New Irish Songs To Hear This Week

Danzino, ‘SUPERSONIC’ feat. Zoom

Danzino has released his new single ‘SUPERSONIC’ featuring Zoom.

It's a high-energy whirlwind of a track sure to put a smile on your face. The digital trap samples blend with Danzino’s smooth vocals for a song full of infectious good vibes. It’s fresh and modern in sound with an earworm hook. One of Danzino’s best yet!

Danzino SUPERSONIC

Breezy iDeyGoke x Art of Algebra, ‘So Many Steps from the End’

Afro-Irish artist Breezy iDeyGoke and electronic producer Art of Algebra have released their collaborative EP, A Quantum Trip, with track ‘So Many Steps from the End.’

The EP as a whole is a unique cross-genre exploration of Breezy's heavier, moodier production and emotional lyrical skills to match with Art of Algebra's bass-driven, trip-hop textures and experimental sampling adding complexity and sonic depth. 'So Many Steps from the End' is a highlight of the collection; a dark, bass-heavy atmosphere in which Breezy explores themes of complex interpersonal relationships, faith and mortality. It draws from the best of alternative hip-hop while still presenting a distinctive dark edge that sets the duo apart from the industry.

[Left to right] Breezy iDeyGoke and Art of Algebra. Photo credit: Evan Hayes.

Edwina van Kuyk, ‘Find My Way’ feat. Martello

Singer-songwriter Edwina van Kuyk has released her new winter song ‘Find My Way’ featuring Martello.

The track is a reflective anthem for the emotional time when the days get shorter and colder. Over gentle instrumentals, Van Kuyk explores themes of longing for home and returning to oneself through familiar places and people.
“I feel like this time of year can be really hard for a lot of people,” said Van Kuyk of the single.

“You're forced to take stock of where you're at and what you've achieved, but it's nice to know that other people are feeling it too. This song is about the places we find home, and the people that make it.”

Edwina van Kuyk

Sarah Power, ‘In The Shadows’

Irish composer, pianist, and producer Sarah Power has released her debut EP, In The Shadows .

The titular track is one of the EP's highlights. The slow-burning, cinematic piece is built around a motif that is both familiar and changed as it goes on. It unfolds like intimate storytelling and resolves itself just at the end, invoking a soft sense of hope. Power's atmospheric blend of piano, strings and subtle electronic textures has led her to work on plenty of impressive film and TV projects, but this EP marks her place as a composer who creates from the heart.

"'In The Shadows' hits me emotionally every time," said Power of the track.

"For me, it’s like the piece is finding its own voice, which is exactly what the project represents. It starts quietly and becomes something much larger—a reflection of that shift from supporting others to standing in my own light."

Sarah Power.

Kampala, 'Our Lives In The In Between'

Kampala are a 4-piece alternative rock band from Dublin and Kildare, Ireland. Bringing their own blend of a mixture of melodic and aggressive beat-heavy rock.

'Our Lives In The In Between' is the third single from Kampala’s debut full-length album, due for release in early 2026.

The track trades Kampala’s guitar-heavy alt-rock sound for a more introspective, softer approach. Scoping in on human relationships in 2025. With both parents of modern families struggling to make their way in the modern world, it’s only in the stolen moments that we manage to remember why we got together in the first place. The precious life-sustaining moments in the in-between.

AIDXN G, 'FREAKQUENCY (Festive Version)'

Irish pop artist AIDXN G is back to jingle some bells with the release of 'FREAKQUENCY (Festive Version)', a bold and comedic Christmas twist on his recent single 'FREAKQUENCY'. The remix delivers sparkling holiday chaos just in time for party season.

Following the rising momentum of the original track, AIDXN G wanted to create something fun, unexpected, and fully loaded with personality. The festive version injects the song with shimmering seasonal charm, packed complete with jingle bells, sugary synths, playful ad-libs, and all the joyful camp energy fans have come to love from the artist.

“Christmas music should be fun, a bit bold, and slightly unhinged, so I says to meself why not take FREAKQUENCY and make it festive, cheeky, and totally over the top? I am AIDXN G after all lol,” said Aidxn G.

