Top 5s

We're just in time to jump on the inevitable end of year best of list bandwagon. Top 5 Irish and International tracks, it's been a decent year for music especially Irish music.

It is crazy to try and encapsulate a year of music in 5 songs but did it anyway.

John Neary

International

Sylvan Esso -Coffee
Real Estate - Crime
The War On Drugs - Under The Pressure
Josef Salvat - Open Season
Luluc - Small Window

Irish

Rocstrong - Go Head
SOAK - Blud
Daithi - Dream State
Hozier - Angel of Death and the Codeine Scene
Floor Staff - The Guest

Paul Mernock

International

War On Drugs - Red Eyes
Hundred Waters - Murmurs
Future Islands - Seasons
Keisza - Hideaway
Caribou - Can't Do Without You

Irish

God Knows + My Name Is John - Standard

Kormac - Another Screen
Viking Project - Constance Keane
Cignol - Sys486
Cronin - See This Man

John McEvoy

International

Perfumed Genius - Queen
Shamir - I Know It's A Good Thing
Wye Oak - The Tower
St Vincent - Birth In Reverse
Owen Pallet - Infernal Fantasy

Irish

Elastic Sleep - Leave You
Dimman - Tiny Tokyo
Sleep Thieves - Sparks
White Collar Boy - Look To The Moon
MKAI - Loop

Playlist for Tuesday 23/12/14

4-5
Alt-J - Hunger of the Pines
Ella Fitzgerald - Let it snow
Damien Rice - My favourite Faded Fantasy
Josef Salvat - Open Season
Chris De Burgh - A spaceman came travelling
The Boxer Rebellion - Diamonds
Chris Staples - Dark Side of the moon
Robert Plant - Rainbow
John Lennon - Happy Christmas

5-6
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream
Run DMC - Christmas Is
Sylvan Esso - Coffee
Van Morrison - Moondance
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Shearwater - You as you were
Pogues - Fairytale of New York
Arcade Fire - Reflektor
U2 - Christmas (Baby Please come home)
Jessica Pratt - Back Baby
C2C - Down the Road

6-7
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
Muse - Uprising
Massive Attack - Paradise Circus
Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock
Adrian Crowley - Some Blue Morning
Royksopp - Sordid Affair
Hozier - Take me to church
Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Shamir - I know it's a good thing
Mariah Carey - All I want for christmas is you
Judy Garland - Have yourself a merry little christmas
The Cinematic Orchestra - To build a home

Playlist for Monday 22.12.14

4-5
Adrian Crownley - Some Blue Morning
The Preatures - Is this how you feel
John Lennon - Happy Christmas
Future Islands - Seasons
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
TV on the radio - Quartz
Weezer - Back to the Shack
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby

5-6
Kormac - Another Screen
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Jungle - The Heat
Hozier - From Eden
Alvvays - Next of Kin
Will Ferrell & John C Reilly - Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
The War on Drugs - Under the pressure
Low - Just Like Christmas

6-7
Benjamin Booker - Violent Shiver
Funzo - This Christmas
Real Estate - Crime
Leon Bridges - What can I do
Ex Hex - Don't wanna lose
She & Him - The Christmas Waltz
Sleep Thieves Vs Elaine Mai - High
Voids - Knowing

Playlist for Friday 19.12.14

4-5
Tom Petty - American Woman
Cathy Davy - Little red
Kings of Leon - Taper Jean Girl
Iggy pop - The Passenger
TV on The Radio - Quartz
Oasis - Some Might Say
Diana Ross - Reflections
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the lonely
Pogues - Fairytale of New York

5-6
Annie Lennox - Walking on Broken Glass
Vampire Weekend - M79
Pulp - Disco 2000
Low - Just like Christmas
Funzo - This Christmas
Blue Oyster Cult - The Reaper
Adrian Crowley - Some Blue Morning
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby

6-7
C2C - Down the road
Future Islands - Seasons
Wham - Last Christmas
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Lonelady - Groove it out
Josh Ritter - Hello Starling (Snow is gone)
Smiths - This Charming Man
Alvvays - Next of Kin
Hozier - Like real people do
Blur - Song 2
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal

Playlist for Thursday 18.12.14

4-5
Handsome Handsome - SO I can remember
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Hozier - From Eden
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the devil
Sylvan Esso - Coffee
Oasis - She's Electric
Royal Blood - Little Monsters
Jonsi - Boy Lilkoi
Ex-Hex - Don't Wanna Lose

5-6
The Doors - Break on Through
Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas
Modest Mouse - Lampshades on Fire
KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See
The Hot Sprockets - Oh Lord
George Michael - Last Christmas
Foo Fighters - Best of you
Kavinsky - Nightcall

6-7
Bob Dylan - Must be Santa
Josef Salvat - Open Season
Daughter - Youth
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Luluc - Small Window
The Whitest Boy Alive - Burning
Travis Oaks - Last Love Song
The Boxer Rebellion - Diamonds
Louis Armstrong - What a wonderful world
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

Playlist for Wednesday 17.12.14

4-5
Edwarde Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
St Vincent - Birth in Reverse
Stunning - Brewing up a storm
Modest Mouse - Lampshades on fire
The Cars - What I needed
Alt-J - Left Hand Free
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Foo Fighters - The Feast and the famine
The Jam - Thats's Entertainment
Adrian Crowley - Some Blue Morning

5-6
Travis Oaks - Last Love Song
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Josef Salvat - Open Season
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time
The War on Drugs - Red Eyes
Kings of Leon - California Waiting
Luluc - Small Window
Hozier - Jackie & Wilson

6-7
James Brown - Santa Claus go straight to the ghetto
The National - Conversation 16
The Cardigans - Lovefool
Damien Jurado - Silver Timothy
Queen - Somebody to love
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Morrissey - Suedehead
Rocstrong - Go Head

Playlist for Tuesday 16.12.14

4-5
Villagers - Nothing Arrived
Josh Ritter - Hello Starling
Leon Bridges - What can I do
Delta Spirit - Bushwick Blues
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll stop the rain
School of Seven Bells - ILU
Travis Oaks - Last Love Song
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
The Kickdrums - Breathe Again
James Vincent McMorrow - Breaking Hearts
David Benoit - Carol of the bells

5-6
Kings of Leon - Red Morning Light
Paul Weller - Wild Wood
Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
Hvmmingbyrd - The One I love
Janelle Monae - Tightrope
Alvvays - Next of Kin
Pogues - Fairytale of New York
First Aid Kit - My Silver Lining

6-7
Benjamin Booker - Viloent Shiver
Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson
Luluc - Small Windows
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Jagaara - Faultline
Feist - My Moon My Man
Damien Rice - My favourite faded fantasy
Van Morrison - Domino
Loah - Cortege