In this week’s round-up of the best new Irish music highlights include the beautiful new album from Aoife Nessa Francis. Orla Gartland feels Heavy and Tim Chadwick has a Sore Thumb, Callum Orr and Graham Sweeney meanwhile will scratch your singer-songwriter itch.

Ghostking Is Dead and Sélu rep Irish hip hop, while Rowdy Outsider, Paradox and Happy Out give their distortion pedals a workout. All this plus new tunes from Hudson Taylor, Lisa Lambe, Brí, Maverick Sabre, and Riff Shop try to kickstart summer in January with a pure bop.

Orla Gartland

Hudson Taylor

Callum Orr

Tim Chadwick

Maverick Sabre

Ghostking Is Dead

Graham Sweeney

Brí

Sélu

Riff Shop

Brand New Friend

Paradox

Rowdy Outsider

Lisa Lamb

Happy Out

Aoife Nessa Francis

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