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There is also the no small matter of how classy electro-pop songs (including Eight songs across 27 minutes might not constitute a recognised album length, but the ideas that Kojaque, aka Kevin Smith, puts across on this conceptual work (a week in the working life of a deli drone) frame it as such. The Louth man has two EP releases under his belt, Éna Brennan has been busy this year launching her own music under the moniker of Dowry as well as performing with a litany of prolific Irish artists including Maria Kelly and Bell X1. We think that Fia has only scratched the surface with her releases so far but what she has released in 2018 has been some advanced pop work. Learn more about our use of cookies: Get news, recommendations and Nialler9 events to your inbox.There’s been a surge in pop artists coming out of Dublin this year and is very much a part of that regiment. When you have reset your password, you can

Across songs such as As Glen Hansard reaches ever closer to the big 50, the years of experience are starting to show. It means, if we do this again next year, the boundaries and lines will have a precedent.The list is eclectic, the way we naturally like it. But ulimately, it was about gut, passion, craft, excitement, substance and impact – the kind of acts that has this site heading into its 14th year of existence.

We first heard about them in 2017 when their debut single ‘Colours‘ made its way to the top of the Viral Top 50 Ireland playlist, since ranking up over 170K streams.

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