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Pure Grand – Pictures

Pop in the name of love.

Calling all Retro ’90s synth pop fans: Budding Irish star Pure Grand aka Luke Faulkner (top) channels Erasure and The Lightning Seeds in his new single which bounces along joyously as it tells the tale of a tentative romance.

Pure Grand has also created visuals for fellow Irish LGBTQ acts Jack Rua and Babylamb and last December directed, shot and edited CMAT’s Christmas special livestream.

His forthcoming EP is This Can’t Happen Again.

Nick says: This is pop, baby.

Pure Grand


Cathal Coughlan – Falling Out North Street

An artistic marriage made in heaven.

The former Microdisney and Fatima Mansions frontman (top) has teamed up with virtuoso visual artist and singer Marry Waterson – daughter of Lal Waterson and niece of Norma; the First Family of English folk music, so musical royalty.

Marry’s atmospheric video is the perfect accompaniment to Cathal’s slinky jazz ballad that is the best single so far released from the new album Song Of Co-Aklan.

Nick says: True North.

Cathal Coughlan


Brendan Tallon – American Strings

Into the Great Wide Open.

Former Revelino singer Brendan Tallon (top) flies like a Byrd over the expansive American landscape on his new single, which is a taster for his forthcoming solo album Love In These Times.

The Dubliner is joined by Fintan Jones on flutes, Ray Martin on trumpets and Mark Colbert on drums.

The video is by Rory McDonald and Brendan, with Keith Leonard creating the lyric animation.

Nick says: Ireland’s got Tallon.

Brendan Tallon

Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi – O Death

The Great Beyond.

A bona fide star of the flourishing Americana scene, Rhiannon Giddens (top) has teamed up with Italian jazz virtuoso Francesco Turrisi on the album They’re Calling Me Home, which is already being hailed as a masterpiece.

The new single is their take on the folk standard O Death, with an incredible video produced and directed by Irish crankie roll artist Maeve Clancy, whose unfurled watercolour tapestry complements the music perfectly.

The Director of Photography is Seán Molloy.

Enjoy!

Nick says: See you on the other side.

Rhiannon Giddens

Van Morrison – Where Have All The Rebels Gone?

Where have all the rebels gone?
Hiding behind computer screens
Where’s the spirit? Where’s the soul?

Why don’t they come out of the woodwork now?
One for the money, two for the show
It’s not very rock’n’roll
Where have all the rebels gone?

Were they really all that tough?
Or was it just a PR stunt?
They’re not saying very much, are they?
Where have all the rebels gone?

Van The Man comes out fighting with a j’accuse of his fellow rock stars who have stayed conspicuously silent on the tragic effects of the lockdown.

No doubt those hiding behind computer screens will snipe back at his stance. Starting in 3, 2, 1…

Fans of Van will be delighted to know that they can buy tickets at nugs.net for his virtual gig from the Real World Studios in the UK which takes place tomorrow at 8pm.

His new album Latest Record Project Volume 1 is out today.

Nick says: This is a rebel song.

Van Morrison

Meanwhile….

Um.

Meanwhile…

G’wan the Van.

Keeley – The Glitter And The Glue

“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.”

This quote from Cicero is found at the start of the video for the recent single by Keeley Moss (top)

The Dublin-based psychedelic dreampop artist is set to release a concept album about Inga Maria Hauser on the UK indie label Dimple Discs, with whom she has just signed a deal.

Inga was a German teenager who was murdered on holiday in Northern Ireland in 1988 and whose killers have never been brought to justice.

Keeley is also the author of a popular blog whose mission statement is to keep the memory of Inga alive. She deserves great credit for her Trojan work in shining a light on this heartbreaking human tragedy.

Keeley’s band includes Marty Canavan, Martin Fagan and Pete Duff. The Glitter And The Glue is the follow-up to last year’s single Last Words.

Nick says: Magic and loss.

Keeley

Brigid Mae Power – Head Above The Water

Let’s move to the country.

Gorgeous images of the wild western Irish landscape light up the video for the title track of Brigid Mae Power‘s excellent album on Fire Records.

The film was shot by Brigid (top) and Jonny Sanders aka Prehuman and “uses effects that replicate the cyanotype photo printing process”.

Brigid says:

“I shot some footage of the surrounding landscape where I live, feeling very drawn to filming the water and damp boglands around me.”

Nick says: Mae the roads rise with you.

Brigid Mae Power

Adrian Crowley – Northbound Stowaway

Don’t pay the ferryman.

A former winner of the Choice Music Prize, Adrian Crowley (top) is back with a new album The Watchful Eye Of The Stars, produced by longtime PJ Harvey collaborator John Parish.

The eye-catching video was directed by Adrian and Niall McCall.

Nick says: Not waving but hiding.

Adrian Crowley

Johnny Brady & Caitriona O’Sullivan – This Country Girl

Move over, Garth & Trisha, there’s a new country power ballad couple in town.

Antrim’s Johnny Brady met Kerry’s Caitriona O’Sullivan on the set of the TG4 music programme Glor Tire and a thriving songwriting partnership was born.

The scenic video was shot in Dingle.

Nick says: I’m gonna try for The Kingdom.

Johnny Brady

Caitriona O’Sullivan

The Elements – (V).I.N.Y.L

“This is not a song; it’s a prophecy.”

Feeling nostalgic for 1990s-style rap-metal?

Then you’re in for a treat: Dublin hip-hop blasters The Elements rage against the machine with their new single which features the crew NdLZ (Neill Whelan), Ricki and Adam and guest Harry Phipps on turntables.

Listen closely for a Status Quo sample!

The video was directed by Colin Fleming.

Nick says: The Vinyl solution.

The Elements