Another big week for Irish music with albums and mixtapes galore from Roisin Murphy, Ailbhe Reddy, Denise Chaila, Alex Gough and a brand new EP from The Famous Painters featuring ex Humanzi member Colm Rutledge.

Sinéad O’Connor delivers a showstopping interpretation of ‘Trouble Of The World’, made famous by Mahalia Jackson – all proceeds from sales will go to BLM charities – buy here.

Kynsy returns with sleek Strokes-tinged single ‘Happiness Isn’t A Fixed State’, Orchid Collective deliver their first new music since 2018, ‘Thunder’ and Rooue introduce themselves with a radio friendly banger ‘Cold Shoulder’.

What are the chances that we’d see an album and a single with the same name by two different Irish artists in the space of 7 days? but that’s exactly what’s happened as Seba Safe delivers his ‘In waiting’.

As well as Alex Gough’s ‘Forever Classic’ there’s fresh hip hop from Maverick Sabre, USNA, Darce, Emzee A, Jehnova, lod and Uly, while the Lost Boys blend genres on their collab with Uppbeat.

There’s music from veterans Kodaline, The Blizzards and Turn’s Ollie Cole, while Ciaran Lavery returns to his roots with ‘Anchor Song’ and ex-Vann Music man A. Smyth returns with ‘Don’t Let Me down ahead of his Ireland Music Week appearance.

All this plus tracks from, Bimyou, Aoibheann Carey-Philpott, JJ Lee, Catalan, Nicha, Luna, Carron, NIMF, Shiv and Stayne and ambient explorations from Waiting Space and Captain A & Comrade Hat.

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Until new week, be safe, wear a mask and go bravely x