Unless your inner child is listening to Nick Cave.
Bradley Gillis (a.k.a. L.B. Jeffries) – Santa Claus is Rockin’ (Official Music Video)
A slickly-produced, joyously unironic epic Christmas single for the kids with proceeds going to Barnardo’s Ireland.
Sure where would you get it?
Available at iTunes here
http://vimeo.com/53960747
Into The Ether – Stu Daly.
Shot entirely on Super 8 film by Sam Fitzpatrick on August 26, 2012.
Stu is playing the Róisín Dubh, Galway, on Saturday, December 15. Details and full line-up here.
Queen Herod will Find You by Queen Herod
A musical project from Dubliner Holly Pereira.
Aisling writes:
This tells the story of Queen Herod, a giant, murderous witch who lives in an isolated castle in the forest. She gathers the children from their homes and eats them. But does she eat them because she’s lonely, or is she lonely because she eats them?
Aoife Ruth (of The Annulments) sez:
With the week that’s in it, what with the Budget and the general squeeze, we thought ye might like this song. It’s called ‘Bank Failures’ and a guy called Bob Miller wrote it about the Wall Street Crash of ’29.
This is a video of us singing it at the Black Letters and Ballads night last month. Every month, performers have to find songs on a certain theme and at the last one, the theme was ‘Hard Times’ so this seemed pretty suitable! If it was written yesterday about the current mess we’re in I don’t think it could be more apt.
Quite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJKiyfwu6uo
It’s unusually heart-gladdening.
Eric McGrath – Til I’m Back Home
Eric writes:
I’m a musician from Dublin and have just teamed up with Make A Wish Ireland to release a charity Christmas song. I regularly browse your site and often see you post the odd music video. The song is available on iTunes and my website with 100% of sales proceeds going to Make A Wish.
It’s unusually trippy.
Simon Bird – All The Houses On My Street Look Exactly The Same
Simon writes:
I’m a Dublin based producer. ‘All The Houses On My Street Look Exactly The Same’ and is the second track on my new album ‘Sport’, which is going to be available for download on December 3rd. The video was produced with entirely no budget.
The Olllam
Comprising John McSherry (centre), Tyler Duncan (left), and Michael Shimmin.
Paul Flynn writes:
I know it’s sometimes frowned upon but can you please feature this clip for The Olllam, the new group of my good friend John McSherry from Belfast who has teamed up with multi-instrumentalists Tyler Duncan and Michael Shimmin from Detroit and are launching their 1st album.
You will never listen to traditional Irish music the same way after bending an ear to this fantastic sound – there’s drum & bass, glam, with trad at its centre.
Moo- 2000 Horses.
Darren Flynn writes:
I know you guys don’t usually do this sort of thing, but we have just released this video and would be curious what readers think about it. We are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland, incorporating a wide variety of influences from Cinematic Western Scores to rockabilly, Latin-American grooves and rock’n’roll. We shot this video last May on the Dublin Mountains, outside and inside the pub The Blue Light.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TLXaYUpA2o
Ellen & Carla – Dreamer
Catherine O’Mahony writes:
Thought you might like this video as I know you support new Irish music. My 15-year-old sister Ellen O’Mahony and her friend Carla Ryan are singer songwriters who play guitar, ukulele and piano. Their latest track “Dreamer” is a wistful love song and is something way beyond what you’d expect from two girls in Transition Year! I’m over in Oz and cried a little when she sent it to me, I have to admit :) Have a look and if you like it, I know they’d really appreciate the help getting their music out there.
But ONLY you like your music blistering, intense and slappy.
All the way from Dundalk.
I’d Fight Gandhi – InstruMental
*horn sign*
Thanks Ian
