This week Niamh Hegarty joined Rigsy and Stu to share new music including:
Jape - Seance Of Light
Rigsy: “Last time I saw Jape was at a largely triumphant show that he played at Electric Picnic…big, big turnout for him. Also at a great gig in Belfast near the end of last year.”
Niamh: “It’s such an uplifting track and probably one of my favourites of last year, and I love the album as well of course and I’m just really looking forward to seeing what he’ll do in the new year.”
The Academic - Sometimes
Niamh: “I’m a bit late to the party when it comes to the Academic but I saw and heard them for the first time at Other Voices and they were incredible…They are just mind blowing live, they have so much confidence and skill, and they’re no doubt destined for big things.”
New Pope - Christopher
Stu: “The act is New Pope which is David Boland from Galway – the album that he’s just put out, just before Christmas is called Youth…It’s kind of got that, sort of Greenwich Village 1963, with a wee bit of that anti-folk kind of more contemporary twist to it, but carries it well I think.”
Daithi - Golden Blush Feat Senita
Niamh: “Daithi is due to release his brand new EP ‘Tribes’ next month and this is a follow up to his 2013 ‘In Flight’ debut album…I chose to play Golden Blush because it features a Cork artist Senita from the band Shookrah. And Senita is of course incredibly talented and I just love this track. It’s an absolute banger, and it just shows Daithi’s diversity as an artist.”
Ris – Purgadoir
Rigsy: “(The NÓS Music Awards) - The first ever music award for contemporary Irish language acts takes place in Dublin at The Sugar Club, and the shortlist includes everything from rock and pop to ska, shoegaze, rap and folk all in Irish….Eve Bell, Lisa Hannigan and this lot… Ris among them.”
Monkey Bath - Godsong
Rigsy: “It’s only been a few weeks, since they’ve been releasing music as the current line up, which is Shane, Olibhéar, Ciaran and Colin…They’ve got an EP forthcoming as well which gets a launch at Belfast Barge January 30th….called ‘What Would Leeroy Do?”
MKAI – Waiting
Niamh: “I just think that’s a gorgeous track and they’re definitely a contender for big things in 2016.”
Marco/Polo - Limelight
Rigsy: “Jack, Jordan and Paul from Belfast – another brand new act for us, originally known as Sea Wolves... And their debut EP… is called ‘Lost’…this is the third track… lyrically quite emo...lots happening, plenty of directions explored, plenty of potential.”
Murli - Reservations feat God Knows & Guide
Niamh: “So Murli is probably one of my favourite artists out there at the moment. This is from ‘Surface Tension – the debut EP…I just love his flow and his unique style and he has just such an incredible on stage presence – this is a great tune and I hope we hear a lot more from Murli this year.”
Rigsy: “Mashing aggressive Hip Hop - plenty of breaks, plenty of drama – right up my street.”
