Alternative-rock three-piece Half of Me have made their presence felt with the bone-shaking sound of ‘Blastoice’. An all-encompassing shot to the arm of fuzz and atmosphere laden alternative-rock, ‘Blastoice’ is Half of Me’s most accomplished work to date. Coupled with a production that more than meets the ferocity of the trio’s live performances, the short…
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The Last Mixed Tape is proud to premiere the brand new single from alternative-rock three-piece Half of Me, entitled ‘Harbour’. Following the release of the band’s stand-out ’99’ single/E.P. last year, Half of Me return with the more large-scale introspective sound ‘Harbour’. Showcasing a more sonically ambitious edge to Half of Me’s music, the group’s…
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The annual Ones to Watch festival took place in Whelan’s & the Opium Rooms last weekend (Thursday, January 8th – Sunday, January 11th) featuring some of country’s most exciting new acts performing on four stages over four days. Photographer Chris Walshe was there to cover Whelan’s Ones to Watch 2015 for the Last Mixed Tape. Including photos of Aoife Underwater,…
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Dublin producer Hunter has unveiled a remix of Half of Me’s single ’99’, taken from the band’s current E.P of the same name. Stripping back the harder-edged, full-scale alternative-rock sound of Half of Me’s raucous original version of ’99’, Hunter’s remix takes on a pulsing house inflected re-imagining of the song. Keeping the central essence…
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A weekly feature to the Last Mixed Tape, This Weekend looks at the must see live music events happening this weekend (Friday, November 21st – Sunday, November 23rd). Friday, November 21st: Jennifer Evan’s in Whelan’s main venue Jennifer Evan’s will celebrate the release of her new album Works from the Dip and Foul. Tickets: €10 Doors: 8pm…
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A new feature to the Last Mixed Tape, here we look back at some of the stand-out tracks released or reviewed on T.L.M.T this October. Taken from a month filled with exciting new E.P’s, albums, singles and demos October’s playlist contains a myriad of great indie music including tracks from September Girls, Jet Setter, Daäg…
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Alternative-rock trio Half of Me have released their new music video for the single ’99’. Directed by Padraig Baggot, the video centers around a brilliantly designed robot as he moves through his day. With the gritty night-time visuals, nicely composed cinematography from Richard Twomey and low-lighting, Baggot builds the world around the central character to level…
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Pickled Onion Record’s have unveiled the line-up for their upcoming Midnight Hour showcase in Whelan’s on Saturday, June 28th. Confirmed for Midnight Hour will be alternative-pop act Let’s Set Sail, who will be following their recent appearance at this year’s Forbidden Fruit festival. The band’s new E.P Marbles which captures the band’s multi-textured and melodically interweaving sound most succinctly felt…
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