The Last Mixed Tape looks back on the last four weeks with some of the stand-out tracks from February 2017. TLMT has delved deep to deliver a playlist from some of the stand-out tracks reviewed, released and featured on the site this February, including: Pleasure Beach, Talos, Jafaris, Ódú, Slow Riot, Bad Fit, Rabble Babble,…
Read More
The mighty Pleasure Beach took to the stage in front of a packed crowd in Whelan’s last night with support from Beauty Sleep. TLMT was there to cover the event. Click and scroll to see the full gallery below. All photos by Stephen White.
Read More
In this latest edition of The Last Mixed Tape’s song-of-the-week feature The Mixed-Tape we turn our attention to Pleasure Beach and their latest single ‘Burning Up’. There’s something instantly captivating about the anthemic, all-in sound of Pleasure Beach’s music, and the band’s latest offering, ‘Burning Up’, is no different. Dramatic, engrossing and infectiously poppy, ‘Burning Up’ is…
Read More
Belfast dream-pop outfit Pleasure Beach have announced at headline show in Whelan’s next month. Taking place on Thursday, February 23rd the acclaimed Choice Music Prize nominated four-piece, who opened for Bell X1 at the Olympia recently, will take their lush synth infused dream-pop to the Dublin venue. Pleasure Beach have also announced dates in the…
Read More
The Last Mixed Tape looks back on the last four weeks with some of the stand-out tracks from April 2016. As 2016 continues to move forward, the Irish music scene saw several seminal records being released this month, including works from September Girls, Rusangano Family, Overhead the Albatross, Pleasure Beach, Colour Canyon, Carly Coonagh, Jerry Fish and…
Read More
In this latest edition of T.L.M.T’s song of the week feature The Mixed-Tape we turn our attention to Pleasure Beach and their brand new single ‘Magic Mountain’. From the outset ‘Magic Mountain’ instantly and brilliantly reminds us all of just why there is so much hype around Belfast band Pleasure Beach. With it’s “go big…
Read More
The Last Mixed Tape’s weekly gig guide including shows from Pleasure Beach, Cian Nugent, Twin Headed Wolf and more. Friday, February 12th Cian Nugent – The Grand Social Support: Al McKay, Bad Sea & DJ Daniel Fox Tickets: €10 Doors: 8pm Pleasure Beach – The Workman’s Club Support: AE Mak Tickets: SOLD-OUT Doors: 8pm Twin Headed Wolf – Unitarian Church Tickets: SOLD-OUT Doors: 8.30…
Read More
In the latest edition of T.L.M.T’s song of the week feature The Mixed-Tape we turn our attention to Beauty Sleep and their new single ‘The Dark’. With its big washes of glistening synth and funk guitar, Belfast trio Beauty Sleep’s debut single ‘The Dark’ is full-scale synthpop at its best. Carved out of ambitious, and fully realised,…
Read More
The shortlist of nominations for the 2015 Meteor Choice Music Prize Song of the year 2015 has been announced today. The 2015 nominees for the Meteor Choice Music Prize include: Pleasure Beach, All Tvvins, the Coronas, Fight Like Apes, Otherki, Daithi, Hozier, Kodaline, Otherkin, the Academic and Gavin James. Public voting is open via on choicemusicprize.ie/song. Last year’s…
Read More
The Last Mixed Tape is giving readers the chance to win TWO tickets for Jape’s headline show at Vicar Street tomorrow night (December 12th). Jape will play a headline set in Vicar Street this Saturday as he continues to tour his fifth studio album (which was also included in TLMT’s Top 20 Albums of 2015).…
Read More