Big Sleep will play the Sound House, Dublin stage on May 21st. After countless hours spent playing open mics, charity gigs, battles of the bands and busking sessions, they gained a reputation for their energetic live shows, performing as a four-piece with a roster of some of Dublin’s most talented musicians. Rónán Connolly and Florence-born musician Matteo Poli first met at school when Poli came to Dublin on exchange to learn English. Debut EP Feel Something Someday fuses indie-alternative genres along with pop, soul and R&B to create a sound that resembles the middle ground between the likes of Lime Cordiale and Tom Misch. The irresistibly catchy ‘Tutti Frutti’ is an intimate snapshot into the future of Big Sleep, who have major plans for 2022. His production work has seen him garner over 20 million streams on Spotify for collaborators songs and his own artist project.
Cian Sweeney has built up a name for himself in Cork, Dublin and beyond for making soulful, indie-pop and hip hop inspired tracks. The lo-fi alt R&B earworm makes fine use of Valentines silky smooth vocals, laid over 1000 Beasts signature production. The focus track for the album is a collaboration with HAUSU collective's Arthur Valentine, titled 'Glass Magic'. It’s an old romantic theme, so I wanted it to have some of the feel of romantic era poetry."ġ000 Beasts x Arthur Valentine, 'Glass Magic'įollowing on from the release of single 'Naruda (Fall In Your Arms Again) in February, which has already garnered over 245,000 streams on Spotify, the highly anticipated debut album Naruda from 1000 Beasts is out today. It’s like inverse magnetism, the further away they are the stronger the pull. "When someone we love is kept from us, we want them more. “This song is about the ebb and flow of longing and fulfilment," Diarmuid explains. The duo harmonise their spine-tingling vocals effortlessly, as per usual.
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Featuring the delicate vocals and gentle instrumentation of brothers Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn, 'Go Away and Come Back Hither' is a tale about missing someone close to us. Taken from their forthcoming album for Rough Trade’s River Lea label, Nine Waves (released on May 13th), the follow up to 'Blue is the Eye' is a slow burning gem. If there's anyone who can write an infectious pop melody driven my poignancy and emotion, it's the 30-year-old two-time Choice Music Prize Song of the Year winner.
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It's got James' usual incredible vocal power, plus the relatable love-inspired themes we've come to know and appreciate. The booming pop number got its first play from Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 last night.
Questioning whether someone else values his desired partner as he does, he asks: "Does he love you like I do? Why are we running in circles?". It wears its heart on its sleeve as a track, offering words of comfort for those shouldering struggles of days that didn't go their way: "You're not feeling yourself today, you're not feeling yourself." The whole album deserves every award going, but the finale has everything we love about the Dublin quartet: gorgeous, holy harmonies diaristic words and a crescendo of indie-rock gloriousness on guitars.įollowing previous single 'Jealous' from earlier this year, Dubliner Gavin James is back with romance-fuelled new track 'Circles'. "I can't promise anything but I'll try, try, try." Featuring the lead vocalists raw power and a build up of Pillow Queens' trademark wall of warped guitar sound, it slowly creeps in intensity.Īs per usual, the addictive chorus will have you itching to see them live. "I'm not fooling anyone but my own damn self," Pamela Connelly croons on the concluding track of their blistering sophomore album Leave The Light On.
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