In a rock and roll landscape as varied and eclectic as
Belfast’s, it’s incredibly rare for a style or genre not to have been explored,
embraced and ultimately adopted by the musicians that make it exactly that.
However for too long, this country has lacked a band with the attitude and
melodic hooks that America seems to never cease in producing. Bidding to change
that come Serotonin, a young ...
If you've been in and around Belfast's beloved 'Oh Yeah Centre' in recent months you may be vaguely aware of what is surly the early tides of a new wave in Northern Irish music. Like a butterfly emerging from it's rock and roll chrysalis come 'BLOOM' a rare and exciting breed of psychedelic blues, funk and rock destined to capture the indie music scene and turn it on it's head.
Despite being a...
Emerging from the experimental folk scene pioneered by artists like Joshua Burnside, Dublin's 'Carriages' is the brainchild of producer Harry Bookless and singer-songwriter Aaron Page. The two pieces unique and ambient ambiguity is created through Bookless's unusual technique of weaving the sounds of nature through simmering soundscapes, creating a harmonious backdrop for Page's songwriting. D...
Tonight Encore NI shines a light on one of Northern Ireland's most interesting and original songwriters, Belfast's Robb Murphy. Beginning his musical journey through the difficult art of producing, Robb's talent for balladry and naturally distinctive vocal soon proved too big a virtue to ignore. Two EP's and one album later and Mr Murphy is now considered a most exciting talent indeed. Here's w...
Today Encore NI launches a new feature named simply 'Mixtape', where we bring you different playlists of songs, (both from these shores and abroad) to ease you through the trials and tribulations of modern life.
This feature is purely to broaden the mind and shine a light to music of all genres that can help in different periods of existence. Volume One takes a look at the inevitable heart s...
(The 'Blud EP' is out now)
The rise of crystal voiced, acoustic guitar swinging teenager 'SOAK' (real name Bridie Monds-Watson) has been nothing short of miraculous. The seventeen year old, who's admirers stretch as far as The Observer newspaper to Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody, has went from the confines of her make shift recording studio in her own bedroom to lighting up stages across Europe. ...
As Spectrum Festival 2014 nears ever closer (Saturday, 7th June), here at Encore NI we thought it would be useful to give a run down of each act playing at the beloved festival and why this year's line-up is well worth the £12 entry price. (£10's for students!)
Here, Taylor Johnson gives his analysis...
(Homecoming Heroes - A Plastic Rose)
Fresh from their hugely successful stint on Rad...
If further proof was needed that those long, Winter (and being honest, Summer, Spring and Autumn) nights spent in the glow of a gameboy colour were a chance to allow a child's mind to explore the furthest reaches of the imagination, then TeamRKT (Pronounced 'Rocket' - for those not familiar with the Pokemon villains) is indeed that proof. One of a growing faction of bands emerging with their ch...
The world of rock and roll has not an easy one for singer/songwriter Paul Doherty. After years in the rock and pop wilderness, he finally set into motion what would become The Vals in late 2004, the first official line-up arriving the following year. Years of gigging and writing followed, as The Vals began to catch the eye of various musical big-wigs, even playing a live session for BBC Radio...
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