Ireland is awash with talented bands and artists who dream of making a living from their craft. While bands like Little Green Cars, We Cut Corners, Delorentos, Lisa O'Neill, Hermitage Green and Gavin James are rightly in the limelight for their immense talent there have been hundreds of bands unlucky not to have gained popularity or made progress in the business. I use the word 'unlucky' instead of 'not good enough' because below I'm sharing music from ten Irish bands who were good enough and deserve your attention .... even if it's a quick listen on [...]
A singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, composer and arranger all at the tender age of twenty-four, Laura Izibor’s debut album reveals the harrowing pains and beautiful joys of relationships from the artist’s perspective. Having started singing, writing songs, and teaching herself the piano as early as fourteen, Let the Truth Be Told is a promising look into the future of this budding young musician. Shortly after seeing her perform at the World Café Live in Philadelphia, I went out the next day and purchased the CD. Containing only ten tracks, this “short and sweet” album explores the [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive , Television ' One Tree Hill ' has always embraced up-and-coming musicians like Wakey!Wakey! and Grace Potter by not only featuring them in episodes but also giving them a chance to show off their acting chops. This season, the show's eighth, soul singer-songwriter Laura Izibor got the opportunity to join the cast and show off her talents. "[Producer] Mark [...]
Presented by Gotty™ as a viable stopgap during CBR's leave of absence, Ms. Izibor proved to be just as elusive, if not more. Shorty hit us with the hee & damn near vanished into thin air. Although her debut album Let The Truth Be Told made waves back home, Laura wants some love stateside as well. Judging by the company she's keeping in the Rising Icons series it should only be a matter of time. Check out her video below to get familiar with both her and the soulful [...]
Dublin-born singer-songwriter Laura Izibor has announced on her blog that she will be joining the cast of One Tree Hill in their brand new series, due to air in America this November. Apparantly the makers of the hit US TV show have written a special part just for the musician. Laura will play the role of an Irish singer-songwriter on the show and will also sing the theme song, "I Don't Wanna Be", for a special episode. Laura is currently filming the episodes while [...]
6/1 shot Adrian Crowley stole the Choice Music Award headlines on an emotional night at Vicar Street, securing the vote of assembled media experts in the final two minutes of deliberations. Crowley’s fifth album Season Of Sparks won the mellow Galway star a pot of 10,000 Euro and the title ‘Irish album of the year 2009’, an accolade he accepted in a state of genuine shock at the end of a night crammed full of Ireland’s top talent. CODES opened proceedings, demonstrating once again the extent to which their energetic live show surpasses the choirboy-style vocals [...]
The one real benefit of my work is that I don't to see anything on the web until about 4pm. By the time I check the emails, tweets and facebook updates I'm usually so late to all the juicy debates it's hardly worth making a comment! I do think the Choice Music Awards is a worthwhile addition to our music world. Not only is it worthwhile to the bands, record labels and album sales but also for the debates, discussions and degrading remarks which result! See On The Record! [...]
The ten albums shortlisted for the Choice Music Prize were revealed moments ago on Today FM. They are (in alphabetical order): And So I Watch You From Afar - And So I Watch You From Afar Bell X1 - Blue Lights on the Runway CODES - TreesDreamInAlgebra Adrian Crowley - Season of the Sparks Dark Room Notes - We Love You Dark Matter Duckworth Lewis Method [...]
Here's the list of nominations you can vote for in this year's Meteor Awards; http://meteormusicawards.meteo r.ie/ Best Irish Band Bell X1 The Coronas Delorentos Snow Patrol U2 Tip to Win: The Coronas Best Irish Male Colin Devlin Jerry Fish Jack L Christy Moore Mundy Tip to Win: Jerry Fish Best Irish Female Wallis Bird [...]
As promised, here is the official soundtrack of the 4th season of Grey's Anatomy. Other than Grey's Anatomy, other hit shows like Gossip Girl, Chuck, Fringe, Glee, Dollhouse, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, House and many more. You've got to give a hand to the music supervisors of these shows for their success. The music is not perfect, but it's certainly entertaining. The show goes mostly for indie favorites like The National, Ingrid Michaelson, The Gossip, Tegan and Sara, The Bird and the Bee, Bon Iver, Feist, Goldfrapp, Rilo Kiley, Frightened Rabbit, The Republic Tigers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more. [...]
Ages ago I mentioned on the blog that artists need to offer something a little different when it comes to gigs. I think the days of people checking out gig listings and a recommendation from Hot Press before they go to a gig is over for the time being in these recessionary times. Recently we've had Nick Kelly and his excellent 'Gestation' concept and now we have the following from Simon Fagan; Fresh from high profile support slots for Laura Izibor and [...]
