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Well, that was a pretty quick half year! We're somehow already at the midway point through 2023 so that can mean only one thing - it's list time. It's already been a fantastic year for Irish music, thanks to the artists below and too…

As society and the music industry recovered fully in 2022, it proved to be a very fruitful year. With a plethora of new albums, concerts and announcements on the horizon, 2023 looks to be as busy. In fact, without making wild suggestions,…

In a recent interview about their new album, The Murder Capital’s lead singer James McGovern said that “to make a record that sounded anything like would have been wild to us”. Well, mission accomplished as the resulting record, Gigi’s…

We kicked off our Best New Irish Music series here at HeadStuff last month with a cracking playlist covering the ten best tunes of August, and we're going one better for September with eleven of the finest songs around the land. …

Post-punk as a term is both vague and misleading. It grew in tandem with the initial punk rock movement of the ‘70s, as opposed to being born out of it. It kept the DIY work ethic but thrived on sonic experimentation and a broader range of…

Another year, another list. Here at HeadStuff we've taken a simple approach to the selection process—just picking our own personal favourites. There were some close calls and a few artists can count themselves unfortunate to narrowly miss…

Dave brings good tidings from Toronto, Daithí is a Love Sensation, and telly addict Zara Hedderman makes a dramatic return to NO ENCORE. Up for debate; the debut album from The Murder Capital, celebrity waxwork etiquette, and the demise…

Playing to a packed out Workman’s Club in December last year, James McGovern, The Murder Capital’s commanding frontman preempts 'On Twisted Ground' with a few simple words of advice — “keep your friends close”. The song, an ode to a close…

Ballinlough Castle is, by now, a second home for many Irish music lovers. With Body & Soul consistently presenting a stellar card. Always full of the strongest Irish acts of the day, with more left-field headliners from Germany’s…

NO ENCORE is back, as is host Dave Hanratty. The boys are reunited in time to discuss the Met Gala, Game of Thrones, last week's Murder Capital smackdown, the new Big Thief album, and why Daithí isn't going to Colm's wedding. ? ACT…