indie rock
News: Daisy the Great announce two Irish headline shows
As Daisy the Great, Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker make folk-inflected indie rock that spans a multitude of moods—capable of being clever, devastating, or both simultaneously, spanning harmony-laden folk pop to powerhouse indie rock balladry—and has attracted quite the following as a result. Singular Artists proudly presents Daisy the Great live for two Irish …
Gallery and set-list: Sir Chloe – The Academy Greenroom, Dublin 24.05.2023
All the way from Vermont, indie rock band Sir Chloe made an appearance at The Greenroom in The Academy Dublin. Sir Chloe photo: Should ISalivateUntie YouAnimal CentreKnow BetterLeashHoovesObsessionsI Am The DogSedonaCakeMichelle__________________Easy On YouToo Close
Premiere: Michael Ian Cummings of SKATERS returns with ‘Contemporary Me’
If you were a fan of New Yorkers SKATERS, you’ll probably remember that they went from a major label deal to disappearing after the release of their second album within 5 years, chewed up and spat out during a transitional period for the wider music industry. Band leader Michael Ian Cummings has been off radar …
Premiere: Homeschool celebrates new EP release with video for ‘Hanger-on’
The new EP from New Yorker Tom D’Agustino is all hits, if you haven’t been keeping up. Out today, the 6-track collection follows up last year’s Homeschool: Book II and is a great starting point for anyone new to their sound, which combines slick synth-pop and sky-scraping hooks with lyrics that tackle self-worth and the …
News: FORAGER release kaleidoscopic pop offering ‘Fuji or a Trek’ from forthcoming debut album
There’s a lot going on here and it’s all fantastic. Say hello to New York trio FORAGER, who make knotty, complicated pop songs which pull influences in from jazz, Indian classical and an Afro-Cuban musical melting pot that’s a whole thing on its own. If you need more than one listen to ‘Fuji or a …
Live Gallery: Modest Mouse play Daydream Festival in Sydney 29.04.2023
Modest Mouse celebrate return to Australia at Daydream Festival.
Gallery and set-list: Yard Act / Baba Ali – Vicar Street, Dublin 26.04.2023
Yard Act playing their biggest ever Irish venue, last year the guys sold out Dublin venue Whelans at a capacity of 450, this time around they jumped to a venue capacity of 1,050. That’s in just slightly over a year as the Whelans date was March 2022.Opening the night and a new favourite of mine …
Premiere: Jeremy Tuplin invites you to ‘Orville’s Discotheque’ with punchy new single ‘Why’d You Go and Look At Me Like That’
Having heard the forthcoming new record from Somerset’s Jeremy Tuplin, we promise it’s as good as place as any to start with his work. The man’s got a serious way with a hook, and it’s particularly evident on his new single. ‘Why’d You Go and Look At Me Like That’ is the latest offering to …
Gallery & Set-lists: The Slow Readers Club / Amy Montgomery – The Academy, Dublin 15.04.2023
The Slow Readers Club playing their Dublin date of the Knowledge Freedom Power tour, with Belfast’s Amy Montgomery opening the night Amy Montgomery photos and set-list: Soul MedicineChange ChangeAway For FreeIntangibleConstitutionTomorrow Never Knows (Beatles cover)Meet You In The Sun The Slow Readers Club photo and set-list: ModerniseFool For Your Philosophy All I HearThe Greatest EscapeThe WaitHow …
Premiere: Charlie & Margot goes for a ‘Joyride’ on debut album, out tomorrow
Matteo DeBenedetti looks like he’s just realised his album’s out tomorrow, but there’s no need for him to be nervous because we’ve heard it and it’s very good indeed. So good, in fact, that we’re premiering it up front! The New Jersey-based Charlie & Margot is just him – if you didn’t know, the project’s …