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Lock in at listen.dublindigitalradio.com or on the app, grab your beverage of choice (whether it's 11am at home or 7pm here we'll likely be on the coffee) and get in the chat, or you can follow along here on Bsky for live updates and commentary! ⚡🎶🇦🇺
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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The clocks went back at the weekend so we will take the biggest coffee we can get our hands on, please. ☕ Tune in via listen.dublindigitalradio.com or via the app, join us with your beverage of choice and come chop it up in the chat! 🎶📻⚡
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October 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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(*Stay Inside is also what I've gotta do today!)

My beverage of choice is Lemsip, so grab yours, lock in at listen.dublindigitalradio.com and come chop it up in the chat! Normal service resumes next month with the last regular show of 2025! 🎶⚡📻
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September 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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(And yes, we got the setlist because of course we did)
The setlist from Bartees Strange's Manchester show, August 25th 2025.
September 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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• We report back from the @bartees-strange.bsky.social Manchester gig last week

All this and more from 11 - lock in at listen.dublindigitalradio.com with your beverage of choice (STRONG coffee today please) and hop in the chat! 🎶⚡📻
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September 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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DOWN THE FRONT WITH... @mogwai.scot

Now Playing: Lion Rumpus

With earplugs in tow, we saw them play the first of a two-night stand at Vicar Street recently. A jaw-dropping, life-affirming experience. Here's what they played...
The setlist from Mogwai's show at Vicar Street, Dublin, July 26th 2025.
August 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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• New @theantlers.bsky.social and Jay Som back to back
• More good stuff than a good stuff convention

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August 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Following last week's broadcast, Episode 007 of Direct Current is now streaming on the @dublindigitalradio.bsky.social Mixcloud! Catch up here >> www.mixcloud.com/DublinDigita... << and see below for the 29-song playlist ⚡
The playlist for the first hour of Episode 007 of Direct Current, which aired on Monday July 7th under the title 'with hope crossed on our hearts', reading as follows: kendrick lamar - wacced out murals big sleep - pick a cheek far caspian - autofiction cliffords - my favourite monster nerves - takes a second april - tv show feint & dj sally - bloom boxplot - rose tint ALBUM OF THE MONTH lakes - slow fade (lucky art/big scary monsters) version hypernow (single version) wet leg - cpr just mustard - pollyanna we are scientists - what you want is gone fox stevenson - yas! The playlist for the second hour of Episode 007 of Direct Current, which aired on Monday July 7th under the title 'with hope crossed on our hearts', reading as follows: HIGH VOLTAGE TRACK OF THE MONTH george gadd & the aftermath - invisible hot mulligan - and a big load the beths - no joy turnstile - sole sprints - descartes greywind - waterfall wednesday - wound up here (by holdin on) biffy clyro - god only knows biffy clyro - a little love burnt tapes - new lungs nation of language - i'm not ready for the change liquid mike - at&t the murder capital - love of country bob vylan - bait the bear moving mountains - ghosts
July 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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• @themurdercapital.bsky.social & Bob Vylan back to back 🇵🇸

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July 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Episode 006 aired on June 12th 2025, featuring songs from Nine Inch Nails, @hyperpotions.bsky.social & Scottay, Hotline TNT, @shura.gg, jasmine.4.t, PUP, THUMPER, Sean McVerry, Slow Crush, Alex G, For Those I Love & more. Here's your 28-song rundown:

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The playlist for the first hour of Direct Current, aired on June 9th 2025 under the title 'you put it together', reading as follows: nine inch nails - the day the world went away (single version) hyper potions & scottay - lowlife pretoria - emerson, everywhere for those i love - you stayed/to live hotline tnt - julia’s war bc camplight - a sober conversation forth wanderers - 7 months jai wolf - (i dread the day he takes you to) paris ALBUM OF THE MONTH shura - i got too sad for my friends richardson (feat. cassandra jenkins) recognise cdsm - shockable rhythm jasmine.4.t - you are the morning goo - call in sick DOWN THE FRONT WITH… pup - concrete king gizzard & the lizard wizard - deadstick The playlist for the second hour of Direct Current, aired on June 9th 2025 under the title 'you put it together', reading as follows: HIGH VOLTAGE TRACK OF THE MONTH strange new places - sleep for dinner thumper - the drip wolf alice - bloom baby bloom sean mcverry - better real lies - wild sign i choose you slow crush - thirst ruston kelly - wayside nine inch nails - the hand that feeds the maccabees - pelican alex g - afterlife kae tempest - statue in the square for those i love - of the sorrows nine inch nails - hurt
July 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Episode 005 aired on May 12th 2025, featuring music from the likes of The Dirty Nil, Dan Mangan, @brutalligators.bsky.social, Fat Dog, Soot Sprite, @kathrynjoseph11.bsky.social, Swim School, Origami Angel, Lakes, Anamanaguchi & Pelican. Here's the 29-song playlist:

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The playlist for the first hour of Direct Current, aired on May 12th 2025 under the title 'no pieces fit, no leads connect', reading as follows: the dirty nil - true devotion cable boy - purple (end of the world) for nina - hounds dan mangan - cut the brakes problem patterns - sad old woman (feat. matt korvette) michael cera palin - gracious brutalligators - coffee & codeine fat dog - peace song ALBUM OF THE MONTH soot sprite - wield your hope like a weapon days after days vicious cycles preoccupations - ill at ease (single version) kathryn joseph - DEER. caroline - tell me i never knew that (feat. caroline polachek) little known - headwreck ezra furman - power of the moon The playlist for the second hour of Direct Current, aired on May 12th 2025 under the title 'no pieces fit, no leads connect', reading as follows: HIGH VOLTAGE TRACK OF THE MONTH swim school - alone with you the dirty nil - gallop of the hounds we are scientists - please don’t say it viagra boys - medicine for horses katatonia - lilac a burial at sea - hy-brasil origami angel - hm07 waterfall brutalligators - can’t sleep rival consoles - catherine lakes - version left iris - georgia anamanaguchi - darcie pelican - pining for ever
July 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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• New music from Pretoria, Hotline TNT, CDSM, THUMPER, Slow Crush, Alex G, Kae Tempest & For Those I Love