If you're going to the Electric Picnic have a great time. I'll be trying to catch as much of the festival as I can on the radio. International artists I'd have loved to see are Madness and The Flaming Lips. I also think I'd have lingered around the Salty Dog Saloon Stage witch has a great line-up: Bands on deck until 4am Friday 4th September 6.30pm Will Softly (Dusk DJ slot) 8.00pm Ray and Ian’s Sea Shanties 9.15pm Bionic Rats 10.30pm The Cujo Family 11.45pm The Sick and Indigent Song Club featuring The Pirate Pussies 1.00pm [...]
I stole this from the excellent blog Skin The Goat FRIDAY Main Stage 10:30-12:00 Orbital 8.45-9.45 MGMT 7.15-8:15 Zero 7 5.30-6.30 Michael Nyman Orchestra 4:00-4:45 Smash Hits Electric Arena 11:00-12:00 Rodrigo y Gabriela 9.15-10.30 Seasick Steve 7.30-8.30 Magazine 5:45-6:45 David Kitt 4:00-5:00 8 Ball Crawdaddy Stage 11:00-12:00 Luciano presents AEther 9:30 - 10:20 Duckworth Lewis Method 8:00 - 9:00 ABC 6:45 - 7:30 Lykke Li 5:30 - 6:15 The Temper Trap 4:30 - 5:00 Peter Broderick Cosby Stage 9:30-10:30 Dinosaur Jr 7:45 - 8:45 Efterklang 6:30 - [...]
Yet more acts have been added to the already incredible lineup for this year's Electric Picnic. Mercury Music Prize favourites Florence and the Machine, our own Mick Flannery, Baaba Maal, and Laura Izibor have all been added. Watch Mick Flannery 'Safety Rope' live at the Cork Opera House:
Why does Laura Izibor’s debut album, Let The Truth Be Told , irk me so much? Is it the glossy, semi-generic songs and arrangements? Is it Izibor’s vocals, vaguely characterless, an approximation of soulfulness rather than actually being soulful? Or is it that her songs, like “Shine” and “Don’t Stay,” which take on inspiration and love, do it so safely that they end up feeling like a cliche, resulting in a diminishing of love and inspiration themselves? Perhaps it’s a combination of all of the above. Izibor has a technically powerful voice, but [...]
As promised: The state of my "2009 awesomeness" playlist, in which I collect the songs that catch my ear as the year progresses in order to not make my best-of list a last-minute-of-December clusterfuck sort of thing. (It inevitably winds up being like that, but you know, I have noble intentions.) It's after the jump, and has some contextual links added in. Feel free to make your own and share it here! The Joy Formidable, "Cradle" Vistoso Bosses, "Delirious" Lily Allen, "Everyone's At It" Brandy feat. [...]
…Quelques étirements… des bisous… il est temps d’ouvrir les rideaux, bonjour ! Au menu ce dimanche matin un mélange de genre et d’époques, de la douceur, du soleil pour toute la journée… Activiste musical depuis l’âge de 14 ans, Treva est signé chez Ninja Tune, remixe Fingathing et Electrelane, a déjà sorti plus de 5 EP et fait de la radio avec Mr Scruff. Pourtant son nom ne vous dit rien. Ca va bientôt changer... premier album, Music’s Made Of Memories. Ce Britannique de 26 ans sort un inclassable chef d’oeuvre, naviguant entre trip-hop et [...]
Friends, I have to be honest with you: Today is the first sorta-nice day in the general New York area in what seems like forever , and I have one eye on the sky and my mind on the book that I am tantalizingly close to finishing . So here's my simple question for you: What's your favorite discovery of recent days? It can be a new-to-the-world band, a recently minted album, or an outfit that's been making music for a while but just came across your transom. Five of mine, after the jump. [...]
Sticking with the soul theme tonight Modern Tonic alerted me to this cool chick LAURA IZIBOR from Ireland. Her new album soul 'Let The Truth Be Told' is out now and this week iTunes are offering a free track from it called DON'T STAY . DON'T STAY
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At about the half way make of 2009 let me remind you of the 'Sound of 2009' list that myself and Ronan from Swear I'm Not Paul blog! The list of 10 acts are: Aortal ...........[broke-up] Armoured Bear ........[recording new album] Laura Izibor ........ [about to conquere the world?] Lines Drawing Circles ..... [out n about gigging] Susan Enan ....... [debut recored and out by end of year] Television Room ....... [debut released] Tenaka ........ [debut Ep out and gigging] The Funeral Suits ....... [2 EP's & [...]
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