12 great new Irish songs you should hear today
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- 27 May 2022
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Alot music from Ireland and Northern Ireland comes Nialler9’s way and every week, we listen through it all and select the tracks from emerging artists and some established acts that deserve to be heard by you.
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1.
Jay Ronic
Cork City Life In Mahon
 is the vocalist and guitarist of new punk-funk band Def Nettle. The Smiths' Andy Rourke also appears on this second single from the project, along with Jay Oglesby on drums and guitars by Graeme Slattery. ‘War Machine' takes its inspiration from a real-life experience with a friend. Glen Brady says: “The lyrics to ‘War Machine' were written when I was driving home from dropping a good friend to a drug and alcohol recovery clinic. I found myself making a comparison between that experience and the planet's profound need for ecological rehabilitation.†GoldenPlec have more on Def Nettle. 6. Big Sleep In My Head Irish-Italian duo, Dubliner Rà³nà¡n Connolly and Florence's Matteo Poli akahttps://www.instagram.com/bigsleepmusic/ Big Sleep are back with a new smooth single inspired by the funk soul pop sheen of the likes of Jamiroquai, Jungle, Parcels and Tom Misch. It's from their forthcoming EP Feel Something Someday. produced by J Smith out soon.)
Cork rapper Jay Ronic celebrates his suburb of Mahon, with this very fun dance rap pop track.
2.
Kayleigh Noble
I Didn’t Care, Until
Dublin R&B artist Kayleigh Noble brings in iced electronic productions and neo-soul textures on new EP Hot Mess, as heard on recent feature ‘Imaginary Boyfriend’.
‘I Didn’t Care, Until’ is the track that stood out to me after a couple of fresh listens, which is giving off SZA vibes for sure.
3.
Samuel Powell
Aries
A new once-off single from Kildare producer Samuel Powell on Part Four Records. ‘Aries’ is tension-filled twinkling synth glitchy electronica. Another single follows in June.
4.
Essiray
City
A debut single from Essiray, who is a 23-year-old classically-trained singer-songwriter and producer from Dublin. ‘City’ expresses its desire to escape the city with the song’s gently-burnished lo-fi calm vibes and “how that can almost feel like a breakup.”
Tirzah, Jorja Smith, Amber Mark, Shiv, and Gemma Dunleavy are named as the artists’ influences.
The inspiration came from conversations with friends about longing to explore new places, get out of the city, take a step back from a fast-paced existence, and just breathe. Many people, including myself, have struggled post-pandemic to create a balance between an increased pace of life and much-needed downtime. The second verse touches on the closure of many important cultural spaces in Dublin that have been replaced with hotels and unaffordable student accommodation, which most young people cannot enjoy.
Essiray
5.
Def Nettle
War Machine feat. Andy Rourke
Irish musician Glen Brady (aka DJ Wool) is the vocalist and guitarist of new punk-funk band Def Nettle. The Smiths’ Andy Rourke also appears on this second single from the project, along with Jay Oglesby on drums and guitars by Graeme Slattery.
‘War Machine’ takes its inspiration from a real-life experience with a friend.
Glen Brady says: “The lyrics to ‘War Machine’ were written when I was driving home from dropping a good friend to a drug and alcohol recovery clinic. I found myself making a comparison between that experience and the planet’s profound need for ecological rehabilitation.”
GoldenPlec have more on Def Nettle.
6.
Big Sleep
In My Head
Irish-Italian duo, Dubliner Rónán Connolly and Florence’s Matteo Poli akahttps://www.instagram.com/bigsleepmusic/ Big Sleep are back with a new smooth single inspired by the funk soul pop sheen of the likes of Jamiroquai, Jungle, Parcels and Tom Misch.
It’s from their forthcoming EP Feel Something Someday. produced by J Smith out soon. Read More...
