Bayview Sounds

"How To Be Human" is the brand new album from Leeds born but Wexford native Imelda Kehoe. With an English father and an Irish mother both who ended up as builders, Imelda spent most of her youth growing up in partly built houses and caravans on building sites. Imelda and her siblings spent many nights around the camp fire listening to the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Ray Stevens, The Mama's & The Papa's and Little Richard. These nights and her nurse training in Leeds are what she attributes to being the biggest influence on her song writing. "How To Be Human" is a collection of stories about fear, obsession, love, hope and the everyday struggles. Those are Imelda's words, mine are coming up below. The album opener "More Or Less/Love Song" is a beautiful beginning to proceedings as it's soothing, heartfelt and morphs seamlessly into The Cure's "Love Song". "Lightning Tree" is a much more atmos...

Dublin 5 piece TabloidTv have just showcased their new track "Something New" which is taken from the forthcoming EP "First Night Last Night" due out in June. The band are comprised of Ruairi Higgins, Senan Dobey, Ultan Murray, Ian Rankin and Moninne Murray. They all met in school in Dublin but it wasn't until they went to college that they began making music together. Heavily influenced by the likes of Vampire Weekend, Bombay Bicycle Club, Raglans and The Smiths, TabloidTv have created their own unique sound which is upbeat, poppy and delightfully addictive. It's impossible to listen to this track without a massive smile plastered across your face. It's infectious, it's soothing, it's brilliant. Check out the single below: "Something New" will be released on May 11th but there will be a special launch gig on May 4th at The Underground in Dublin. The show is bound to be incredible so don't miss out on your chance...