It sucks waiting for your favorite band to release a new album. The endless expectation of that 'new sound' they've been promising, that leaked 30-second sound-check some guy recorded on his Nokia that you just have to hear properly...the adrenaline of brand new art-work! It's a beautiful and heartrending experience for any music lover and here at Encore NI we get that too. So here's a list of ...
Name: VOKXEN
Genre: Electro-Pop
For Fans Of: HAIM, Blondie, Paloma Faith
Location: Belfast
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VOKXEN are a band doing things right. Clearly not ones for fanfare, this electronic-pop supergroup managed to avoid the trap doors of social media too early on in their careers. Instead, they chose to hit the ground running with a catchy single, radio play and the recording of their de...
Name: Shadow Police
Genre: Synth-Pop
For Fans Of: New Order, Ghost Of An American Airman, CHVRCHES
Location: Belfast
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In case you didn’t know, the 80’s
are back, and Shadow Police are here to proclaim it. The decade once
associated with cheesy pop and bad taste has now become a fertile
plain of influence for producers of all things synth. Arguably the
seeds were sown b...
Name: Loris
Genre: Electro-Pop
For Fans Of: Years and Years, Indiana, PAWS
Location: Belfast
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Loris' last major release, 'Yeah', was a big hitting single with a catchy guitar line and strong, intelligible vocals. New single 'Crazy' is better. A much more anthemic effort, this time around Loris have sacrificed some of that indie-pop sensibility in exchange for the sort of floo...
Name: Michael Cera
Genre: Love-Folk
For Fans Of: Neutral Milk Hotel, Michael Cera Movies
Location: Ontario, Canada
Facebook//Twitter ~ N/A
We all love Michael Cera. Hollywood's most charming nerd has been mumbling, stumbling and awkwardly excusing himself into people's hearts for years now; but did you know he released a self funded album last year? Better still, did you know that it was act...
In a country as small as ours, there’s a certain
inevitability about the intimacy of the music scene; and yes, we’re not as big
as Dublin or London, but for punching above our weight Belfast cannot be
beaten. Last Friday night we witnessed another of our overachievers in full
flight, the awesome Silences. Launching their new single ‘The Sea’ (Review here)
our expectations were understandably ...
Name: Young G
Genre: Hip-Hop//Rap
For Fans Of: George The Poet, The Streets, Kendrick Lamar
Location: Belfast
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Northern Ireland is a nation not known for our hip-hop. In recent years, however, an emergence led by the likes of Bomb City 7, the awesome Bee Mick See and (arguably) Jun Tzu has seen flashes of talent begin to emerge ~ even if a 'rap scene' remains a work in progr...
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