Who Art Thou?

Today I am joined on the podcast by John Harney of Blue Slate! We'll be chatting about Blue Slate's latest release, 'Beaker' which is to be released tomorrow and marks a new sound and direction with the band's music. On top of this, I'll be chatting to John about how he initially got into music, the ridiculous story of where the title for 'Beaker' even came from, how punk icons used to piss the ge...

Today I am joined on the podcast by Taylor Byrne, a multi-instrumental singer/songwriter, and frontman of the Franco-Irish ensemble, The Celtic Social Club. Primarily in this episode we'll be chatting about Taylor's latest release, 'Someone Had to Stay', which was released in May of this year. Produced by Matt Winston, the five-track EP explores the theme of emigration from the perspective of thos...

Today's guests on the podcast are Cormac, Jack and Fionnbharr of Cork based shoegaze/alt. rock band Pebbledash! We'll be chatting about the bands latest 2 singles, Killer Lover and Carraig Aonair, which were released in August and will serve as a pre-empt for the band's debut EP, which is set to be released early next year. We'll be chatting about how these songs came about, the stories behind the...

Today I am joined by Mark and Rhys of the wonderful band, Sauce Gang Collective, to chat about their fantastic second album, Mustard Melodies, which was released on the 12th of July. An awesome album from start to finish, I'll be chatting with the guys about the band's origins, how the album differs from their previous release, 'Bangers 'N' Brown Sauce', the recording process, the more live orient...

Today I am joined on the podcast by Cian Mullane, who's artistic work includes the bands Last Call, Red Sun Alert, UNCULTIVATES and God Alone - So an extremely talented musician to say the least. For this episode I'll be going through all the band's Cian is in, chatting about what he is currently working on, stories from tours, how great Kratwerk are and even including a little bit of news about t...

Today I am absolutely to be joined on the podcast by Evan Prendergast of WORN OUT, to chat about the band's new EP, 'Low', set to be released on the 30th of August. The first release off the EP, a song called 'Deeper', released in July, sets up this EP up as another fantastic edition to the band's back catalogue. I've been following this band since their first releases and they've remained a band...

Happy Friday everyone! Today I have the fantastic musical talent that is Stockholm born, Dublin-based Rapper, Producer, Singer-songwriter, Skull The Pierre. A genuine phenomenal talent, I'll be chatting with him about his first foray into rapping, creating his own beats and all the stories and creative choices surrounding his awesome EP, MANC (Make Art Not Content), that was released on the 31st o...

Today's guest on the podcast is Telebox, who hail from the west of Ireland! I was joined on the podcast by all 4 members of the band during their sleepover to chat about their brilliant EP, 'When Night Turns Into Day', which was released in July of this year and is their second EP in just 2 years. We'll be chatting about the story behind the band's formation, the EPs recording, the band's creative...

Today I am joined by Vincent, Eoin and Willow of the band Raining In December! This was a band that as soon as I heard their first single, 'Restart', I knew I had to get them on for a chat on the podcast! We'll be chatting about that single, as well as how the band started, the very surprising story of how they got their name, the difficulty of getting Eoin to answer questions, favorite Linkin Par...

Welcome back to another episode of the podcast! Today I'm joined by my buddy Declan Beare for their second appearance on the podcast. Last time Declan was on the podcast it was to talk about their band True Home with Charlie Appleby but this time around we'll be chatting about a slew of project's Declan is currently involved on which include the third album of hardware electronic synth project und...

Today I am joined by Oisín Murray and Róisín Doyle of Faoin Talamh, a new ancient Irish audio-visual project that will be debuting this Friday in Unit 44, Dublin. The audio-visual collaboration is made using the sounds of Irish Bronze Age musical instruments in tandem with abstracted imagery of Irish Flora. In this episode we will be talking about how this project began, the ancient sites the pair...

Today I have Gurriers making their return to the podcast! I'm joined by Dan and Ben to chat about their debut album, 'Come and See', which will be released on September 13th along with a tour and headline show in Whelan's main room on the 24th of November. There are 5 singles released off the album so far which we will be discussing in details along with hearing the other tracks album, the recordi...

