Nina Hynes – Staros

Debut album from Berlin based Dubliner Nina Hynes. Available for nowt from Bandcamp!

 

Musicians: Nina Hynes, Dave Hingerty, Joe Doyle, Morgan White, Colm Mc An Iomaire, Karl Odlum, Mark Garry, Hugh O’Neill, Glen Hansard, David Odlum, Nicolas Liebing, Jimmy Behan, Kevin Murphy, Ivan Birthistle, Darragh Shanahan, Valerie Francis

Reviews:

RTE: http://www.rte.ie/ten/2002/0529/hynesn.html ”Quirky, yet full-bodied, ‘Staros’ is an album of almost realised ambitions for this talented Irish artist.” Caroline Hennessy RTE 2002

Cluas: http://www.cluas.com/music/albums/ninahynes.htm

Entertainment.ie: http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Nina-Hynes-Staros/2112.htm

 

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Raglans – Self-titled EP

Debut EP from much respected Dublin band Raglans.

Video Review: The Man from Glasgow is the lead track from the debut EP by Dublin band Raglans. The cheeky indie tune has a decent if unoriginal video accompanying it. The first half of the video finds the band members walking around Dublin with the second half features the band with their instruments. The 4-way split screen doesn’t add anything spectacular to the song except that it keeps your interest enough to possibly stay with the song until the end. The more I listen to the song the more I like it with it’s funky bass line and clever lyrics. A possible radio hit for Raglans? Hopefully!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Raglans/191084174236711?sk=info

Yukina – Swamp Disco

North Dublin band Yukina have made their 2010 debut album available for free download through bandcamp!

Press Articles:

The Corkman: http://www.corkman.ie/entertainment/yukina-come-out-of-the-swamp-for-folkhouse-2359234.html

Fingal Independent: http://www.fingal-independent.ie/news/yukinas-new-sound-sure-to-stick-around-2291202.html

TKO – Keystone EP

Quality Rock tunes from an excellent Irish band TKO. Keystone is free through Bandcamp!

“Keystone is a three track EP. In the olden days it would have been called a single with a couple of B-sides. I’m glad we’ve moved on a bit because to my ears the second track ‘Hiding in the Corner’ is the better track than the radio friendly lead track ‘The Busker’. When I seen TKO last week there was particular edge to the performance and the tracks. The violins, sax and clarinet at times add a European grittiness to the sound. The lead song ‘The Busker’ is missing some of that grit, although is a fine song in it’s own right.” 2uibestow 9 out of 12

Golden Plec Review: http://www.goldenplec.com/reviews/review-tko-the-keystone-ep/

http://www.tkohq.com/