Léim Thart

After a number of years as this generation's leading anti-popstar, Baby Queen has released her debut album 'Quarter Life Crisis', to rave reviews and landing in the Top 5 of the UK Album Charts! This seminal piece of work for the South African star (born Arabella Latham) has punctuated a number of years of releasing emotional, rock-tinged pop music. Numerous shows & festivals later, supporting Oli...

Indie-Rock trio Post-Party have just released their brand new song 'Lap Around The Sun', as the lead single from their upcoming second EP. Proving themselves as one of the Irish acts to watch in 2024, their debut EP “We’re Not Getting Any Younger” placed No. 3 in the Official Irish Independent Chart, alongside being supported on Spotify's New Music Friday, The Indie List and Hottest New Bands play...

20-year old British pop newcomer Fred Roberts has just released a soaring debut single with 'Runaway'. Following a stint on The X Factor, he began releasing covers on social media in lockdown, all the while crafting his own songwriting style, and landing a deal with Polydor Records. The first offering, 'Runaway', is a statement of reckoning, written with a Grammy and Oscar winning team. A guitar-l...

In the midst of a blockbuster year representing Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Brooke joins me to talk through her new single 'Heartbreaker', which shows a different, more sombre side to previous singles this year. On a steady incline, her debut EP due this year promises to deliver pop perfection. Throughout the Summer, Brooke Scullion has been performing across Europe ta...

Back in the spring, fresh off their sold-out Ireland & UK tour, I chatted with Dave of Irish pop band Wild Youth about their nostalgic new single 'Seventeen’! Over the summer, they've been busy with support slots for Lewis Capaldi and Westlife, along with an appearance at Indiependence. Their October Irish tour is on sale now and they have an imminent slot at Electric Picnic! Co-writte...

A steady force in Ireland, Ryan McMullan is releasing his new single 'Wilder', taken from his upcoming debut album 'Redesign'. An anthemic up-tempo pop tune, Ryan explains the lyrics: ‘it’s really just about having fun'. This is exactly what fans can expect from his upcoming Redesign Tour. No stranger to the stage, having shared it with titans such as Ed Sheeran, Snow Patrol, T...

I could not be more excited to have Sweden’s finest Tove Styrke on Léim Thart! While she was in Dublin opening for MARINA, I got all the details from the tour, her brilliant new album HARD, and her experience of Dublin! Over the past decade, Tove Styrke has emerged as one of the pop world’s sharpest and most fascinating observers of the human heart. On her fourth album ‘HARD’, the Stockholm-based...

Absolutely buzzing that Ocean Tisdall is back once again to deliver his heartfelt new single ‘Crying Room’, following the release of the seismic 'White Lies' earlier this year. We chatted all about the song, the video, and his upcoming EP! Channelling more of the raw and passionate aesthetic he has cultivated for himself already, ‘Crying Room’ sees Ocean in a more colourful, yet sombre gui...

Rising Cork singer-songwriter Clodagh is the latest on Léim Thart, who just released her new single 'All You Do Is'. I learned all about the process, her dream collaborators, and we name-dropped a few Irish artists along the way! Follow Ruairí Egan / Léim Thart HERE

A face of pop music in Ireland, Aimée sat in to tell me about her new single ‘Nobody Else’, working with Swedish writers, and getting a masterclass from pop god Max Martin! Aimée’s arrival on the scene in 2018 led to a string of Top 40 hits at home in Ireland, as well as support from BBC, Kiss, Clash and more. Her debut EP ‘Confession’ shot to the No. 1 spot in the iTunes Pop Album Chart, not to m...

A regular on Irish stages, awards lists, and airwaves, LYRA has been heard everywhere from Love Island to Grey's Anatomy! Fresh off the release of the new remix to her song 'Lose My Mind' by none other than Shane Codd, Cork's finest LYRA sat down on Léim Thart and to delve into her 2022 plans, new music, even getting some Lady Gaga gossip! Having self-released her debut EP W.I.L.D....

KAWALA already have headline tours, multiple EPs, and a slot of the FIFA 21 soundtrack under their belt. Fresh off the release of their debut album 'Better With You', I was joined by co-frontman Jim to chat all about it! We got to dive into the songs, their current in-store and incoming headline tours, along with the connection they have with their audience! On the album itself tracks like...

