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The Point of Everything

The Point Of Everything

The Point Of Everything is a podcast based out of Cork that tackles the biggest issues in the music world, near and far, every week. Expect chat, music, and interviews every week

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TPOE 217: HousePlants

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2021/10/06

HousePlants aka Daithi and Paul Noonan released their debut album Dry Goods in September. Made in lockdown, it offered respite, hope, and fun to the pair, as they created a record that works on a Saturday night or during your midweek downtime. This interview was recorded at It Takes a Village festival in Trabolgan, where HousePlants were playing their third ever gig together. They killed it, obviously. We discuss childhood memories of Trabolgan, how the collaboration started and developed, artist

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00:39:05

TPOE 216: Hey Rusty

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2021/09/29

Limerick act Hey Rusty released their debut album Anorak on September 3. Reminiscent of Elliot Smith and influenced by the early efforts of Camera Obscura and Richard Hawley, it's a lush solo effort by Sean Ahern that's aided by a whole host of friends - it was produced by Bleeding Heart Pigeons’ Mícheál Keating and features contributions from Brendan McInerney (Bleeding Heart Pigeons), Dan Walsh (Fixity), David Tapley (Tandem Felix) and Pádraig O’Donoghue (Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies). Sean

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00:56:22

TPOE 215: Havvk

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2021/09/23

Dublin-based trio Havvk are Julie Hough (vocal, bass), Matt Harris (guitar) and Sam Campbell (drums) and they've just released their second record Levelling, which they say is an album about growing up and how our perceptions change over time, Levelling follows a chronology of life moments, whether that’s forming friendships, navigating societal expectations, managing your mental health, realising your identity and values, accepting loss, or letting go of regret. Julie talks about recent

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00:26:23

TPOE 214: Mick Flannery And Susan O'Neill

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2021/09/15

Following their collaboration on the single 'Baby Talk' in 2020, Mick Flannery and Susan O'Neill return with a full album together, In The Game. They talk about how it came to be, working remotely in lockdown together, touring the US, inspirations, and lots more Outro Music: Mick Flannery and Susan O'Neill - 'Are We Free?'

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00:29:01

TPOE 213: Orla Gartland

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2021/09/08

Dublin singer-songwriter and producer Orla Gartland released her long-awaited debut album Woman on the Internet in mid-August. She says it was a long time coming: "Announcing my debut album feels like a moment I've been waiting for for years. Something clicked into place last year - I grew into my role as a producer and lyrically I knew what I wanted to say. Although this album was made in 2020 it isn't laced with lockdown blues - it feels more like the soundtrack of new time to me; a sunnier time,

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00:49:51

TPOE 212: John Francis Flynn

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2021/08/04

Singer, guitarist, and flautist John Francis Flynn has just released his debut solo album, I Would Not Live Always, on River Lea Recordings. He talks about it was created with a whole host of great collaborators, the art of the session - and not burning yourself out on them - his musical journey, Lankum, and lots more. Outro music: John Francis Flynn - 'My Son Tim'

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00:28:40

TPOE 211: Cosha

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2021/07/28

Cosha has just released her debut album Mt Pleasant. She talks about leaving Dublin for London to make it in the music industry when she was 17, touring with Mura Masa, moving from Bonzai (RIP) to Cosha, the relationship required with producers in the studio, and lots more. Outro music: Cosha - 'Do You Wanna Dance'

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00:46:59

TPOE 210: Saint Sister

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2021/07/22

Gemma and Morgan aka Saint Sister return to the TPOE podcast to talk about their superb second album Where I Should End. They discuss the impact of lockdown on the record, what's different to their debut Shape of Silence, why they've chosen to put themselves all over the album, the recording process, songwriting and lots more. Outro music: Saint Sister - 'Any Dreams?'

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00:57:54

TPOE 209: James Vincent McMorrow

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2021/07/14

Ahead of the release of his fifth album Grapefruit Season in September, James Vincent McMorrow joins the show to talk about a new project he's been working on called Co-Living Culture with David Anthony Curley (Otherkin - RIP) and Cody Lee. Recorded at David's studio The Clinic, their first song 'Renegador' is an ode to the venues in Dublin, many of which are now gone, where you might hear a record like this. They say: "This song is meant as a love letter to that idea. It's a love letter to the pure

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01:03:26

TPOE 208: Denise Chaila

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2021/07/02

Denise Chaila had a wild 2020, from playing the National Gallery as part of the Other Voices Courage series to releasing 'Chaila' and then the mixtape GO Bravely, which subsequently won the Choice Prize. In her first interview since the Choice win, she talks about new single '061', reflects on the past 12 months and looks forward to what's next. Outro music: Denise Chaila - '061'

