Music

From the west of Sligo, a fusion of traditional Irish and contemporary folk arrives in the form of BRÍDÍN, a fourth-generation trad musician skilled at harp, flute, piano and sean nós. Yet this is no ordinary traditional sound despite its…

The lockdown anniversary has come and gone in North America, and the albums that many a musical hermit had been tinkering with are starting to see daylight. Most are influenced by the pandemic, either directly or indirectly, and that could…

GNL Zamba is a Ugandan musician who grew up surrounded by influences like Fela Kuti, Jimi Hendrix, Ice Cube, and Gil Scott-Heron. It’s a mixed bag of distinct artists that’s hard to imagine united under a single sound, but that’s what Zamba…

Pete Beat's latest track 'Before The War' is out now and it does not disappoint. Pete knows how to write a song that's for sure, and he has shown time and time again, with a trail of recent releases, that he can deliver a different vibe and…

Metal has a deeply woven thematic relationship with all things mythological and mystical, and for any niche philosophy, story, or idea, a band must truly immerse themselves in it to adequately interpret and express it. NYC alternative metal…

Welcome to The Rotation, a roundup of the week’s key moments in music and why you should listen. Read Volume 9 below, or scroll to the end for playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. Previous instalments available here. As live music is…

Depending on who you ask, ambient/moody music belongs exclusively in the background for film and television productions as it’s too boring otherwise. It’s all too easy to sound a little generic, bland, or melodramatic with this style, but…

Over Christmas, I was watching a David Attenborough nature documentary (If you don’t know him, he is the male climate crisis activist people don’t get irked by). This was an episode from the series on Madagascar. Madagascar is an island…

FYA FOX is one of the hottest new acts in a burgeoning Irish electropop scene that seems set to sweep the country in 2021. The singer came to attention with ‘White Lies’ back in November last year before the release of ‘BODY’ in February.…

Keen Garrity is the stage name of Knoxville, Tennessee native, Rebekah Burchfield, whose debut album Get Big dropped earlier this year. An ex-member of the prog rock outfit Wards of the Mayor, she’s now following in the footsteps of…