Fresh off releasing her latest track 'By Now', Fia Moon joined me on Léim Thart to talk all about it, and the journey so far! Listen to 'By Now' HERE Follow Ruairí Egan / Léim Thart HERE

I've been beyond excited to talk to Kara Marni ever since I started Léim Thart in 2019, and now it's finally here! She has a great new EP, called State of Mine, and we got chatting all about it, along with feedback from her first live shows since the pandemic! Follow Ruairí Egan / Léim Thart: @leimthart Stream State of Mine HERE

Making their return to Léim Thart, I'm overjoyed to have Matt & Max of Tebi Rex on to chat all about their new album, social media, and have a bit of a catch up! Their new album is great, so go listen! Follow Ruairí Egan / Léim Thart HERE

Shuigh mé íos le Cúán Mac Conghail, as Macalla Teoranta, a bhí mar léiritheoir ar an scannán úr-nua 'Arracht'. Le scór 100% ar Rotten Tomatoes, rogha na hÉireann do ghradaim Oscars na bliana seo, agus léirmheasanna den scoth tagtha, tá an oiread sin tarlaithe sula bhfaca an phobail é! Labhraíomar faoin scéal álainn, an láthair taifeadtha, agus céard a bheidh le feiceáil sa phictiúrlann! Craolta i...

Lea Heart just released he debut self-titled EP, and is on track to become one of Ireland's top popstars! After starting out in lockdown, she joined me to chat all about her story so far, and what's to come! Despite all that is going on in the world, 2021 is proving to be a good year for Lea Heart, as she releases her brand new self-titled debut EP. With over 3 million global streams so fa...

With Billie Eilish's hotly anticipated second album just released, I got my friends from Raidió na Life, Cian & Conor, on to make their Léim Thart debuts and to talk all about this album! Follow Léim Thart - @leimthart

As one of Ireland's most exciting musicians, Laoise has built her platform on honesty, transparency and pure pop. With over 5 million streams to her name, she has just released the Healthy EP, where she's as vulnerable as ever. We talked about how life and her music has shifted over the last year, along with delving into the musical stories and gushing over some of our favourite artists! ...

Croí-fhéile na Gaeilge, tá Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia ar ais linn agus réimse mhór imeachtaí ar fáil! Labhair le Aimée & Seán as Áras na nGael faoi cheolchoirm ar líne a bheidh ag craoladh ar an 13 Márta, chomh maith le roinnt den siamhsaíocht; Róisín Seoighe, Dara as damhsóirí Cairde agus Paddy Farrelly! Beidh an ceolchoirm á chraoladh ar Youtube anseo Lean Róisin Seoighe anseo Lean Cair...

One of Norway's best musical exports, Dagny has been releasing music since her 2015 breakout 'Backbeat', with a steady stream of pop hits up to the release of her debut album 'Strangers / Lovers' in 2020.  No stranger to Ireland, she has played here multiple times with headline shows in Dublin, along with supporting The Coronas in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and Picture This...

Le bliain cosúil le 2020 ag druidim chun deiridh, breathnóimis siar ar bhuaicphointí phodchraoladh Léim Thart i mbliana, chomh maith le míreanna nua faoi na rudaí is fearr faoin Nollaig! // With a year like 2020 coming to an end, we're going to reflect on some Léim Thart podcast highlights of the year, along with new segments all about out favourite parts of Christmas! Follow Léim Thart - @lei...

On this episode upcoming Irish artist Fortúne Igiebor talked to me about his debut EP 'Disruption & Order', his Netflix recommendations and how he would be as a DJ!  Follow Fortúne Igiebor here  ///  6NTn1LnBw0yJjMmU36cy Ar an episode seo, tháinig an ceoltóir Fortúne Igiebor isteach le labhairt faoina chéad EP 'Disruption & Order', moltaí Netflix agus cén ceol a thaitníonn...

Returning guest Conor O'Neill of the Sunday Soundtrack Podcast joined me via Zoom where we talked about our favourite thing, Irish music! With all festivals cancelled in 2020 we looked at some of our favourite Irish tracks and built our dream music festival!   ~  Listen to our Spotify playlist containing all the songs mentioned (and more!): Click here to play   ~  Click to...

Lady Gaga has well and truly returned to the Dance/Pop genre with her 6th album, Chromatica! I got fellow Little Monster Dean on to talk our way through the album and everything Chromatica! /// Tá Lady Gaga go deimhin fillte ar an seánra Damhsa/Pop lena 6ú halbam, Chromatica! Labhair mé agus leantóir Gaga mhór eile, Dean, isteach le labhairt faoi chuile rud Chromatica!