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00:44:41

TPOE 207: Royal Yellow

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2021/06/23

Royal Yellow is Dublin electronic producer Mark O'Brien, formerly of the much louder band Enemies. He's crafted and honed a chilled, jazz-flecked sound since starting the project a few years ago and has recently released his debut EP, Still: Until, which you can order at royalyellow.bandcamp.com. We talk about the label he's co-founded, collaboration, the state of Dublin venues and clubbing, the workload facing new artists in 2021, and lots more. Outro music: 'Until' (radio edit)

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TPOE 206: Elaine Mai

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2021/06/09

Following the release of 'No Forever' with MayKay earlier in 2021, Elaine Mai returns with another taste of her forthcoming, long-awaited debut album. 'Still Feel' features Ailbhe Reddy and sounds ready-made for longer summer days. Elaine Mai talks about how it was created over lockdown, why she wanted to work with Ailbhe and what we can expect from her album.

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00:43:27

TPOE 205: Neil Dexter/Louise Gaffney

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2021/06/02

Two guests on this week's episode of the TPOE podcast, both of whom are releasing solo work after playing roles in acclaimed bands. First up is Neil Dexter, whose band Spies played their final show in Whelan's in February 2020. He's just put out debut single 'Loving You'. He talks about the end of Spies, how they knew it was coming to a close but just didn't know when, when he started thinking about going solo, and how U2's Zoo Station influenced the track. Then Louise Gaffney talks about

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00:31:00

TPOE 204: Clare Sands

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2021/05/26

Cork-born fiddler, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Clare Sands has recently released the second of her four-part series Tírdreacha agus Fuaimdreacha (Landscapes and Soundscapes). The song itself is called ‘Abair Liom do Rúin (Tell Me Your Secrets)’ and features Steve Cooney and Tommy Sands. The first part was 'Carry My Song', featuring Susan O'Neill. Clare talks about the origins of the project, the making of ‘Abair Liom do Rúin' in particular, including the video which was filmed in

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00:31:29

TPOE 203: Erica Cody

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2021/05/18

RnB artist Erica Cody is part of Extraterrestial: A Black Irish Celebration of Identity. It is a free livestream event curated by the National Concert Hall and District taking place this Thursday, May 20 at 8pm, and you can watch on the NCH YouTube/Facebook pages. Other performers include FeliSpeaks, Alicia Raye, Celaviedmai, JyellowL, Reggie and Tebi Rex. On this chat with Erica Cody, we talk about how the event came about, what we can expect from her (new music!), whether it's an event that could

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00:43:22

TPOE 202: Fears

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2021/05/10

Constance Keane aka Fears released her debut album Oiche last Friday, May 7. It's the first full-length release on her own TULLE label, a women-led independent record label focused on working with and for underrepresented voices in music. We talk about starting a label in a pandemic, the five-year-plus journey of creating Oiche, its 'concept' through growing from challenges, instability, and relationship changes, and writing and presenting such a personal piece of music. We begin by discussing

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00:53:37

TPOE 201: Plugd and Gulpd at the Triskel

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2021/04/15

It's been 10 years since Plugd Records and Gulpd cafe opened their doors at Cork's Triskel Arts Centre - Record Store Day 2011, April 16, to be precise. It was a special time for Cork, and those venues meant a lot to people. To celebrate a glorious six years, a special episode of the TPOE podcast featuring 13 contributors recalling some of their favourite memories at the venue: people who worked there, played there, formed ideas there, danced there, bought records there, nurtured their hangovers

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00:50:17

TPOE 200: Leagues O'Toole

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2021/03/31

Promoter Leagues O'Toole joins for the 200th episode of the TPOE podcast, talking about the MusicTown programme they've put together, which includes collaborations between David Kitt and Kevin Barry, and Bob Gallagher and Junior Brother, and special events from the likes of Fears, who'll be showcasing her debut album. We talk about how the past year has been for Leagues, from being let go from Aiken after nearly 10 years to starting his own company, Foggy Notions, and some of the big plans he has

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00:47:04

TPOE 199: Eoin Aher (Cyprus Avenue)

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2021/03/24

A year without gigs... March 2020 marked a year since our last 'proper' shows. My last one was Girl Band at Cyprus Avenue, Cork, on March 7, 2020. Eoin Aher, who has been booking shows at the venue since 2003 joins to talk about how Covid hit his livelihood, how they've been dealing with it since and whether we can expect gigs later in 2021 (spoiler: hopefully). We then talk about the archive project he's put together for cyprusavenue.ie, listing all of the shows that have been staged there since

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00:51:08

TPOE 198: Liza Flume

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2021/03/10

Melbourne-based singer, songwriter and producer Liza Flume goes back a long way with Ireland. When she lived here around 2012-2015, she became involved with small indie label Toast Office Records which put out her first EP Full Steam Ahead in 2013. We talk about those times and the journey around the world, releasing the Spain EP in 2017 before now gearing up for The Right Time EP, coming out next month. Over a cross-continental Zoom call, we discuss the difficulties in just finding your sound as a

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