It’s a mad world least that’s what every email we get these days says, but thank God for Fridays and the glorious parcels of sounds it delivers to us every week. Much respect to all the artists out their sticking to their guns and releasing new music during the apocalypse. It can’t be an easy decision but you know what the fortune cookie wisdom says: Fortune favours the bold – so an extra salute to all of the acts in this week’s selection.

As ever you can check out our round-up of the best new Irish on Spotify orĀ  check out the tracks individually below. This week’s selection features London based Irish hip hop artist Biig Piig as coverstar. Patricia Lalor continues to impress with her new single and EP. Other artists with major releases this week include Siights, Shrug Life and Lisa Lambe.

NI Music Prize winners Elma Orkestra & Ryan Vail return with Love from the extended version of Borders set for release on April 17th – read our recent interview with the lads here. 1000 Beasts, delush and cbakl continue to impress while Fields offers a glimpse of what we can expect from their forthcoming album.

All This plus new tracks from Hey Rusty, Pinhole, Blackbird & Crow, Flavia, Gaff, Junk Drawer, Crome Yellow, Awkward Z, Ama Millieir, Kean Kavanagh, Blondmodel and Jordan Run

And last but not least, Tiz McNamara commemorates the anniversary of the death of his father and brother in 1991 with April Fool.

Biig Piig

Patricia Lalor

Elma Orkestra & Ryan Vail

1000 Beasts

Cbakl

Ama Millieir

Awkward z

delush

Fields

Crome Yellow

Blondmodel

Siights

Tiz McNamara

Jordan Run

Hey Rusty

Pinhole

Gaff

Blackbird & Crow

Junk Drawer

Patricia Lalor

Siights

Lisa Lambe

Shrug Life

Fresh Fridays playlist