Sniffing out the best new music
Its been a little while since I dipped my toe in some new Irish music. The problem with being based over in London is that I feel obliged to support London based musicians for the growth of the brand. Recently, finding music from my own homeland has been put on the back-burner. I'll will nip... Continue Reading →
Another super Irish release today comes from Ellen and Carla, the two talented components that make up Elkin. The duo have been singing together since the age of 15 and now are under the watchful eye of respected producer 'Lullahush', who is making them their fab beats on new single 'Win Win'. It has just... Continue Reading →
Ireland has a new musician bursting onto the scene today. 'Breathe', is the debut offering from Dubliner Christian Cohle. It is epic. It's not often a first single is able to give me a sure impression of an artist's credentials. I am fairy convinced that Christian Cohle is one of the few wholly talented ones... Continue Reading →
London based Irishman Moncrieff has just released his first single in over a year. Ghost is the first instalment from his upcoming EP The Only Hurts. This fella is one of those mecurial talents that can hold a room with the power of his vocals alone. I started seeing his name in and around posters... Continue Reading →
Three Ireland are one of the biggest companies in Ireland these days and I am very impressed with their new music initiative. ‘Made by Music’ is focused on commissioning collaborative tracks between the country's most promising musicians. This is an absolutely wonderful idea. Last year was the turn of trio Jafaris, Kormac and Saint Sister... Continue Reading →
Great friend of ours here at The Sound Sniffer - Shane ‘TADGH’ Nolan - returns with his latest installment with the impressive Talkin’. He has been a stalwart on the Irish music scene for over five years now. This is a tune that has been sat on for a good few months and finally it... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, amidst my fleeting flying visit to Dublin, I took in an instalment of the popular 'Ruby Sessions' above Doyles! This is an accoustic night which happens every Tuesday- it's a musical institution at this stage. This intimate night has been running near on 20 years now (Founded in April 1999), unbelievable really to... Continue Reading →
Yet another slick as an oil-spill artist hailing from my home city of Dublin, Ireland. I was sent over this tune earlier this week and instantly knew I'd be sticking it up of on the site. Bizarrely constructed experimental music really intrigues me, this Lullahush fella is extremely unique and fresh on first glance. 'Clothes' is a... Continue Reading →
More Irish music here from Rory Hall AKA Proper Micro NV (Strange name that). Hall hails from Limerick and is affiliated to Strange Brew Records. ‘Dot Dot Dot’ is a down-tempo tune that I really have a soft spot for as it reminds me of Scottish producer Koreless for some reason. Now I’m going to... Continue Reading →
Well, this is actually whopper! I would never be too fond of grime sorts of tracks usually, but this one is far above bareable - it's quite charming truth be told. Sim Simma Soundsystem are an Irish collective who I have been aware of for a while because of their diverse 'Sim Simma' parties in... Continue Reading →
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