Choice Tracks from Contemporary Irish Artists
A range of genres from emerging and established Irish artists, including: Biig Piig, For Those I Love, AE MAK, KNEECAP, Denise Chaila, Pillow Queens, Smoothboi Ezra, Uly, Lankum, Hilary Woods, Mount Alaska, and more.
Alien Observer: Ethereal Anthems
Otherworldly, ethereal, drone, 90's alternative, neo-folk, goth, experimental, orchestral, instrumental. Featuring Grouper, Mount Eerie, Julee Cruise, Chelsea Wolfe, Godspeed You Black Emporer, Hilary Woods, Johnny Jewel, Maria Somerville, Sharon Van Etten, Poe, CocoRosie, Michelle Gurevich, more.
Nights Like This
Moody RnB, hip hop, Soul, pop. From Irish, UK, American artists, and more. Early 2000s to recent, including Kehlani, Shura, Ibeyi, Drake, Denise Chaila, Billie Eilish, SZA, H.E.R., The Weeknd, Lana del Ray, Common, Alicia Keys, and more.
Solstice Ballads
A selection of songs for Midwinter/Solstice 2020. Featuring The Pogues, Leonard Cohen, Massive Attack, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Al Green, Iggy Pop, Tim Buckley, LCD Soundsystem, John Lennon, Mina, more. Playlist by Conor Thornton on Spotify
Candy Walls: Goth ElectroPop
Electronic goth pop. Featuring Chromatics, Glass Candy, Poe, Chelsea Wolfe, Austra, TR/ST, Kavinsky, Julee Cruise, POLICA, Johnny Jewel, and more.
MeasTú | Audio Department
Lonform ambient tracks from MeasTú and Audio Department Records (the projects of Irish musician, producer, and sound designer Jack O’Donoghue)
Maria Somerville for NTS Radio (25/9/19)
Irish folk musician Maria Somerville’s NTS Playlist from 25th Sept 2019. “Dream States and Healing Heartcore” playlist featuring Tropic of Cancer, Alan Watts, Velvet Underground, Girls Names, Natalie Beylis, and more.
Rebel Heart: Revival and Indie Folk
Revival folk, indie, gospel, lo-fi singer/songwriter tracks, and folk punk. Kaia Kater, Julie Byrne, Lankum, The Mountain Goats, Y La Bamba, Simon and Garfunkel, Joan Baez, Vashti Bunyan, Paz Lenchantan, Joni Mitchell, First Aid Kit, and more.
Mixtape for Dublin
‘Mixtape for Dublin’ is both a playlist and a visual art project by Dublin-based designer Gavin Feiritéar. Featuring Lankum, Loah, Fontaines D.C., Wyvern Lingo, and other contemporary Irish musicians. Genres: rock, pop, folk, traditional, R&B, and more.
If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room
An eclectic Spotify mix by Breffni Cummisky. Featuring artists such as Primal Scream, Amadou and Mariam, Kevin Morby, Van Morrison, Blood Orange, Erykah Badu, Dead Man’s Bones, and more.
In the West: California Springs Eternal
A California-oriented playlist, with references to state regions from the Bay Area to LA. Featuring Ride, Best Coast, Rancid, Songs for Moms, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana del Rey, Jurassic 5, Hole, Elliot Smith and more. Genres: pop/rock, punk, indie folk, classic rock, soul.
Maria Somerville for NTS Radio (6/5/20)
Irish folk musician Maria Somerville’s NTS Playlist from 6th May 2020. Featuring Cocteau Twins, Katie Kim, Xiu Xiu, and more. Genres: ambient, avant garde, pop, folk, experimental.
