar plucking and the track’s alt-pop instrumentation brings out the best in Lucy Blue’s warm vocals. AC


Playlist:

Leave a Comment ⁞

Tags: banríonBest of IrishJunk DrawerLucy BlueMaverick SabrePillow QueensPlaylistRowanSOAKSprintsTHUMPERWallis BirdYenkee
ShareTweetShareShareSendSend
Previous Post

10 Years Not Out

Next Post

Chordblossom Presents: Kickstart 2022

Related Posts

Best of Irish – April
Best of Irish

Best of Irish – April

May 6, 2025
Fresh Music from NI – April
Fresh Music From Northern Ireland

Fresh Music from NI – April

May 2, 2025

Recent Posts

Cathal Francis - Photography by Aaron Cunningham

Cathal Francis – Snowblind

May 19, 2025
Midnight Housework

Introducing: #146 – Midnight Housework

May 15, 2025
Stendhal Festival 2025 Header

Stendhal 2025 Line-Up Announcement

May 14, 2025

Twitter

Instagram

Follow

    The Instagram Access Token is expired, Go to the Customizer > JNews : Social, Like & View > Instagram Feed Setting, to to refresh it.

Spotify Playlist

Fresh Music From Northern Ireland

Mailing List

  • About Chordblossom
  • Kickstart
  • Music Reviews
  • Live Reviews
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • Photos
  • Fresh Music From Northern Ireland Playlist
  • Chordblossom Gigs
  • Mailing List

© 2020 Chordblossom

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
    • Music Reviews
    • Live Reviews
  • Features
    • Articles
    • Festivals
    • Fresh NI Music
    • Interviews
    • Introducing
    • Win
  • Media
    • Playlists
    • Photosets
    • Podcast
    • Sessions
    • Transmission
    • TV
  • Kickstart
  • Chordblossom Gigs
  • About
    • About
    • Contact
    • Mailing List
    • Vacancies

© 2020 Chordblossom

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT