Bringers of Noise – 2011

It’s lists and gongs time at Noise HQ and our discerning reviewers from 2011 have offered up the names below as their picks of the last 12 months. Going through everyone’s lists was a nice reminder of what a good year it was for Irish music, especially independent music, re-inforced by the number of new bands, labels, video artists, sites and bloggers.

Noise pays big respect to all of these, especially the internet maniacs who keep it real, day in day out right through the year. It’s our ambition to follow your lead in 2012.
Happy Christmas and New Year,
wearenoise.com

 

Bringers of Noise 2011

Best Irish Band: Adebisi Shank
International: Caribou

 

Best Album: Irish - Lust of Pig and the Fresh Blood – Laura Sheeran (Flaming June)
International: tUnE-yArDs – whokill

 

Best Irish Single: ‘Wet Stars’ (Elk) / ‘Heaven in an Aeroplane’ (Crayonsmith) (Out On a Limb Records)

 


International: ‘Ice Cream’ – Battles

 

Best Live Performance: Irish: Thread Pulls (Crane Lane Theatre, Cork)
International: Efterklang (Savoy Theatre, Cork)

 

Best Irish Festival: Body n Soul

 

Best Irish Female Artist: Laura Sheeran
International: PJ Harvey

 

Best Irish Male Artist: Moths
International: Ghostpoet

 

Best Irish Newcomers: We Cut Corners
Best Irish Label: Osaka

 

Best Irish Album Artwork: Confidants – Land Lovers

Best Irish Video: ‘Walking Forward, Looking Back’ – Lamp

 

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