KILNAMANA – Hola Amiga

In the mood for blissed-out electro-indie? Then walk this way.

Enda Gallery and Miguel Garcia Soler named their band after the Tallaght suburb where they formed.

‘Hola Amiga’, which pulses with warm New Wave synths, is something of a swansong with the duo calling it a day once they have released their final four songs.

Enda says:

“We want to thank all the people who gave us a shot, an opportunity, and gave us their time and their love.”

Nick says: The video features Twin Peaks’s dancing dwarf… say no more!

KILNAMANA

Runabay – Dig

This soaring multi-layered widescreen epic is centred around the spoken-word beat poetry of Stephen James Smith.

The eye-catching video cuts between the hustle and bustle of Times Square in Manhattan and the bucolic splendour of Howth Head and Killiney Beach.

They say:

“Dig captures a moment in time, and recounts a typical Irish schooling experience full of mischief, truancy, wonder and adventure.”

‘Dig’ is followed on Friday May 24 by the album ‘Between The Lines’

Nick says: Dig for victory

Runabay

ReGroovanation – ATM (All That Money)

“They cover their asses we won’t recover our assets
We won’t discover what happens ‘til the economy crashes.”

This versatile Irish collective take the scenic route between acid-jazz, funk, hip-hop and soul in this strident anti-capitalist takedown.

The video was recorded in Sun Studios, Temple Bar, and you can catch them live at The Workman’s Club in Dublin 2 on May 15. Tickets from Eventbrite.ie

They also play a free gig in Cork’s Crane Lane Theatre on May 16.

Nick says: Urban soul for the post-troika generation

ReGroovanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWjwnPkF58I

Neasa – Rain

If high-octane power balladry is your bag, then check out the new single from Irish-born, Australia-based Neasa de Baroid. The former singer with 1980s band Hidden Fears launches ‘Rain’ at An Spailpin Fanach in Cork on May 17.

A versatile vocalist who has sung the national anthem at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and who worked with members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Neasa has the pipes and the smarts.

Neasa says about performing her music:

“It’s the joy I see in other people’s faces – being carried away on a journey, escaping their own lives for a while – that makes it so important for me.”

Neasa