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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Roisin O'Connor

SHOCKING: Meet your next music obsession the new bands you need to know about | Mind Blowing Facts

Kathrin Baumbach

Everyone knows Ireland’s reputation for music. It’s a land steeped in traditions of songwriting and storytelling, so it’s no surprise that it continues to produce generation after generation of new talent.

Recently, though, we’ve seen a new eclecticism developing in Ireland’s cities and towns, with rock and punk bands joined by hip-hop, rap, R&B and electronic artists. They are independent spirits – unique talents doing things on their own terms.

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