On this week’s round-up of the best new Irish music; Irish Women in Harmony revamp the original Irish female empowerment anthem Only A Woman, Varley continue their fine run of singles from their upcoming debut album with One Two Three, Sombody’s Child preview their upcoming new EP with lead single Crazy and cover star Conor Byrne shares Growing Pains, his second single since signing for RCA Records.
Irish rockers Sprints preview their new EP with How Does the Story Go?, while Cork’s Rowan share their second EP ‘Everybody’s Talking’ which is released via US label Beverley Martel and there’s welcome return from The Wha with Abandon Ship, their first release of the year.
Fresh from her Mercury Music Prize nomination Northern Ireland’s Hannah Peel delivers Hark Hark, My Friend, Cannon Thunders Are Swelling, a collaboration between Peel, Philippe Cohen Solal, Mike Lindsey and Adam Glover, compatriot Ali Story meanwhile delivers a dance-floor banger with Higher Love.
There’s hip hop and R’N’B jams courtesy of Outsider YP, 7eddy, PRiiCE, Cheesmore, Rex Arcum, Runoffbroke, Space x Jena Keating and Benny Atlas x Shiv. Singer songwriter vibes courtesy of Dunx, Owen Denvir, Ciara O’Neil, Myles McCormack, Lorraine Nash and Mike Roche.
All this plus new music from the likes of Guerilla State, Kamino Royale, Power of Dreams, Leveland, Four In The Morning, Avelina, Daithi, Marcus Woods, Light Grey, Sylk and Modernlove.