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Listen to Record Store Gay – a compilation of gay anthem covers from Irish bands
Record Store Day is happening on Saturday and as well as a buttload of once-off special releases and lots of daytime events in Dublin, nationwide and worldwide.One of the more unique releases “coming...
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Stream: Patrick Kelleher’s Ghost Wop Doo Wop Record Store Day covers tape
Another Record Store Day release, this one. a selection of six covers of doo wop songs by Patrick Kelleher. Doo wop’s brand of pop relies heavy on vocal harmonies and Patrick’s voice is one up to the...
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Premiere: Stream Last Days Of 1984′s debut album – Wake Up To The Waves
When Darren Moloney and Brian Rice debuted their Last Days Of 1984 project with ‘River’s Edge’ and ‘Woods’ last year, comparisons were easily made to Animal Collective’s sunny side up psychedelia that...
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Premiere: Listen the debut EP from Popical Island’s new Galway band Dott
After debuting themselves to the world in January, Galway garage band Dott have shacked up with Popical Island on their debut EP release. Mining the same ’60s girl-harmony rock ‘n’ roll DIY aesthetic...
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Album stream roundup: Beach House, Best Coast, Killer Mike, Niki & The Dove,...
The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page.Beach House – BloomBest Coast - The Only PlaceThe Cribs - In The Belly of the Brazen BullDamon Albarn...
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Sleep Thieves – Islands EP
It’s always a pleasure to hear a band move to the next level of their artistry. Sleep Thieves’ newest EP Islands is a big step up for the band in my estimation. The electro-pop of debut album Heart...
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Album stream roundup: Sigur Ros, El-P, Alt-J, Cold Specks, Simian Mobile...
The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page.Alt-J – An Awesome WaveCold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Expulsion Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic...
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Album stream roundup: Hot Chip, Bobby Womack, SpaceGhostPurrp, Funeral Suits...
The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page.Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man In The Universe Crocodiles – Endless FlowersdEUS – Following SeaFuneral...
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Disclosure – The Face EP
Last year’s Carnival EP marked the young London Disclosure brothers as ones to watch. If recent tracks, that massive sounding Jessie Ware remix (below) and a killer live show hasn’t already sealed the...
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Listen to Onra – Deep In The Night EP
Coming across as a companion piece to Onra’s 2010 LP Long Distance, the five-track Deep In The Night finds the French producer return to that sleek electro-funk synth sound he does so well. Laser funk,...
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Popical Island #3 – Listen to Side A (premiere)
Popical Island’s compilation series comes to a close with number three in the trilogy but not without cramming in a whole two sides featuring 23 tracks and bands asssociated with the collective. Today,...
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Full album streams: Dirty Projectors, Twin Shadow, Poolside, Dan Le Sac, Ty...
The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page. The Dirty Projectors album is a must-listen. That’s its meme-enhanced artwork above.Beak> –...
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Listen: Electronic Explorations’ 60-track compilation
You’ll likely have come across the Electronic Explorations podcast in your travels on the supernet mashup highway. Rob Booth’s show has had the best people in of all forms of electronic music...
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Popical Island #3 compilation – Listen to Side B & gig stage times
Side A of Popical Island #3 appeared for your streaming pleasure on Monday. 48 hours is just enough time for you to fit in a big digestable listen so Side B is now ready for your indie-pop gluttonous...
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Listen: Sunken Foal – Friday Syndrome Vol.1
For his follow up to the debut album Fallen Arches and last year’s Mother Of God EP, Dunk Murphy aka Sunken Foal spent four hours every Friday night over 2010 and 2011 recording a new song before...
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Stream: Le Galaxie – Fade 2 Forever EP
Oh, how far they’ve come and what a joy it is to watch their progress. The first time I became aware of Le Galaxie they were a band called 66e and they were playing the Boom Boom Room on Dublin’s...
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Full album streams: Micachu, Purity Ring, MA DOOM, Passion Pit, Seams, TNGHT,...
The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page.Echo Lake – Wild PeaceFang Island – MajorJohn Maus – A Collection of Rarities MA DOOM (Masta Ace &...
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Full album streams: Yeasayer, Jeremiah Jae, Lianne La Havas, The Flaming...
The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page.Blonds – The Bad OnesBonde Do Role – TropicalbacanalDisclosure – The Face Remixes Eugene McGuinness –...
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Album stream: Ginnels – Crowns
Popical Island may have drawn the compilation series to a close after it helped define their bockety indie-pop collective as a vital part of the Irish music landscape but they are continuing on in the...
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Waves On Canvas – Into The Northsea
Waves On Canvas‘ Into The Northsea is an album project from Sardinian composer Stefano Guzzetti featuring a series of guest vocalists over the release’s running time. Constant throughout is Guzzetti’s...
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