Wynona Bleach, ‘(Don’t Know Why) I Wish You Merry Christmas’

Belfast alt-rock band Wynona Bleach return with ‘(Don’t Know Why) I Wish You Merry Christmas’, an anti-Christmas cut that pairs warm, classic holiday tones with a blast of fuzzed-out guitars. Written on the back of an unemployment-benefits envelope, the track digs into the stress and pressure of a broke Christmas, contrasting its festive sparkle with a heavier, shoegaze edge.

Mixed by Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh, it lands as both a seasonal send-up and a reminder that the holidays aren’t easy for everyone. It arrives as the band continue work on the follow-up to their 2022 debut Moonsoake.

Wynona Bleach. Credit: Ebony Alexander

Crying Loser, ‘Isn't it Better than Staying in Bed’

Cork no-wave band Crying Loser return with a follow-up to October’s ‘Flesh Interface’. ‘Isn’t it Better than Staying in Bed’ drifts through the sluggish haze of everyday monotony, gradually tightening into something tense and surreal.

The track blends post-punk unease with jazz-leaning chaos, culminating in a frenzied clarinet solo that pushes their sound into stranger, more hypnotic territory. It’s another left-of-centre offering from a band carving out a distinct place in Ireland’s experimental underground, ahead of their debut album arriving in 2026.

Crying Loser. Credits: Laurie Shaw

Cabin, ‘Cover Me In Flowers’

Dublin producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Cabin returns with his new song ‘Cover Me In Flowers’, one of five in his new EP Yuppie, a five-track collection that moves between bright, frantic, and bleaker shades of modern life.

‘Cover Me in Flowers’, is an ambitious alternative ballad that reflects on home, belonging, and the contradictions of growing up in a place marked by both affection and difficulty.

Angular chords and forceful strings give the song its emotional pull, as Cabin threads together bitterness and warmth in a way that feels both personal and expansive. It’s a striking centrepiece that anchors the EP’s wider portrait of a fractured, searching character.

Cabin. Photo Credit: Julia Hanlon

Wallfella, ‘Matador’

Hailing off of Wallfella’s new EP The Coop is Full, ‘Matador’ is a gorgeously catchy hip-hop tune mixing a dreamy pop production with powerful lyricism and flow, and exploring conflict, emotional labour and the desire to stop dancing around other people’s anger.

Speaking of his new EP, the rapper says: “This project is me being honest about how messy it got when I let everything and everyone into my life – casual sex, drink, the scene, all of it. The coop is that space you give people, and for years, I kept it overcrowded. Through these songs, I realised it never needed a crowd; it only needed the right person and the right energy. For me, it’s a story of moving from hopelessness and self-loathing to finding a bit of peace again and actually liking myself.”

Wallfella

Alfi, ’Jack of Diamonds’

Alfi offer their version of the traditional song ‘Jack of Diamonds’ with this new single. While the song’s origins likely trace back to a family of related ballads sung in Scotland, Ireland, and England, brought to the United States in the late 1700s, Alfi’s arrangement is inspired primarily by three versions: Tommy Jarrell’s The Drunken Hiccups/Jack of Diamonds, Bruce Molsky’s The Drunkard’s Hiccups/Jack of Diamonds, and Frank Proffitt’s Rye Whiskey.

Alfi (L-R: Ryan McAuley, Alannah Thornburgh and Fiachra Meek)

The Five Techniques, ‘Resistance In The Dark’ feat. Róisín El Cherif & Paul Weller

David Holmes’ music collective The Five Technique, which includes Paul Weller and Róisín El Cherif release their new single 'Resistance in the Dark' in aid of Medical Aid for Palestinians. Alongside the powerfully moving tune, performed in English and in Arabic, the song there is a visual video showing real footage from Gaza of the devastation that has been caused as a result of the genocide and displacement.

“From Naji Ali to today’s Children of Gaza, Palestine is the story of a people’s fight for freedom," said El Cherif. "The freedom to be born free in your homeland. For Palestine, our beloved.”

“This is our response to the ongoing land grab, displacement, and genocide against the Palestinian people by the brutal Israeli government,” said Weller. "We wanted to show our solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine and their ongoing struggle and resistance. It’s a struggle of all people denied their rights.”

