Artist: Fionn Crossan
For fans of: Ben Howard, Joshua Burnside
To be so young, Mallusk-songwriter Fionn Crossan sings the weathered songs of a life fully lived, with lamenting regret, sorrow and even flashes of hope pouring out of every line.
If it's this maudlin reflection that draws you into Crossan's world, his virtuoso picking-patterns keep you there. Rustic and poignant, without ever thr...
Artist: Michael Bell
For fans of: Boards of Canada, Explosions in the Sky
There's a serene nostalgia to ambiant producer Michael Bell's music that feels as comforting as it is untracable. If Brian Eno's 'An Ending' conjures a tranquil image of the end of the world, then Bell's paints a similarly relaxing feel to universe which surrounds it.
The guitars here play the role of strings, quietly ...
Be it deliberate or not, Monaghan born, Dublin based, songwriter Dáithà Murphy's move from the hardcore end of the musical spectrum, to the acoustic has proved an inspired decision.
As the live-wire frontman of heavy-af-rock band 'Attack the Day', Murphy's aggressive vocals and bold performances marked both him and his band as eventual successors to the likes of Axis Of on the Irish punk sce...
Part two of our comprehensive round up of the best tunes to emerge from these shores in 2016.
If 2015 kickstarted the emo-revival, this past year cemented it, as throughout the uncertainty people seemed to bind together more than ever before. The #IAMWHOLE campaign saw thousands of people unite to combat mental health stigma, football's 'Rainbow Laces' campaign emerged to show the sports suppor...
As we wave goodbye to the madness of 2016 and look toward a future more in doubt than an Oasis reunion, it's good to remind ourselves of some of the quality local music released over the last 12 frantic months.
Here at Encore NI we've arranged these tunes into a top 20 list of our absoloute favourites to come from these shores. We start with...
#20. The Autocratic ~ Revelations
A young four...
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