The 100th episode is here! For this milestone episode I'll be joined by my good friend Zach Stephenson. Zach would be the man that I'd largely credit with sparking my love for music and live shows, being the first person to take me to local shows and introduce me to a whole different side to music that I didn't even know existed. You may know Zach from his previous band Munky, his work with Skinne...

Today I am joined by Michael Smyth of the Belfast based shoegaze band, Virgins! We will be talking about the band's album 'nothing hurt and everything was beautiful', released in April through blowtorch records. The album finds the band exploring a wider sonic palette, seamlessly moving between the gaze-pop of ‘slowly, long’ and ‘disappearer’, to the dance influenced ‘softer’ and to the heavy, exp...

Today I am joined by all five members of The Donnys! Hailing from Kilkenny, I first heard of these guys through Luke from Raise The Bar!, who was alarmed that I had never listened to them and once I gave their album a go, was immediately hooked. Their album, 'Get Active', released in April of this year, is a fantastic blend of pure Rock'n'Roll and with a modern twist that is just mad fun for the e...

Finally back with a new episode of the podcast! Today I am joined by Ren and Terence of the band, Ren Marabou and the Berserkers. They are a Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rock band hailing from Donegal and have recently been signed with the Italian based Label Wormholedeath. In this episode, we'll explore the origins of the band, their creative process, and the inspirations behind their unique sound, t...

My guests today are Adam and Mike of the Belfast Extreme Metal band, Sacred Noose! Describing their sound as noise-laden, heavily discordant black, death & doom metal, I first caught this band live where they opened for Horrenda during their headline show in Fibbers a couple of months ago and was immediately hooked by the sheer sonic-assault of their performance. I'll be chatting to the band a...

Today I am joined on the podcast by Sweet June to chat about her debut single, 'Poisoned Thoughts', which is going to be released on the 7th of June. We'll be doing a deep dive into Sweet June's first foray into music, picking the Harp as her first instrument, working with Daniel De Burca and what it was like to record a song for the first time. Sweet June will be playing a celebratory gig of her...

Today's guest on the podcast is Rory Sweeney! Mostly known for acclaimed production work for artists such as Sello, Curtisy, Kojaque, Aoife Wolf, EMBY and Pippa Molony, Rory seamlessly traverses mainstream and experimental sounds. He is the current AVA Festival Producer of the Year recipient. His work has landed him on countless end of year lists over the past 3 years, having seen support from sev...

Bicurious are back on the podcast for their third appearance! I'll be chatting with Taran and Gav about their much anticipated second album and how the recording process is coming along. We'll be discussing with the band what sets this album apart from their previous work, the themes explored in the album, going to the Zoo with Tom Peter and whole bunch of other topics. I've seen bits of the album...

For this latest episode of the 'Who Art Thou?' podcast I will be chatting to the incredible talent that is The Vagabond Queen. The Vagabond Queen is a Spoken Word Artist, Noir writer and Poet who puts on a truly unique and captivating performance when you see her live. She is also the curator for The Queen's Cauldron, a night that showcases some of the top talent we have in Ireland at the moment,...

Today's guest is Emileo! For this episode we'll be doing a deep dive on Emileo's incredible new EP, 'A Thief of Mother's Milk', which was released on May 7th and it's genuinely one of my favorite releases of the year so far. It's absolutely gorgeous from start to finish. The EP conceptually illuminates the process of the modern human being deprived of affection and love. It claims that there is no...

Today's guest is the incredible talent that is SPOOKLET! A fantastic artist, I first came across her work from her collaboration with silverglass on the song 'Seraph', and then listened to her own material and I became a fan quite literally immediately after listening. She has 4 singles out currently, each one of them showcasing her brilliant creative and experimental qualities. The music from SPO...

Today I am joined by Sonny and Harry of the fantastic Post-Rock band, Geo Postal! The band have two singles out currently, 'Planet Express' and 'Steady The Hand', two gorgeous Post-Rock songs that I would highly recommend checking out and that we will be breaking down on this podcast along with such other topics as how the band got their name, their creative process, the art of musical packaging,...

I'm delighted to have Cian and Emmet of the band Bucket on the podcast today! One of the most exciting, abrasive and certainly loud bands at the moment, I'll be chatting to the lads about how the band began, their two latest singles, 'Who Knows' and 'Budgie' (Including a very funny story about the origin of the aforementioned song) and how they mark a new era and sound for the band, loudest bands,...