Album: Chirpy - Chirpy

Photo: Jason Clarke Photography

Info: Introducing singer and producer, Chirpy - a dark, dream pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Dublin, Ireland. Her debut six track demo EP which was released last summer went straight to No. 1 on the Irish iTunes download charts and received widespread critical acclaim in the tastemaker sphere. 

Born Rebecca Shannon, she has been around on the Irish music scene for the past 10 years as a session musician (voice, guitar, bass, keys) and collaborator performing most notably with the Irish International set-up, Anúna (where many well known artists such as Hozier started their careers). She has toured Ireland, the UK, Europe, the US and Asia as a singer and performer. 

Self-produced, Chirpy's self titled debut album was recorded in Dublin, London and Lucerne and draws on a noticeable classical music background with contemporary electronica input, combining a sweep of cross-genre influences from predecessors including Leonard Cohen, Kate Bush and Björk, to the contemporary sounds of Stina Nordenstam, Jessie Ware and Lali Puna. 

REMY's favourite tracks: 'Breathe', 'I Wanna Go Back', 'All for Me'

Look / Like / Listen & Follow:

Website: https://www.officialchirpy.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chirpymusic

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0OeFHnx8p2tKrRML8G1ALW?si=VAKFW5KGTPavvSYbSI5QMQ

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chirpy_x

EP: D Sharpson - Jazz in Germany

Info: Dónal Sharpson is a Dublin based musician / DJ and producer. His other projects include: DoubleScreen, 5th Element, Tooka and Hotlady. D Sharpson is a side project that primarily concentrates on house and techno music. Last month Sharpson released the Jazz in Germany EP on Fluttertone Records, loosely describing the sound as lo-fi house meets nu disco.

While I would admit that I am woefully short on knowledge of how to adequately (a) describe and (b) pick up on the nuances of house music, I do love a lot of acts within the genre. D Sharpson's Jazz in Germany was a very uplifting and enjoyable journey for me right from that in your face drum snare and high-hat intro on 'Baby Don't Hold Back', which is followed by a deliciously funky groove. This is the type of sound and track I would imagine Todd Terje whipping out at the end of his set whilst going a bit free-style rogue, I love it.

'Fat Spider-Man' has that nostalgic old school rave beat and keyboard sound, think Bizarre Inc. circa 1992 and a more restrained version of 'I'm Gonna Get You' and you'll get the gist, it's spacey, escapist and simile-inducing. That musical mode of mind transport continues on the kaleidoscopic high-roller 'Mr Dubby - Cork Boy' which packs in an exhilarating amount of soulful energy.

Sharpson adds one more twist with final title-track 'Jazz in Germany', shifting away from the retro to a thoroughly modern industrial house sound, which coincidentally reminds me of the shock and awe aural approach of German trio FJAAK. It's chaotic and an acerbic assault on the senses, you get the feeling that this is the artist fully losing himself in the moment and the music controlling him rather than the other way around. A creative mind with very few boundaries.

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donalsharpson/

Bandcamp: https://dsharpson.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pfvxEO878UY75APv7mcTo?si=3bWPNo8tT16xjC1deF0k8Q

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DonalSharpson

Single: Tanjier - Miles

Tanjier - 'Miles'

Info: On Friday, July 13, Tanjier released their new single, Miles. Having debuted the track to the crowds at this year’s Forbidden Fruit Festival, Tanjier’s traditionally ambient and moody sound has been refined and enhanced. Taking inspiration from the likes of Coldplay and LCD Soundsystem, the track is bursting with energy, colour, and indelible hooks. 

Lyrically the song comes from a place of sadness and longing but it’s juxtaposed with an upbeat chorus and lead synth hook.

The song was recorded and self-produced in the trio’s home studio with mixing and mastering duties given to Dublin’s Diffusion Lab. Having performed at Forbidden Fruit in June, closed the Other Voices Festival and excited crowds at Electric Picnic last year, Tanjier plan to take the single nationwide with headline shows and festival slots on their agenda. Upcoming show include; BARE in the Woods, Castlepalooza, Electric Picnic, and a Secret Headline Dublin Gig.

The first thing that hits you with Tanjier's first single in a year since 'Hymn' (I couldn't believe it's been that long!) is how the trio have consciously gone for a big summer festival bopper with 'Miles'. Whilst the vocals reflect the melancholy of being the unwilling half of a separation, the sound climbs upwards to a more sanguine plateau. The electro beats and keys are blocky and direct giving the track a wholesome and defined rhythmic flow which ultimately rises above any feelings of sombreness. The Tanjier evolution continues and it's going to be interesting to hear what the last 12 months of change throws up next.


Tanjier play a secret location headline show on Friday, the 27th of July with support from fellow electronic act SYLK. Tickets are available here https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tanjier-secret-gig-tickets-46739523172


Look / Like / Listen & Follow:

Website: https://www.tanjier.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tanjiermusic/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pJ3gU0Y92h9RsQjlYfULH?si=tnXTpdTJRG6pzZMoxUBKeQ

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanjierofficial