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Independent Music Adds A New Wing
Just over a year ago I wrote about a new record store called Wingnut that was opening in Galway on the premises of the Bell Book and Candle bookshop. As regular CD sales diminished and other record stores closed around the country its aim was to ensure the local availability of independent Irish music in … Read more
Notes :: Welcome Back
Hello again and welcome back to Harmless Noise on a WordPress.com website! I guess you’re surprised to see the blog back in its original place but I hope you don’t mind. I missed this ole place. Things will be a bit up-and-down in the next while as I organise what’s going on. I fancy a … Read more
The Best of the Fests :: Body & Soul Playlist (Win Tix)
The most unique festival in Ireland, Body & Soul has weathered the winter and is back to spend summer with us, bringing their best friends to join in the fun this weekend, 18 and 19 June, at Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath. This year’s line-up sees The Field, Plaid, Holy Fuck, Nicolas Jaar, Mount Kimbie, Fat … Read more
Free Music :: Enemies (Trenchurian Remix)
Really sweet remix of Coco Et Moi from Rian Trench, one half of the electroduo Solar Bears and brother to Enemies’ own Oisin. Coco Et Moi is the A-side from Enemies’ recent 7″ single. You can download this track free from the Richter Collective soundcloud page and check out the originals over on their Bandcamp. … Read more
Video :: Monto
Such a lovely video for a great song, Strays by Monto. This was referred by @ERICollective over the weekend. You can download the song free from Soundcloud. I don’t know anything about the artist behind the track other than what I can glean from his profile: 19 and from Wicklow. There’s loads more music on … Read more
Video :: Seeping Into Cinemas
Gorgeous song Shoot Out by Seeping Into Cinemas, which is the solo project of Barry O’Brien, it’s a wonderfully low-key slice of indie pop that’s a remarkable sound for one guy’s dream and you can download it free from Bandcamp. I posted the details of the Seeping Into Cinemas album 100,000 Times a while back … Read more
Flyer :: Rhino Magic
Tonight Wexford’s Joseph Kielthy aka Rhino Magic releases his debut album Get Going on Tender Objects, which is the ultra-DIY label of School Tour‘s Ger Duffy. Support comes from brothers-in-lofi No Monster Club and Porn On Vinyl, with their magic spell weaving out of the alternative arts space Hello Operator on Rutland Place, Dublin 1. … Read more
Free Music :: Owensie (Toby Kaar Remix)
The first song I ever heard by Owensie when he set off in a new direction with his solo work was Ronda, a beautifully-bare tune that sang of the white light and gold hills of Spain. That was two years ago and in the time since, Owensie’s really found his feet, releasing an album Aliens … Read more
Album :: The Man Whom
My review from Entertainment.ie yesterday :: The Man Whom’s debut album The Greatest Event. Folk music is one of the most popular styles of music in the world, familiar instruments and warm vocals working together as identifiers that most people can enjoy and there’s plenty here for fans of the genre. There are moments when … Read more
News :: Sounds Of System Breakdown
The debut album by Sounds Of System Breakdown impressed me hugely on its release in January 2010. The eighteen-month interim leading to their following output has done nothing to dampen my ardour: Colour, their new EP, doesn’t miss a beat in picking up where the album left off. The opening title-track Colour is loaded and … Read more
