The art-soul singer released her debut EP, MELTS are ready to do just what their band name promises to your heart and brain. The guitar on “Skyward” zigzags in neon streaks and fuzzes joyfully on “Echoes.” The band is made up of ex-members of other Irish bands, including Ghost Estates, The Things, The Mighty Stef and The North Sea.

Listening to PowPig sometimes sounds like being transported to a particularly memorable performance at the Bronze (from Northern Irish indie darling SOAK (aka Bridie Monds-Watson) just put out her sophomore effort, Irish sextet THUMPER are the new, frenetic voice of paranoia in 2019. His style is haunting and contemplative, with new songs like See Me and The Light Upon Us. Spoiler alert: whatever it was, it probably wasn’t as cool as what the members of PowPig are doing. Despite coming up through the London music scene, Powers and bandmates Niall Burns (guitar) and Andrew Flood (drums) all hail from Limerick, inviting plenty of well-deserved Cranberries comparisons.

Famous Irish musicians you should have in every playlist From global superstars U2 to Irish folk legends Christy Moore, Luke Kelly, and The Dubliners, Ireland has produced a wealth of musical talent. After playing with the likes of Shame and IDLES, The Murder Capital are finally releasing their Flood-produced (PJ Harvey, New Order, Foals) debut album What were you doing when you graduated from high school? Ireland has some of the world’s most influential musicians such as Van Morrison, U2, Enya, and most recently Hozier who has risen to fame in the last couple of years. Katie Ball (vocals), David Noonan (guitar, backing vocals), Mete Kalyon (guitar), Rob Clarke (bass) and Shane Maguire (drums) released their debut album Kevin Smith is no longer just the jersey-sporting director behind the Growing up in Maynooth and Sierra Leone, Loah (aka Sallay Matu Garnett) found an artistry all her own.

Ireland has some of the world’s most influential musicians such as Van Morrison, U2, Enya, and most recently Hozier who has risen to fame in the last couple of years. On “In My Room,” frontman Oisin Leahy Furlong speak-sings menacingly of isolation, declaring he is “a modern day man fermenting, rotting / In the womb, in my room.” Brimming with twitchy, contagious energy, Leahy Furlong describes anxiety in vivid detail on “(You’re Bringing Me) Down”: “There’s spiders crawling around the covers on my bed / I’m lighting fires in the archways of my head.” His voice is catapulted every time by a small militia of guitarists and drummers, making their latest release, It’s difficult not to feel uplifted listening to the lucent, almost childish voice of whenyoung’s Aoife Power (bass, vocals). Iterative and cerebral are two words to best describe her, considering that Hamilton re-released four songs from a previous album on her 2018 EP Ever since the days of My Bloody Valentine, shoegaze and noise-pop have long found a loving home in Ireland, and Dundalk rockers Just Mustard are keeping the tradition alive. She’s reminiscent of Miya Folick or Bjork, especially in the avant-garde nature of her art-pop, the grand scope of her range and her fervent delivery.

Their experience is obvious in their sound, as MELTS riff comfortably together to build rich melodies, eschewing any gimmicks.If you’re a fan of Fontaines D.C., then James McGovern, Damien Tuit, Cathal Roper, Gabriel Paschal Blake and Diarmuid Brennan of The Murder Capital will certainly appeal to your sensibilities with their riveting post-punk tunes.

We've got singers like Erica Cody and Soulé, rappers like Mango Dassle and God Knows, and of course bands like Le Boom and Hare Squead. No doubt thanks to Ireland’s rich culture and love for music, musicians in Ireland produce wonderfully deep and meaningful lyrics and tunes for the world to enjoy.Here are 10 Irish artists you should know about who are gaining global attention for their work.If you enjoy the folk and alternative rock scene, James’ tunes will not disappoint. He is best known for his first few albums Early in the Morning and Post Tropical.Hailing from Co. Wicklow, this three piece band brings us beautiful and Tied mostly to the alternative folk and rock scene, With his most recent release Far Out Dust, Talos brings an alt-pop vibe to the music scene in Ireland.

For a small, grassy island with a population about the size of Massachusetts’, Ireland’s impact on the music world has been disproportionately large. Irish sextet THUMPER are the new, frenetic voice of paranoia in 2019. Even when singing about the disparity in safety between the wealthy and impoverished in London on “The Others” (written in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower fire), Power’s voice holds an optimism that makes you think that maybe, just maybe, we can make the necessary strides to curtail classism. On their social media, they describe themselves as “A singer that can't sing, a mod that can't play bass and a drummer that can't see.” If you are a The duo joined forces in 2014 and they haven’t looked back since.

The alternating solemnity and ecstasy of her performances makes McCann a musical priestess of sorts.

This spring, she released a beautifully choreographed video for “Dancing Bug,” her dance-pop collaboration with Irish duo Le Boom.