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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Think you're an Oasis fan? Think you know your Roll With It from your Champagne Supernova? Take this Oasis-themed Music Quiz and find out... www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

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The Music Quiz: The title of Wonderwall was inspired by a solo album by which Beatle?

Plus: In 2002, Oasis requested the British army to withdraw a recruitment video that used which song?

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

My monthly Irish-only album reviews in The Irish Post - take a bow and a curtsy. Share widely - support Irish music! Ciara Lawless Stiff Little Fingers Matthew Devereaux Rob De Boer Moncrieff www.irishpost.com/entertainmen...

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The best new Irish music releases | The Irish Post

‘GRAB it, take it, it’s yours…’ So goes one of the lines in Alternative Ulster, a song released ...

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

30 years gone from tomorrow - here's one example of how brilliant a pinpoint guitarist @rorygallagher.com was. It's a genuinely incomparable piece of rock music - Blister On the Moon. open.spotify.com/track/6fGTwr...

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Blister On The Moon

Taste · Taste · Song · 1969

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

My review of The Swell Season (featuring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) is now online @IrishTimes.com From teary ballads to guitar shredding - and many things in-between... www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

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The Swell Season in Dublin review: Not a dry eye on the balcony for Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová

Show was a means for Hansard and Irglová to remember old times and reclaim lost ground

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

New song by @gerrwalsh.bsky.social Confident, punchy pop/rock with a rigid melody spine from top to bottom. open.spotify.com/album/38IygK...

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Golden Wings

Gerr Walsh · Single · 2025 · 1 songs

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

If there's one album (less than 40 minutes!) you really need to listen to this weekend, then it's this one - the new arrival from Vinny Peculiar… A career highlight, no more, no less... open.spotify.com/album/3bRGr0...

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Things Too Long Left Unsaid

Vinny Peculiar · Album · 2025 · 10 songs

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

New song from Fia Moon - her casually delivered melody lines never fail to hit the mark. Why aren't her songs played regularly on Irish radio? open.spotify.com/album/7jM0bN...

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Like I Should Do

Fia Moon · Single · 2025 · 1 songs

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

What to make of the U2 album that comprises a collection of unconventional songs written for (mostly) imaginary films, and that they decided to release under a pseudonym? In the year of the 30th anniversary of Original Soundtracks 1, let's take a look, shall we? www.irishpost.com/entertainmen...

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From chaos to craft - inside U2’s creative studio alchemy | The Irish Post

TRUST U2’s soothsayer and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. to state the obvious and call out what he view...

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

If there's one new album that you need to listen to this weekend, this month, this year, then it's this one... Take it away, The Would Be's! open.spotify.com/album/5amoWA...

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HindZeitgeist

The Would Be's · Album · 2025 · 10 songs

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Can't fathom why @DarkTropics.bsky.social aren't selling out massive venues - they are easily one of the best Irish bands around… New single, Whispers, highlights a more robust side to the duo. Your time and attention to this song - and others - are worth it. open.spotify.com/track/3CVYOG...

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Whispers

Dark Tropics · Whispers · Song · 2025

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Good news for Irish musicians - @IrishTimes.com starts a monthly 'Irish Albums Only' review column today (subscription required). Here's the first, featuring: Maria Somerville Danny Groenland @PaddyHanna.bsky.social lullahush Cushla Support Irish music! www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

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New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Paddy Hanna, Lullahush, Cushla, Maria Somerville and Danny Groenland

April 2025 releases include Oylegate, Ithaca, Tech Duinn, Luster and Burning Rome

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Shane O'Neill @mollzeis.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Wont (bside to 25) by David Long & Shane O'Neill Available from Bandcamp, davidlong4.bandcamp.com/album/25 Film footage taken from Earth (1930) movie Directed by Aleksandr Dovzhenko Cinematography by Daniil Demutsky youtu.be/cdsqG07rQkE?...

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Wont

YouTube video by David Long & Shane O Neill

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Created just in time for Galway's Cuirt International Literature Festival - an extra special Music & Literature quiz (via @IrishTimes.com). Take it away, Mr Bowie! www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

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The Music Quiz: David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane was inspired by which Evelyn Waugh novel?

