Features
Incoming: Liz Green
Today, November 11th, Liz Green releases her debut record O, Devotion! on the London-based label Play It Again Sam.
O, Devotion!is a fabulously peculiar collection of waltzing folk and she’s bringing it to The Academy 2 on November 30th – tickets are €11, available from Ticketmaster – but not before introducing herself.
Who are …
Under The Influence mixtape: The Kanyu Tree
Our inaugural Under The Influence mixtape finds Galway’s The Kanyu Tree sharing tracks from their collective Walkman, from Cass McCombs to People Under The Stairs, Flying Lotus, Neil Young, Mocky, Beach House and finishing with the Laser Tom And The Blast Crew remix it’s a diverse listen yet a constantly pleasing one.
The Kanyu Tree…
Album Premiere – Listen to We Cut Corners’ debut
It was in January 2010 that we marked Dublin duo We Cut Corners as one of our bands to watch over the year ahead and now that faith is being repaid with the release of their debut album.
Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards… is out on Friday on The Delphi Label and
MTV EMAs: grim up North
Remember when the EMAs mostly consisted of VJ Simone on the red carpet in some ludicrous latex affair being crushed by various members of Die Toten Hosen? She’d slur something terrifically intoxicating into the camera, it’d cut back to an unawares Ray Cokes having a scratch before finally treating us to Jovanotti and his three…
READ »
Maria Minerva: “One should not be afraid of appearing silly or vulnerable.”
Estonian-born, London-based Maria Juur turns into Maria Minerva when she wants to create disco-inflected multi-layered electronic pop songs. An artist by trade, critically-minded, always forthright, and with a strong love for mainstream pop, these elements combine to make her music as fun (‘Disko Bliss’) as it is mind-bending (‘Soo High’).
As part of the hip…
State Mix #37 – Baxter Beez
Our latest mix comes from French producer Baxter Beez who specialises in electro and tropical-house and has found himself in Dublin for the next month so is available for gigs until December. Beez takes influence from the likes of Sinden, Hervé, Diplo, Foamo and labels like Trouble & Bass, MAN recordings and Wearhouse records.
His…
The Antlers: “we’re feeling very adventurous”
The Antlers return to Dublin’s Academy on November the 17th, as part of a European tour to promote Burst Apart, their latest, well received album. Dara Higgins spoke with lead singer and main man Peter Silberman as he sat in his New York home, bubbling with anticipation of hitting the road once again.
It’s …
Richmond Fontaine take The High Country to Ireland
Gambling, whiskey, cheap hotels and cheaper women, the songs of Richmond Fontaine tell the tales of being down and out in Reno, stoned and alone in a trailer park, stagnant lives in Mid-West US of A and some personal anguish as told by the often wounded, sometimes trashy and always larger than life characters met…
READ »
Interview with a Vampire: Adam Donen
South African-born, London-based musician and poet Adam Donen has been around in various incarnations, playing in the art rock outfit Alexandria Quartet before deciding to go it alone. In early 2010, he released his first album Immortality… – a poetic, literary adventure through oblique lyricism and swirling strings, politics and crumbled romance.
Often compared to
Justice…”it’s like seeing an old friend with a new hairdo”
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That would seem to be a motto for Justice. Following a record as well received as † would never be easy, but still they might have anticipated a slightly easier ride than the one they’ve received off the back of second album Audio, Video, Disco…
READ »
State’s guide to the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
The Guinness Jazz festival returns to Cork City this bank holiday weekend (28th- 31st), bringing with it some of the biggest names in the business. This year’s line up offers a more eclectic mix, with genre legends sharing the bill with the likes of Dan le Sac and Ghostpoet. With over 70 venues set up…
READ »
Incoming: Washington
Australian artist Washington releases her debut album I Believe You Liar on Friday November 4th, with a live show at Whelan’s in Dublin the night before. She tells State all about hereself….
Who are you and where are you from?…
My name is Megan Crocodile Washington and I am from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea,
EP Premiere…Come On Live Long – Mender
Having caught our eye at the Hard Working Class Heroes, Come On Live Long have established themselves as one of our favourite new Irish bands. With a self-titled EP already under their belts, the five piece are set to return with a new four tracker Mender…. The Icon show on Phantom 105.2 has already
READ »
Dancing with Soul and Bizarreness: Amanda Brown, 100% Silk and Not Not Fun
Since it was founded in 2003 as a label with “an emphasis on community-based bands and really artful/hand-crafted releases”, Not Not Fun has become one of the most influential imprints in the American underground. Over the years the label has released records by such acts as Sun Araw, Ducktails, Pocahaunted, Robedoor, Abe Vigoda, U.S. Girls,…
READ »
