BRITs Rising Star nominee Caity Baser is still learning, good thing she has a mixtape about it! With over 200 million streams to her name to date, and collaborations with both chart-topper Joel Corry, and Sigala, Baser has wowed sold-out audiences far and wide with hits like 'Pretty Boys', 'X&Y', 'Friendly Sex', and 'I'm a Problem'. With her new mixtape 'Still Learning' out now, and her biggest tour to date about to kick off, she shared all the juicy details with me for Léim Thart! Watch this episode on Youtube HERE Follow Ruairí Egan / Léim Thart HERE ..read more

South African pop newcomer Will Linley has just kicked off his sold-out European tour with a show in Dublin's Whelan's, to a raving reception from the crowd. Before taking to stage, we sat to talk about his tour plans, his new 'Magic' EP, along with what is on the way for the 22-year-old! Having shared stages with the likes of P!nk and Maroon 5, the tour will leave audiences wowed by the high energy, and thoughtful lyrics. Will first gained traction on TikTok, leading to an airplay #1 in South Africa with the Gold-certified “miss me (when you’re gone).” International acclaim so ..read more

After a number of years as this generation's leading anti-popstar, Baby Queen has released her debut album 'Quarter Life Crisis', ro rave reviews and landing in the Top 5 of the UK Album Charts! This seminal piece of work for the South African star (born Arabella Latham) has punctuated a number of years of releasing emotional, rock-tinged pop music. Numerous shows & festivals later, supporting Olivia Rodrigo, and being a key feature on the global hit Young Adult series on Netflix 'Heartstopper', Bella is ready to show the world who she is. The Quarter Life Crisis Tour takes her internation ..read more

Indie-Rock trio Post-Party have just released their brand new song 'Lap Around The Sun', as the lead single from their upcoming second EP. Proving themselves as one of the Irish acts to watch in 2024, their debut EP “We’re Not Getting Any Younger” placed No. 3 in the Official Irish Independent Chart, alongside being supported on Spotify's New Music Friday, The Indie List and Hottest New Bands playlists. The new release celebrates the importance of letting go to move forward. Fast paced and energetic, this is a song for people who like the pacey guitar lines of The Strokes, the synths of The Ki ..read more

Returning guest Conor O'Neill of the Sunday Soundtrack Podcast joined me via Zoom where we talked about our favourite thing, Irish music! With all festivals cancelled in 2020 we looked at some of our favourite Irish tracks and built our dream music festival!   ~  Listen to our Spotify playlist containing all the songs mentioned (and more!): Click here to play  ~  Click to follow The Sunday Soundtrack on Instagram @the_sunday_soundtrack ..read more

Le bliain cosúil le 2020 ag druidim chun deiridh, breathnóimis siar ar bhuaicphointí phodchraoladh Léim Thart i mbliana, chomh maith le míreanna nua faoi na rudaí is fearr faoin Nollaig! // With a year like 2020 coming to an end, we're going to reflect on some Léim Thart podcast highlights of the year, along with new segments all about out favourite parts of Christmas! Follow Léim Thart - @leimthart ..read more

Sa chéad eipeasód beo de Leim Thart (déanta ar Instagram Live), labhair mé le Póilín faoi rudaí gur féidir déanamh fada's go bfhuil féin-aonrú ar siúil. Bhí cluichí, imeachtaí agus moltaí ó éisteoirí againn! Tá an t-eolas ar fad ón eipeasód ar fáil anseo smarturl.it/leimthartbeo /// In the first ever live episode of Léim Thart (done via Instagram Live), me and Póilín talked all things to do in self-isolation! There were games, activities along with suggestion from listeners! All things from the episode are available as a resource pack here smarturl.it/leimthartbeo ..read more

Made from her house in LA on lockdown throughout April and May, Charli XCX has released her fourth album 'how i'm feeling now' and this is one of the most unique music releases of quarantine because of it being made over 6 weeks from within her own walls. Here's my full review of her best album yet ..read more

A face of pop music in Ireland, Aimée sat in to tell me about her new single ‘Nobody Else’, working with Swedish writers, and getting a masterclass from pop god Max Martin! Aimée’s arrival on the scene in 2018 led to a string of Top 40 hits at home in Ireland, as well as support from BBC, Kiss, Clash and more. Her debut EP ‘Confession’ shot to the No. 1 spot in the iTunes Pop Album Chart, not to mention the overall iTunes Album Chart. Songs like ‘Don’t Call Me Pretty’ established her as an artist who wasn’t about to compromise on her feminism, while ‘Naked’ explored the full range o ..read more

After a packed out weekend at Longitude Festival, I brought in Dylan & Conor to look back at this year's festival and find out what they'd love to see there next year.   ///  Tar éis deireadh seachtaine gnóthach ag an bhféile Longitude, chaith mé, Dylan agus Conor súil siar ar fhéile na bliana seo agus súil chun tosaigh ar fheabhsúcháin don bhliain seo chugainn ..read more