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🚨 CALLING ALL IRISH ACTS 🚨

That time again. We want new music. You've got new music. We all know where this is going.

If you're releasing a new single/EP/album this Friday or have released one since Saturday the 23rd of June, let us know and we'll share on socials on Friday!

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"I, maybe, was one of those annoyingly intense kids who wouldn't have sex because of the way it would make me feel."

Interview | @matthewmaltese https://t.co/KAPNoqmMzP

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After taking a year off - @KnockanStockan IS BACK!

The 'Christmas of the Summer' is back and they've just announced the first slew of acts! #KnockanStockan

SEE ACTS: https://t.co/inFq8czhf5

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Our favourite festival band @confidencemanTM are back with brand-new track 'Don't You Know I'm In A Band', as well as a multi-date tour.

We interviewed them last month. Why not have a listen (and a dance) to the new track and read all about it below?

https://t.co/BYFewrkPku

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Review | @TheOrielles - 'Silver Dollar Moment'

"the album is - like anything unexpectedly brilliant - covered in layers and requiring an open, curious mind." - @HeavenlyRecs https://t.co/gziiCQA5H2

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Review: @WyvernLingo's self-titled debut is a brilliant record packed with elegantly crafted tunes https://t.co/awNGw90fyf

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Wish things could just go back to the 'good old days'.

🙄 https://t.co/F32TnwQe6w

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The first lineup announcement for @longitudefest has just dropped and people are LOVING it!

#longitude #longitude18 #longitude2018

SEE LINEUP: https://t.co/fFC4EqB9lB

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Gig News: @longitudefest goes Hip-Hop heavy with 2018 line-up https://t.co/mV9cK1i0M6

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The last act, thus completing the #PlecPicks2018 series, is @Akora_Band.

A blistering live act with the world at their feet.

Read the feature here: https://t.co/DgXYeaHxMb

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“If people are offended by us, then they probably needed to be offended, it’s good for them.”

We sat down with @HeavenlyRecs superstars @ConfidenceManTM to talk reputations, Russia and ...Roscommon? https://t.co/ksaG5W2oqy

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Next up on our #PlecPicks2018 list is @AilbheReddy.

"I would never let nerves stop me from doing anything. Your nerves are the thing that should propel you forward.”

Read article here: https://t.co/dJnrGYEjm3

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Next up in our #PlecPicks2018 series is @navatheband.

"Weaving the forms & sounds of the Irish & Persian traditions, at once seeming both brashly contemporary, and quietly respectful of both."

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Next up for #PlecPicks2018 is the incredible percussionist @alexpetcucolan.

"I’ve had to use physics ... if you hit something, how does it produce the sounds that it makes?”

Read article here: https://t.co/DZL9qLqFZM

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Who are the Irish artists that you should be listening to this year?Check out @GoldenPlec's Plec Picks for 2018 featuring @toutsband, @PillowQueeens, @vernonjaneband, @DavidKeenanmuso, @fontainesdublin, @mariakellymusic, @ItsMeEricaCody, @whoisdays & more.
https://t.co/vQDYxfTTVJ

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"The bigger we get and the higher the budget increases, we want to expand, create a NEOMADiC universe."

Next up on our #PlecPicks2018 list is the enigmatic @NEOMADiiC https://t.co/DkffbtQ4wf

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"A chance will come around again if you work hard enough. I'm a big believer in that."

Next up on our #PlecPicks2018 list is @MelinaMalone - you heard it here first!

Read article here: https://t.co/ZtOEVk9afQ

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From Dublin to New York, and back again - @SorchaRichardsn is the next act to light up our #PlecPicks2018 list.

Read the article here: https://t.co/47kuo7MKIs

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From meeting on Boards.ie, to signing a record deal - the trials and tribulations of @Vulpynes.

The next act as part of #PlecPicks2018

Read the article here: https://t.co/7R3ElHyEkI

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What next for #PlecPicks2018 act @PillowQueeens?

➖ “World domination,” says Pamela
➖ “Fame and fortune,” says Sarah
➖ “I want Hozier money,” says Rachel
➖ “I just want to play shit dive bars for the rest of my life,” says Cathy

Read article here: https://t.co/XYZ7q2Krcb