Haiver is a Glasgow-based indie band. We are Billy Kennedy of Frightened Rabbit, John Bonnar, Craig Brownlie and Findlay Wallace Brown.
We write and play music about grim times with a decent chunk of hope. We like high strung guitars, big subs and loud drums. We hope you like our songs.
On the live front, Shimmer Boy recently sold out his headline show at Coughlan’s in Cork and has shared stages with artists including Dave Lofts, Oscar Blue and Robert Grace, establishing himself as one of Ireland’s most exciting emerging singer-songwriters.
Take a journey into the ancient, sophisticated and evocative ragas of North Indian classical music with Dara O’Brien on sitar. Dara also explores contemporary sounds with live electronics, psychedelic sound layers and original compositions.
Dara O’Brien (PhD) studied Indian classical music over many years in India, along with Western and experimental music in the UK and in his home in Cork. He teaches Indian music in UCC and also works as a music therapist in the area of autism. He has extensive experience composing and performing music for contemporary dance to critical acclaim. His eclectic experience as a performer includes ‘global fusion’, Indian classical music, rock, jazz and experimental music. He is a founder member of alternative folk trio Pedlar’s Cross; and Rasa Nua – blending Indian, Balkan music and jazz through original compositions.
“…extraordinary musician and composer… the genius of amazing Irish instrumentalist Dara O’Brien.”
Patrick Brennan, Irish Examiner
First Class and Coach’ is a four piece band based in Ballydehob, West Cork, Ireland.
NYC meets Berlin meets West Cork.
Seeking to push the boundaries of the indie-rock genre the sound has a variety of colour… reverb-drenched piano, distorted, squalling guitars, driving bass and muscular drums all punctuated by uncompromising German / English vocals.
West Cork collective AINM infuse elements of trip-hop, electronica and rock, creating a range of sweet and dark sounds. Their latest release, Darlin’, arrived on February 1st and marks the first single from their upcoming debut EP.
The EP began as a series of bedroom recordings, with the band tracking most of the instrumentation themselves. By chance, they later connected with one of their long-time inspirations, acclaimed artist and producer Andy Barlow — co-founder of trip-hop duo Lamb — and went on to complete the project at his studio in Brighton.
AINM have been likened by radio presenters and DJs to the likes of Massive Attack and Portishead, blending hypnotic beats and emotive melodies into immersive, cinematic soundscapes.
A tribute to the late great Denis Noonan
OUTRI is a solo bass endeavour by established North-East bass player and ‘musical magpie’ (NARC mag) Ian ‘dodge’ Paterson. This project takes inspiration from a love of jazz, folk, electronica, found-sound and cinematic landscapes alongside an aesthetic focus on single live recorded takes, come what may. The music combines organic shifting loops underpinned with beautiful harmonies and glitchy electronica. Having performed and recorded for the last twenty years as a side person with various bands and artists (YVA / Beccy Owen / Sharks Took The Rest / Nick Pride and the Pimptones / Slowlight Quartet / HAV / The Rubber Wellies / Matt Stalker and Fables / Giles Strong Quartet / Not Now Charlie) in a whole range of genres from jazz to folk to pop this project is an opportunity to try and bring some of those disparate strands together.
“A mesmeric haze of bass, harmonics and cinematic electronica, NMBR_1 is a lush and indulgent sound bath for your ears” (NARC magazine)
“A bewitching cauldron of ambient sounds” (Dirge Mag)
“Mesmericlal meandering bass and bird song creates an expansive tapestry of acoustic wonder” (NARC online)
Originating in Limerick, Ireland, SWEETS have become renowned for the blending of liminal, melodic overtones with
blistering guitar work and striking rhymical escapades. This coalescence is on full display throughout their acclaimed
eponymous debut album, ‘SWEETS’, released in July 2024.
SWEETS returned in August 2025 with ‘Assortment’, an EP of remixes featuring reimagined versions of tracks from their
debut, created by some of Limerick and Clare’s most vital producers and hip hop artists.
The roots of SWEETS are firmly entrenched in Limerick’s prolific music scene. The band features members from some of
the cities alternative luminaries such as Tooth, Windings, Japanese Jesus and Trenchknife. Expect dynamic, guitar-driven
songs, laden with unexpected hooks, emphatic rhythms and textured vocals that flips the post-hardcore sound on it’s
head.
In the Fall of 2026, SWEETS release their highly anticipated second full-length album.
Jean Pack is one of the year’s most idiosyncratic new voices – a songwriter whose work blends camp flair and raw feeling, structured chaos and cinematic charm. Her debut EP Allora, recorded at Big Child Studios, Cork with producer Caoilian Sherlock, introduced her as a bold, emotionally saturated presence: a cocktail of melancholia and mischief, poured neat. Breakout single Ruby offered velvet bite and gem-cut polish, while Birthday traced a tragicomic friendship unravelling with dry wit. Describing her sound as “a dirty aperitif with the first pint of the night,” she blends lush harmonies, lo-fi edges, sly lyricism, and storytelling that’s part cabaret, part confessional.
Either solo or with her Slay Babies, Jean Pack has quickly built a strong reputation on the live circuit. Recently named one of the Irish Examiner’s Ones to Watch for 2026, she is currently working on her debut album, with new singles set for release throughout the year. Influences span The Shangri-Las, Nancy & Lee, and The Velvet Underground, yet her voice remains unmistakably her own: vulnerable, glamorous, and half-laughing through the ache.
“Along with her band the Slay Babies, the live show is theatrical and everything you want from rock and roll.” – Irish Examiner – 14 emerging music acts to watch out for in Ireland in 2026
“Fans of Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra’s illustrious self-titled LP, or anything from The Ronettes and Francoise Hardy will be immediately enamoured with Jean Pack.” Zara Hedderman – The Bad Arts
“‘Ruby’ is the debut single from the project, the sort of ’60s throwback girl-group indie single that sounds like it should belong in a 7″ record.” Nialler9 – New Albums out today