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Italian artist Iuliano follows in the footsteps of many in the music industry. After years spent working in back-end roles as a producer and arranger (including an extensive stay in Malaysia), he eventually answered a yearning to be front…

Less than two years after the simultaneous release of his last two albums, Dundalk’s Jinx Lennon is back with the 18-track Grow a Pair. This latest collection presents a picture of modern Ireland with all of its problems, personalities and…

Alya’s eclectic tunes are emblematic of the well-travelled life she has led, starting in her homeland, Russia, and winding up in L.A with a detour through Japan amongst others. Her artistic background is similarly decorated, with a CV…

New Music Weekly is your one-stop shop for new releases in the world of music each and every week. From the best of the best to some of the rest, Mark Conroy is here to give you the low down on what you might have missed. This week:…

NO ENCORE #124 | Listening Guide And with that, he was done…or maybe not. Naming his latest tour Homeward Bound certainly gave the impression retirement was imminent, as did interviews in which he hinted as much, but Paul Simon has since…

Maxwell James may hail from Wales but he brandishes an American musical heart no less earnest than any other Nashville hopeful. His debut EP weaves the familiar threads of classic Americana – blues, country, a touch of rock – with, for…

Roots-revival acts have captured a loyal corner of the market over the last decade. A kneejerk analyst may scoff at them as artificial antidotes to the electronic drill of modern radio, but Greg in Good Company illustrate the substance…

In an age where hip hop has come to be the cynosure of the music scene, exploring the genre's classic records and assessing their influence seems to be of tremendous importance. But the startling feeling you get from the listening to It…

Teen songwriter Jaicee Rentz embodies home and heart on her sunny psych-pop single, ‘Superzoomy Space Ships’. The Californian has drawn apt comparisons to early Beck with telephone filter vocals on the verses and spacey ornamentations of…

New Music Weekly is your one-stop shop for new releases in the world of music each and every week. From the best of the best to some of the rest, Mark Conroy is here to give you the low down on what you might have missed. This week: The…