“Manmade” is the follow up EP to The Natural History Museum’s recently released debut album. The electronic duo is made up of singer, songwriter Carol Keogh, formerly of The Plague Monkeys and producer and composer, Dunk Murphy from Sunken Foal. Having released their debut album, “Attenborough” in January, this EP marks a very quick turnaround with just one month between records. The five track EP begins with “Jeweller” which is a dedication to Carol’s late father. It’s a rat

Dublin 3 piece, Pine The Pilcrow have arrived on the Irish music scene with their debut self titled EP. The 4 track EP is beautifully atmospheric and melodic whilst also being haunting and melancholy. The opening track “Part Of You Died” begins brilliantly with some really nice piano playing from Kevin Murray. Then the violin kicks in and it almost sounds like a Nick Cave/Warren Ellis collaboration. “It’s Only Love” features the vocals of band member, Hannah Ryan who quite c

“Waiting To Happen” is the brand new debut EP from talented singer songwriter, Chris Kestell, better known as A Happy Accident. The four track EP kicks of with the beautiful “Blood Red Moon”. Chris delivers vocals which enchants you and makes you hang on every word. “November Confession” may even be more beautiful than the first track. The minimalist guitar is sublime and compliments the lyrical delivery to create a tranquil composition. “An Honest Waltz” has a quality remini

Come Hell Or High Water is the debut solo EP from Lace Weeper guitarist, Matt Hayward. The EP is set for release in December 2015 and boasts some impressive artwork from noted horror illustrator Alan M. Clark. The EP is comprised of 4 songs, one of which was written by Nick Pollock from the Seattle grunge band, My Sister’s Machine. The EP opens with “One More Time” which sounds exactly like a grunge/metal song you would have expected to hear in the early 90’s from the likes o

Dublin 3 piece alt rock group, Brain Donation released their debut self titled and self produced EP in August. The opening track “Scubadiver” is amazing. The song leads you down a path and then BAM!, it smacks you in the face for thinking that you knew where that path goes. The drum beat mixed with the perfect harmonies is what makes this track brilliant. It could easily go on for another minute or two without the listener getting bored. “Let Me Be Your Pill” will make you da

Young Wexford man, Seán McComish released his debut EP, “The First Step” in August. It has marked the beginning of what will surely be a bright career for him after endlessly gigging up and down the country taking in venues such as Doyle's and Whelans. The 4 track EP begins with “On My Own”. It’s evident from the start that Seán has some great songwriting abilities and delivers this song with a very infectious style that could easily to be played on any radio station and hold

Another success story from crowd funding, “The Age Of Mistakes” is the debut release from Triptik Empire. The band comprises of four Europeans hailing from Sicily, France and Morocco who have since set up camp in Dublin. “Faster Than A Mistake” is the first track from "The Age Of Mistakes” and it opens with drums pounding, guitars blaring and excitement high. Its hard to define these guys. They are somewhere between Gogol Bordello, System Of A Down and Garbage. Even though co