Rosie Carney, ‘The Evidence’

Coming ahead of Rosie Carney’s upcoming album Doomsday… Don’t Leave Me Here, ‘The Evidence’ is an atmospheric yet catchy track, blending dreamy vocals and moving lyricism with a powerful electronic production, flavoured with intense rhythmic sections and glistening electric guitars, making for a perfect track to accompany the cold December mornings.

Rosie Carney at We've Only Just Begun at Whelan's. Copyright Laura Klepeisz/hotpress.com

Dove Elllis, ‘Heaven Has No Wings’

Dove Ellis releases his hotly anticipated debut album Blizzard, including the stirring track ‘Heaven Has No Wings’, a piano-driven and gorgeously layered tune which captures the emotional depth, clarity and cinematic ambition of the record. Both catchy and incredibly moving, the marks an enticing first look into the project.

Dove Ellis - credit - Xander Lewis

Data.Soul, ‘Cigarettes After Dark’

Irish indie-pop/electronic project Data.Soul returns with ‘Cigarettes After Dark’, a cinematic new single led by Selen Korkutan’s sultry vocals. The track glides on haunting guitars and shimmering synths, threading together indie-pop warmth with a modern electronic edge.

Loosely inspired by Patrick Modiano’s In the Café of Lost Youth, the song drifts through longing for vanished places, lost love, and the ghosts of memory. The accompanying video, directed by Turkish artist Deniz Cizmeci and shot across Istanbul, mirrors the song’s hypnotic intimacy, blending visual poetry with Data.Soul’s evolving sonic identity.

Jazzy & Spriitzz, 'Can't Deny It'

Jazzy and Berlin-based Irish producer Spriitzz return with a brand new collaborative single 'Can't Deny It'. An instant mood booster, the song is flirty and fun and highlights Jazzy's exhilarating, contemporary RnB vocals. On 'Can't Deny It', Jazzy and Spriitzz become the undeniable life of the party stuck in your head all week!

In October, following the release of her debut album GEWAH SELECTS, Jazzy was named the Most Streamed Female DJ in the World. Spriitzz features as one to watch, spinning feel good techno beats that'll keep you on your feet all night.

Jazzy.

Todd Kessler, ‘New Years Eve’

Todd Kessler showcases his vocal and songwriting talents on his new track 'New Years Eve', a song that feels like a warm embrace near the fireplace right on time for the holiday season. 'New Years Eve' is a piano ballad that boasts stunning, jazzy instrumentals and tender lyrics evocative of James Taylor.

Kessler is originally from the windy city of Chicago, but recorded his new music in Ireland. This holiday track was inspired by a time of loneliness, as he spent last year's New Years Eve away from his wife with his young son ill in hospital. Festive and warm-hearted, the track looks forwards, staring optimistically at what next year will bring. The song will soon be a contemporary holiday classic!

Todd Kessler.

Mark O'Donnell, ‘Can’t Go Back’

Contemplative and appreciative, 'Can't Go Back' is Donegal artist Mark O'Donnell's tender new heartbreak song. The song is a shoulder to cry on, beautifully nostalgic and equally tragic, the track captures the truth of the human experience.

In every line, his heart breaks in reminiscence, remembering his grandparents and looking back with nothing but fondness. His incredible storytelling paints the image of his grandparent's old house, as he copes with the reality he can never return after they've moved on. He emphasises that sometimes pieces of us can only exist in our memory and there is a beauty in that.

Mark O'Donnell.

Sarah Hickey, ‘Close The Distance’

Softly, Sarah Hickey comes as a relieving voice on 'Close The Distance'. The Cork-based singer offers listeners an experience take on living life as it comes to you, regardless of any inner timeline or self doubt.

"Close the Distance is a song about learning something the long way round," says Hickey. "How not everything is in your control and sometimes it feels like you put time and care into the wrong place."

Her voice is nurturing, complimented by tender acoustic instrumentals, evocative of the likes of Niamh Regan and Patty Griffin. She's patient and comforting, and possesses the skill of a storyteller beyond her years - truly a folk legend in the making.

Sarah Hickey.

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