A highly readable special quiz to tie into the Cúirt International Literature Festival

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Probably my favourite headline of the past decade…

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Oh, dear… Also very sorry to hear this…

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Lorraine Nash @lorrainenashmusic.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Huge thanks @tcl1234.bsky.social for including the Deluxe Edition of All that I Can Be in his top new music releases of the month in the The Irish Post 💚

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

What exactly goes on at Dublin's Windmill Lane Recording Studios, and how important is it in the development of the Irish music industry? Read on... www.irishpost.com/entertainmen...

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Windmill Lane Recording Studios — birthplace of Irish rock’s global revolution | The Irish Post

TONY CLAYTON-LEA visits Windmill Lane Recording Studios, one of Ireland’s top tourist attractions...

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Every music act wants to reach the top of the charts. But how does getting to number one work? Skill? Luck? I chatted with Michael Murphy about this and other relevant topics for @IrishTimes.com His insights should be read by anyone involved in music. www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

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How to have a number one album: An Irish expert shares his music industry experience

Michael Mary Murphy’s new book hails the managers who have steered U2, Hozier and The Beatles to the top of the charts

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Whiskey in the Jar? Beautiful Day? Mandinka? Why, it's only your super soaraway all-Irish Music Quiz landing just in time for St Patrick's Weekend! (Via @Irishtimes.com) www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

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The Music Quiz: Sinéad O’Connor’s Famine borrows lyrics from which Beatles classic?

Just in time for St Patrick’s Day, an all-Irish musical quiz

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

“And then he asked me if I used to be a member of Dexys Midnight Runners!”

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

From her forthcoming EP, a delicate, bittersweet song by Irish singer-songwriter @fiamoonmusic "This song is about loving someone enough to step aside so they can find the happiness they deserve. It’s not about regret or sadness - it’s about growth..." open.spotify.com/album/18oN1V...

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The Reason

Fia Moon · Single · 2025 · 1 songs

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

In the mood for some of the best soul/folksy tunes you'll hear this or any other week? Check out Daisy, the new four-track EP from Dublin-based singer-songwriter Bróna Keogh… open.spotify.com/album/4lEH7y...

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Daisy

Bróna Keogh · EP · 2025 · 4 songs

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

New song from Far Away Blonde As usual, it's a perceptive, persuasive, and pretty damn perfect piece of pop/soul. open.spotify.com/track/1mV0rB...

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Goddam Mud

Far Away Blonde · Goddam Mud · Song · 2025

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Such a beautiful new track from Lowli… Part leisurely pop song, part string-driven lament, part luxurious earworm. Undone is the first track from her forthcoming debut album, which will be released later this year via Veta Records. open.spotify.com/track/2gIPXI...

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Undone

Lōwli · Undone · Song · 2025

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

This is happening this evening - RSCI, Dublin, 8pm. Come one, come all, for an exploration of all things David Bowie. (Well, most things…) Tix: www.dbfest.ie

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This month's Irish-only album review column in the Irish Post. Take a goddam bow, you lovely people... @ginnels.bsky.social The Wood Burning Savages @brenberry.bsky.social @themurdercapital.bsky.social Maria Kelly www.irishpost.com/entertainmen...

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On the record | The Irish Post

Tony Clayton-Lea reviews some of the new releases in Ireland in recent weeks GinnelsANYONE who ...

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Tony Clayton-Lea @tcl1234.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Delighted to be chairing this panel conversation event this Thursday, February 27, at Dublin's RSCI. 8pm. There will be questions directed to and answers from: Gerry Leonard Mike Garson Gail Ann Dorsey Mark Plati www.dublinbowiefestival.ie/events-2025/...

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Conversation Piece — DUBLIN BOWIE FESTIVAL 2025

Dublin Bowie Festival are honoured to host this fantastic unique evening with four key Bowie alumni ; Gerry Leonard, Mike Garson, Gail Ann Dorsey and Mark Plati as they tell us about their life and ti...

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