Alarmist, Bantum, The Debutantes, I am Not Lefthanded, and Yeh Deadlies all pick their top five albums of 2011.
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The 2UIBestow blog is three today! The fact that I regularly get 400 visitors a day to this page must mean that my music tastes connects with some of you out there! As long as people keep visiting the page I'l keep writing about the music I love! Here's the best 30 songs in alphabetical order I've discovered since the beginning of the blog three years ago! Bill Coleman - Church of Second Chances The Blue Choir - [...]

Frightened Rabbit As part of their recent US tour the Frabbit boys were selling a limited edition EP, so now that their state side adventures are all finished up (for now), they've decided to make it free to download. Rather nifty it is too, featuring collaborations with Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell and Scottish folk singer, Archie Fisher, you can nab yourself a free download of the EP simply by signing up to their mailing list . A pretty good deal if I do say so myself. White Denim I know that [...]
The big new from the ' I Am Not Lefthanded ' camp is that they've left London for a shot at the West Coast of the USA and I'm delighted for them. They are still busy preparing their debut album and this move is all about making the most of life in the present. I wish the band every success and I'm looking forward to hearing about and reading about their adventures! Alone (it's not so bad) by I Am Not Lefthanded [...]

Mostly-Irish, post-grunge miscreants, I Am Not Lefthanded have been mostly buried in their English country studio of late. The hardworking trio are currently recording their first full-length album, The Fire & The Sigh , with funds raised through their partnership with SliceThePie.com last year. Although they're still putting the finishing touches on the forthcoming release, the band are thrilled to announce that the first single from the album, a beautifully melodic track called 'Alone (It's Not So Bad)', is now available for download from their official website, which you can find here [...]

Apart from writing wonderful little pop tunes I AM Not Lefthanded place much emphasis on their home-made videos for their singles. Check out the thought-provoking video to the new song 'Alone (It's Not So Bad) Buy (or not) the song here: Alone (it's not so bad) by I Am Not Lefthanded See the band in Slane on May 26th:
Watch and download the new single from I am Not Lefthanded, which comes from their imminent debut album.
The lineup for May's Live at Boyle's has been announced, and it's awesome.

Stuart Wilde is an artist based in Cork and his songs are full of darkness, humour, love and loss intertwining with guitar rhythms, heart strings, violin bows and wooden stomp box! Last year Stuart teaming up with violin player Kathryn Doehner whose melodic playing offsets Stuart's raw sound. There's a rawness to the music that I love! 01 Lil' Ol' Restaurant by [...]

Some wonderful news for blog favourites 'I Am Not Lefthanded' who have their song 'Boats (Swept Away)' included on a charity compilation mix 'Songs of Love for Japan' along with some amazing stars such as Ani DiFranco, Josh Ritter, Tori Amos and Switzerland's finest singer-songwriter Baum. Buy The Compilation here: http://www.solfj.org/sale/ Track Listing Full 100 Song Compilation (with +Bonus Tracks) [...]

I actually am left-handed, just like approximately 11% of the world's population. However, some people who are not left-handed are I Am Not Lefthanded - a band I am head-over-heels in love with (evidenced by my previous post on them). Well, surely it's heels-over-head, since head-over-heels is pretty much how all of us humans are built. Anyhoo, I digress. IANL have decided to release a completely free EP ahead of their upcoming new album release, and, as ever, have managed to absolutely and utterly and completely and [INSERT SYNONYM [...]

Mostly-Irish, post-grunge miscreants, I Am Not Lefthanded are currently buried in their English country studio recording their first full-length album, with funds raised through their partnership with SliceThePie.com last year. While they're still finishing up: crossing things, dotting other things and ripping off Rolling Stones B-sides, they wanted to give people unfamiliar with their work a taste of what has come before, with a free 4-track EP, Previously on I Am Not Lefthanded . With a sampling of their work from the previous couple of years, it's available for download completely free here [...]
I am Left Handed have set a rough date for their debut album, and also are giving fans a free EP.
Ronan from Swear I'm Not Paul published a new list of 10 anticipated 2011 album releases from Irish artists. Here's the 10 Ronan albums chose: Bell X1 The Brilliant Things The Cast of Cheers Lisa Hannigan The Holy Roman Army Jape LotusEater The Plea The Riot Tapes Tenaka Read all about these albums here: http://www.swearimnotpaul.com/ 2011/02/list-most-anticipated- irish-albums-of-2011.html Here's my list of 10 different albums which I'm looking forward to hearing this year. Autumn Long - Debut Album [...]
How was 2010 for you? If I'm being honest I'd say 2010 was personally a great year. Many good things happened this year. However I'm in the minority in Ireland and share many of the same worries that affect people in Ireland today. So feck your IMF, feck your Fianna Fail and feck your recession I got music in my life! Here's my musical highlights! Top 3 Live Performances [From an Irish Band] Even [...]

Here is the full list! There's a three way tie for first place because I forgot about 2 great tunes which I had to include. Also I've heard many great demo tracks through-out the year which are not included here. 1 [A]: Resurrection Fern - Brothers This warm and charming folk track is a slice of beauty. It's taken from a wonderful debut album which I'm privileged to [...]
Dirty 9s, I Am Not Lefthanded, Bat Kinane, Milan Jay, and Solar Bears list their favourite albums of 2010.
The top 10 Irish EPs of 2010.
Back in the beginnings of this blog we posted about I Am Not Lefthanded and their amazing 'Long Goodbyes' track. The 3 piece band with Irish roots but London lives are back on our radar with their soft melodic indie rock that melts in your mouth. 'Lifelines' taken from their current EP 'Time to Leave' [...]

Fresh from their 5-week US tour, Anglo-Irish, post-grunge pixies, I Am Not Lefthanded are delighted to announce that they've reached their fund-raising target of $10,000. The funds they've raised will finance the recording of their debut full-length album, due out early next year. For anyone who wanted a chance to pre-order the album, or reach one of their quirky incentive levels, they're keeping fundraising open until the original deadline of November 4th, so you can still contribute here: http://www.iamnotlefthanded.co m/slicethepie.html To thank everyone who's [...]