Tag Archives: NEW MUSIC

CATCH UP // BRAVE GIANT

Formed in 2011, Mark Prunty (guitar/vox), Podge Gill (guitar/vox), Ross McNerney (banjo/mandolin), Emmett Collum (drums) are the four young Longford men of Brave Giant. Their love of Irish music is evident in their sound, a skillfully achieved blend of rock, folk and alternative influences. Brave Giant popped into iRadio to play a First Play session.Continue reading “CATCH UP // BRAVE GIANT”

INTRODUCING // BRAVE GIANT

Following a storming performance this weekend at Longitude 2017, Brave Giant is now gearing up for its first visit to the U.S.A. with shows in Milwaukee and New York this August. It’s been a remarkable 18 months for independent band, Brave Giant. Their current single, The Time I Met the Devil (featuring Irish actor andContinue reading “INTRODUCING // BRAVE GIANT”

INTRODUCING // BRASS PHANTOMS

‘City Of Wolves’ is an energetic guitar driven, drum fuelled track from Brass Phantoms and just a taster of what they have in store this year. The Dublin four-piece, indie rock band has an eclectic mix of influences, ranging from Joy Division to Foals. In February, they released their well received single ‘Waiting Up’.   No stranger to the liveContinue reading “INTRODUCING // BRASS PHANTOMS”

NEW MUSIC // WYVERN LINGO

I’ve been a massive fan of these ladies and as the years go by their sound just gets better and better. I recently caught them at Great Escape music festival in Brighton and they absolutely killed it on stage. They performed this new track for the first time and it was absolutely magical! County WicklowContinue reading “NEW MUSIC // WYVERN LINGO”

INTRODUCING // FOX VICIOUS

Formed as a collective of songwriters, childhood friends Shay, Kristam and Jake began working remotely with the shared goal of writing the songs they wanted to hear. Hundreds of emails and flights on budget airlines later the Irish trio have crafted a sound that mixes sugary hooks, playful melodies and lush, chilled instrumentation. Fox Vicious release theirContinue reading “INTRODUCING // FOX VICIOUS”

INTRODUCING // SIGHTS

Mia from Dublin and Toni from Glasgow are SIIGHTS! Both being accomplished musicians and songwriters respectively; they met by chance in summer 2016 in a house studio hidden away in LA writing tracks for other artists. The girls worked so great together that SIIGHTS was born.  SIIGHTS have just released a new single “Nobody Like U”.  These ladies are definitely “Ones to WatchContinue reading “INTRODUCING // SIGHTS”

INTRODUCING // WILD YOUTH

Wild youth popped into us at iRadio over the weekend to play a live studio session. They’re absolutely outstanding live! Wild Youth Are; David Whelan (vocals/guitar) Conor O’Donohoe(keyboard/vocals) Ed Porter (guitar/vocals) and  Callum McAdam (drums). The band first came together in early 2016, after honing their craft in other bands over the years. Their natural symmetry and shared influences brought them together and Wild Youth was born.Continue reading “INTRODUCING // WILD YOUTH”

Adventures // Three European festivals you gotta check out!

I bang on about festivals 24/7 on the radio so this year I’m going to put my money where my mouth is and check out as many as I can during the summer months. I’m lucky enough through work that I have the opportunity to check out some pretty awesome Irish festivals, so this yearContinue reading “Adventures // Three European festivals you gotta check out!”