Five Irish tracks to make your spine tingle this weekend - a couple of Halloween ones in there too! Make sur you check out Niall Murphy's fiddle version of Thriller at the end. To keep up with the latest in Irish music, check out Irish Beats with Rob O'Connor every Sunday at 8pm on Beat 102-103.
Tebi Rex feat. Roe
Hanging With Trees
Taken from their brand new album ‘It’s Gonna Be OK’, the genre-pushing hip-hop act Tebi Rex are channelling indie-vibes and dark-pop sunshine. The record tackles life in modern Ireland, politics, the Irish language, racism, death, anxiety, austerity, social media and a moment of clarity on a rainy Dublin evening
CMAT
No More Virgos
On the pulsing 'No More Virgos' the Dublin cowgirl again showcases her songwriting prowess and lyrical ingenuity - marrying, as she puts it, “my love of 80's Italo disco with my hatred of Virgos.”
Maia
Boss
Introducing MAIA, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumental artist from Dublin. With influences ranging from Prince to Mac Miller, MAIA fuses RnB, pop and electronic sounds to create her bold and intoxicating debut single ‘Boss’.
Nylophone
It’s Always Halloween
With Halloween around the corner, it’s a great Friday to enjoy this tongue-in-cheek horror homage from Wicklow’s Nylophone.
Throwback: Niall Murphy
Thriller
Continuing the spooky theme … an Irish reworking of the definitive Halloween tune. One fiddle. Nine takes. Niall Murphy released this back in 2016 - seems like it could’ve been a Lockdown project but he was way ahead of the posse!
