On this week’s round-up of the best new Irish music there’s albums from Wyvern Lingo and Wild Love and EPs from Laoise and Bridin.
This week’s cover star is CMAT who has shared the epic new single I Don’t Really Care For You – read our Plec Picks 2021 interview with CMAT here
Galway’s NewDad continue to stake a claim as Ireland’s best new band with the release of Slowly, Carrie Baxter teams up with Choice Music Prize nominated rapper Nealo for Without You, while Midnight Wayne showcases his electro pop side with It’s Alight Hold On.
Bobbi Arlo returns with her best song to date Feel It, Apollo Monroe introduces himself in style with Soda Pop, Steven Sharpe demands to boogie and grind on the revamped version of Work – first release on Mark Graham of King Kong Company fame’s new label Electric Mayhem.
Normal People’s Slaney returns with her second single of 2021 Chameleon, while Tebi Rex showcase their second album with Oh It Hurts and Ryan Mack continues to establish himself as a mainstream solo artists with Perfect On Me.
There’s also welcome returns for Elkin, Fears AE Mak, Jackie Beverly, Annabelle and Rebekah Fitch while Megan O’Neil delivers Underrated following her successful inclusion in the soundtrack for Netflix’s hit show Firefly Lane.
If singer-songwriters are your thing then you’re in luck because it’s a bumper week with new tracks from Emma Langford, Basciville, Declan O’Rourke, Ya Vagabonds, Cat Turner and Kevin Neary while Clare Sands and Susan O’Neil join forces for Carry My Song.
All this plus new tracks from EMR, Jane Willow, Aoibheann Carey-Philpott, Havar, Eves Record Box, Cooks, Luke Dunleavy, Aaron Everything, Adwip, Ebben Phiö, Mac Rose, Willhouse, Hawke, Johnny Bourke & Saige and Hare Squead.
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