Favourite Irish music artist to emerge in 2010s?

its_steve116 · 30-04-2019 8:38pm #1

Who is top of the Irish pops for you this decade? And why?
If your favourite is missing you can specify in the comments.

Atoms for Peace · 30-04-2019 8:57pm

Wanted to vote for little green cars but Hozier probably the biggest international act with a very unique sound. The rest are mostly interchangeable pop mush.

EmmetSpiceland · 30-04-2019 9:02pm

None of the above.

Arghus · 30-04-2019 9:29pm

I vote for Unyielding Love -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgNw3V_X2rI

Fr_Dougal · 30-04-2019 10:12pm

Taylor Swift

rainbowdrop · 30-04-2019 11:13pm

King Kong Company!!

Rothko · 30-04-2019 11:28pm

Their first album was released in 2009 but I would have picked And So I Watch You From Afar.

Deebles McBeebles · 01-05-2019 9:38am

I realised after reading the list of bands that this is not the question for me. Don't even know who half of them are tbh.

Birneybau · 01-05-2019 9:52am

Villagers miles out in front. McMorrow and All Tvvins close behind.

The rest are rubbish with particular hatred towards Le Galaxie who are just a bunch of band wagon jumping pricks.

Birneybau · 01-05-2019 9:52am

Villagers miles out in front. McMorrow and All Tvvins close behind. Actually, Soak is decent.

The rest are rubbish with particular hatred towards Le Galaxie who are just a bunch of band wagon jumping pricks.

discobeaker · 01-05-2019 5:42pm

That's a pretty bleak list of acts to chose from in the pole.

its_steve116 · 01-05-2019 5:57pm

discobeaker wrote: »

That's a pretty bleak list of acts to chose from in the pole.

Well I went for the big ones, but you can give honourable mentions to the ones I didn't list.

Bobblehats · 01-05-2019 6:17pm

These charming young djents impressed me when somebody posted this on here some years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgCAq9hAhtE

Great technique and seemed accessible enough, for it to be a hit but I don’t know whatever floats peoples boat. They dressed up nice and all!

sk8erboii · 01-05-2019 6:33pm

https://youtu.be/bix7yNI3VV0

Very technically skilled musicians. Went to school with the drummer and guitarist

franglan · 01-05-2019 6:35pm

Dermot Kennedy for me.

Arghus · 01-05-2019 7:12pm

I thought Girl Band were a cut above most Irish acts -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4SmyqO5DUU

These lads blew me away when I went to see them a few weeks ago. Unbelievable energy -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcEIoDxzHg4

Abel Ruiz · 01-05-2019 7:31pm

Villagers

WesternZulu · 01-05-2019 7:40pm

Fontaines D.C. are by far the best Irish band to emerge in the last few years.
They're playing Jimmy Fallon show tonight which shows they're gaining recognition.

Rothko · 01-05-2019 9:28pm

Fang Club are another good band.

its_steve116 · 01-05-2019 9:36pm

WesternZulu wrote: »

Fontaines D.C. are by far the best Irish band to emerge in the last few years.
They're playing Jimmy Fallon show tonight which shows they're gaining recognition.

Their album was #9 in the UK.

WesternZulu · 01-05-2019 9:54pm

its_steve116 wrote: »

Their album was #9 in the UK.

And yet you'll never hear them on daytime radio.

Quite bizarre considering commercial radio's constant promotion of Picture This who's new album could only peak at #54 in the UK.

its_steve116 · 02-05-2019 1:02pm

Arghus wrote: »

I thought Girl Band were a cut above most Irish acts -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4SmyqO5DUU

These lads blew me away when I went to see them a few weeks ago. Unbelievable energy -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcEIoDxzHg4

Apparently Fontaines DC cited Girl Band as a big influence.

For Forks Sake · 02-05-2019 1:10pm

WesternZulu wrote: »

Fontaines D.C. are by far the best Irish band to emerge in the last few years.
They're playing Jimmy Fallon show tonight which shows they're gaining recognition.

I'm not getting all they hype around them tbh, they're Sleaford Mods with howiya accents, and that's not a good thing. I supposed compared to the list of generic dross in the poll, they may as well be the Sex Pistols in comparison.

Morrison J · 02-05-2019 2:42pm

They are way more catchy and tuneful than Sleaford Mods. Don't get that comparison tbh.

Gaining some amount of momentum. Fair play to them. Good to see an Irish band make it big that's not dross like The Script, Picture This or The Coronas. Long overdue.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 02-05-2019 3:08pm

Villagers or Girl Band for me, of the ones on the list there the only one I'd rate is SOAK.

I'm a recent but enthusiastic convert to Kojaque as well.

If anyone wants some eloquent, funny and slightly deranged rants about the mainstream Irish music industry and it's blandness and cliqueyness follow Postpunk Podge and the Technohippies on social media, he lets loose a few times a week.

its_steve116 · 02-05-2019 3:51pm

Morrison J wrote: »

They are way more catchy and tuneful than Sleaford Mods. Don't get that comparison tbh.

Gaining some amount of momentum. Fair play to them. Good to see an Irish band make it big that's not dross like The Script, Picture This or The Coronas. Long overdue.

I didn't include the Coronas or the Script because they emerged in 2006 and 2008 respectively.

showpony1 · 02-05-2019 4:04pm

Chasing Abbey or Wild Youth

jiltloop · 02-05-2019 4:11pm

Katie Kim has really impressed me especially her last album "Salt", beautiful stuff!

Another new comer who has been taking bloody ages to get stuff out there (only just released an EP, I originally saw her live in Sligo back in 2015) is Maria Somerville who is very talented and someone I'll be keeping a close eye on.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 02-05-2019 4:13pm

jiltloop wrote: »

Katie Kim has really impressed me especially her last album "Salt", beautiful stuff!

Another new comer who has been taking bloody ages to get stuff out there (only just released an EP, I originally saw her live in Sligo back in 2015) is Maria Somerville who is very talented and someone I'll be keeping a close eye on.

Holy fcuk how'd I forget Katie!

Patrick Kelleher was great too for the roughly 11 days he was around, think it was early 2010s.