Strange Brew with gugai

New music from Shark School! New single Don’t Trust A Man is out now. The album, Selachimorpha, is available for pre-order now too! Check it out on strangebrew.ie and bandcamp. Rua Rí’s album is out and it is deadly. Don’t forget that Broken Social Scene (new single, album next week!) are in Ireland with Stars & Metric in September. Also, always great to play Stars. Death Cab For Cutie also back with a new album on the way and a September show in Dublin. Goldbug announces debut album Swings And Roundabouts is on the way next month. Dark Tropics have announced a tour and new music on the way, but let’s revisit last year’s single because it’s great. Dose - single, tour, EP on the way - what more could you want? The Afghan Whigs also drop a new single and Kneecap have a collab with the awesome Kae Tempest ahead of the album next week. Have a great weekend

Deep dive into Mexican music this week with the best people in the world. My new best friends for ever, Valeria from MusicMex, and Fran & Mario from La Bestia, tell me about a song they love. You should meet them. Also, check out Two-Man Giant Squid’s new single - I saw them last week and they are class. Shark School have announced another Femme Fest at the Róisín in July. Enjoy their new single. Also, don’t miss the Dose tour! New single is great. Dark Tropics have a new single and tour. Gorgeous new track from Girl From The Year Above (in Dublin & Belfast in June). Can’t get enough of the Rua Rí album. So good. Also, that Waxahatcee cover of This Is Lorelei just keeps getting better.

Tunes. Tunes. Tunes.

Here's Strange Brew #415 Eat Quiche, Sleep, Repeat (02/05/25)

Coming to you this week from a hotel room in Wrexham where I’m watching some amazing bands at Focus Wales - you can hear some of them too RIGHT HERE. Also, let’s dip a toe into the line up for the Galway International Arts Festival. And Joshua Burnside on new music, picking up other people’s pints (!) and his favourite Adrianne Lenker song.

Here's Strange Brew #414 I Won't Be Afraid (25/11/25)

You Dig Dug? Deep Dive on DUG this week as they tell me about their favourite Jake Xerxes Fussell, Facebook friendship algorithms, shitbag promoters, forthcoming albums, return of the I Dig Dug hats and more. As if that wasn’t enough, more from Paddy Hanna, new single and album announcement from Junior Brother and you know Boeckner! is coming in May, right? Also, Dose have a new single and you can see them for free tonight at Strange Brew in the Róisín (and opening for Throwing Muses). AND the long awaited albums from Maria Somerville & Cloth are out, so enjoy those.

Strange Brew #413 Still Tryin' (11/04/25)

Does it ever stop, like? Chatting with Yoni Wolf this week - can’t stop picturing him sitting beside Brian Eno, copying his homework - also, Paddy Hanna’s superb new album, Oylegate is out, so you’re going to want to get all over that. I did not expect to be playing some DJ Koze, but he’s only gone and released a track with Markus Archer from The Notwist, which also samples Consequence from Neon Golden, so yeah, let’s have a go of that. Other stuff too. It’s all good.

Here's Strange Brew #412 Turn Me Down (04/04/25) -

The Vaselines tell me about their favourite song, and, like, it was very easy to misunderstand what Eugene said, so I thought it was a band called The Throws, whom I’d never heard of and may or may not exist. It wasn’t. It was The Thrills. We figured it out after. Good save. Frances chose a fantastic track by Pictish Trail. Also, some class new music. Wu Lyf are back and I’m still pronouncing it wrong. Anyway, have a great weekend.

Anna B Savage gets put on the spot and has to pick her favourite Nick Drake song (don’t worry, it’s a good one). That WHY? concert I’ve been banging on about is finally here so try not to explode with excitemnent. Joan As Police Woman is nearly here too - get tickets for that! Also, Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips touring together. Holy Shit. Can’t go. Crap. Oh well, at least we have the Yoshimi gig in April to look forward to! Also, it’s the 411th show so gonna have to play that Shark School song, right?

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Here's Strange Brew #409 Limelight (14/03/25)

It’s always a pleasure to talk to Daithí - find out EVERYTHING about him this week, but mainly focusing on his upcoming releases, and Seance Of Light by Jape. Have you heard the new Paddy Hanna single, Harry Dean? Check that out and get tickets for the Whelan’s show on 17 April. Also, pre-order the album. Alopecia by Why? turned 17 this week, so I’ll never miss a chance to celebrate an Alopecia anniversary. Also, get tickets for the Why? show on 28 March. Loads of good music also, and find out how old you actually are by realising that Bring It On came out in 1998.

Here Strange Brew #410 - Start A Band - (21/03/25) -

Lads, you probably know that Adebisi Shank have a new single out, but still. Class. Speaking of new singles, there’s a deadly one from Ezra Furman. Gruff’s new reissue will feature some previously only available on vinyl tracks. Anna B Savage is playing the Róisín tonight and the Unitarian Church tomorrow, so that’s going to be deadly. What else? Go get your WHY? tickets for next week so you don’t have to hear everyone talking about how good it was afterwards and you should have been there. YOU can be one of those people telling other people that. Also, The Null Club’s new single is great and there’s a special exclusive record day bungle and performance by Paddy Hanna at The RAGE in Dublin. Whew. Said that in one breath.