From Eurosonic With Love
GoldenPlec.ie writer Cailean Coffey profiles the rapid rise of Waterford musician Alex Gough When it comes to music in Ireland, there are few things more mesmerizing than an Alex Gough live show. Joined by a band of three, the 20-year-old Waterford artist raps, sings and drums simultaneously in a way only he and Anderson .Paak […]
Best Albums of 2019
Motley’s Best LPs Of 2019 Motley Staff Writer Niamh Browne counts down the five best albums of the year 2019 was a great year for music, with all kinds of phenomenal tunage cranked out. To reduce it to a list of a meagre 5 best albums is tough. And since Lizzo’s ‘Cuz I Love You’ […]
The Motley Christmas Playlist
Music Editor Cathal Donovan O’Neill gifts you the hollyist, jolliest of Christmas jams It’s that time of year again! From December 1st onwards, every radio station will be in Christmas mode. You’re about to drown in a deluge of Mariah Carey, The Pogues and, God help you, John Lennon. It can be fun, but […]
Interview: AURORA
Norwegian singer Aurora talks to Laurie Shelly about writing songs to save the planet, finding power in being gentle, and lending her voice to Disney’s Frozen 2. Aurora Aksnes grew up in a forest, because of course she did. Her family lived near Lysefjord, which translates as ‘fjord of light.’ “I miss Norway a […]
David Gray Comes to Cork 2020
Singer/songwriter David Gray’s stopping in Cork for the 20th anniversary of Ireland’s biggest-selling album, Motley reports. ‘The White Ladder’ was a low-budget success story. Singles such as ‘Babylon’ inspired countless successors, including the current boom of British acoustic guitar-led music. It spent 3 consecutive years in the UK charts and sold 350,000 copies in that […]
Interview: Orla Gartland
In between stops on a U.S. tour, Irish pop singer Orla Gartland found some time in her crazy schedule to chat with Motley Deputy Editor-in-Chief Laurie Shelly about her newest song, the changing face of YouTube, writing for K-pop boyband BTS, and why people should care about pop music. People on the internet speak […]