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June 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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• The High Voltage Track of the Month comes from Edinburgh's swim school
• One of our favourite songs of a still-unfolding 2025 from Viagra Boys (seriously, their new album is so good and we say as much)

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May 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Episode 004 aired on Monday April 14th 2025 and features 30 songs. Playlist with alt text is below - hope you enjoy these two episodes; we'll get back to work on this month's episode and see you Monday week, yeah?

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The playlist for hour one of Episode 004 of Direct Current, which aired on Monday April 14th 2025 under the title of 'have you seen me lately?', reading as follows: spanish love songs - routine pain spanish love songs - self-destruction (as a sensible career choice) boyfrens - ringsend junk drawer - nids niteca somebody’s child - porcelain (losing all my patience) florist - started to glow feeble little horse - this is real cola - keys down if you stay avery friedman - new thing ALBUM OF THE MONTH maria somerville - luster projections stonefly pup - hallways m(h)aol - snare these new puritans - industrial love song (feat. caroline polachek) athletics - like hell mamalarky - won’t give up The playlist for hour two of Episode 004 of Direct Current, which aired on Monday April 14th 2025 under the title of 'have you seen me lately?', reading as follows: HIGH VOLTAGE TRACK OF THE MONTH florence road - heavy 49th & main - mr. rain adebisi shank - start a band turnstile - never enough search results - be laurel virgins - b l o o m s superheaven - stare at the void wet leg - catch these fists petey usa - the milkman frankie cosmos - vanity gordi - alien cowboy daithí - ferry2aran klangphonics - ghost (find me again) [feat. anna metko] spanish love songs - brave faces everyone
May 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Episode 003 aired on Monday March 17th 2025 and features 26 songs. See the attached images for the playlist with alt text! 🌊

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The playlist lineup for hour one of Direct Current 003, which aired on March 17th 2025 under the title of 'greetings from serotonin bay', reading as follows: the wonder years - low tide dose - parallelogram cloth - golden the ophelias - cumulonimbus jessica pratt - world on a string coheed and cambria - searching for tomorrow anxious - counting sheep ALBUM OF THE MONTH great grandpa - patience, moonbeam (run for cover) junior kid destroyer - hydroplaning off the edge of the world adult mom - crystal ezra furman - grand mal DOWN THE FRONT WITH… porter robinson - is there really no happiness? underscores - cops and robbers The playlist lineup for hour two of Direct Current 003, which aired on March 17th 2025 under the title of 'greetings from serotonin bay', reading as follows: HIGH VOLTAGE TRACK OF THE MONTH soot sprite - all my friends are depressed the wonder years - junebug cloakroom - unbelonging acloudyskye - float fontaines dc - it's amazing to be young october drift - heal black foxxes - where have you been soft blue shimmer - bodyknot shura - richardson (feat. cassandra jenkins) constant follower - the smile you send out returns to you matt berninger - bonnet of pins chalk - pool scene baths - the sound of a blooming flower
May 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Grab yourself your beverage of choice and lock in over at listen.dublindigitalradio.com! 🎶⚡📻

(P.S. We've had a lot going on behind the scenes but will catch up with Mixcloud uploads this coming week!)
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April 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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DOWN THE FRONT WITH

@porterrobinson.com

Been there, saw that, got the setlist. Wow.

Now Playing

🎶 Is There Really No Happiness?
The setlist from the mentioned Porter Robinson show at the 3Olympia Theatre on March 10th 2025.
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Following last week's broadcast, Episode 002 of Direct Current is now streaming on the @dublindigitalradio.bsky.social Mixcloud - catch up here >> www.mixcloud.com/DublinDigita... << and see below for the 31-song playlist! (Technically 32 but who's counting? Oh yeah, we are.)
The first hour of this month's episode of Direct Current. Playlist reads as follows: '002. february 17th 2025 | love of country/hate of man [episode title] los campesinos! - to hell in a handjob blue slate - this is how i sleep at night the tisburys - forever snow patrol - but i'll keep trying the hold steady - sequestered in memphis craig finn - people of substance cheekface - growth sux youth lagoon - speed freak ALBUM OF THE MONTH the murder capital - blindness (human season) the fall can't pretend to know japanese breakfast - orlando in love mallrat - pavement skinner - calling in sick long neck - soft animal DOWN THE FRONT WITH... los campesinos! - a psychic wound arm's length - funny face clipping. - change the channel' The second hour of this month's episode of Direct Current. Playlist reads as follows: '002. february 17th 2025 | love of country/hate of man [episode title] HIGH VOLTAGE TRACK OF THE MONTH glare - guts birkham - ephemeral clive from accounts - save me glass animals - helium (hudson mohawke remix) self esteem - focus is power lucy dacus - best guess scowl - not hell, not heaven perfume genius - it's a mirror bright eyes - rainbow overpass (feat. alex orange drink) black country, new road - besties mogwai - fanzine made of flesh snow patrol - called out in the dark the weeknd - baptized in fear/open hearts petey usa - model train town'
February 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Thank you for your patience - following the January 20th broadcast, Episode 001 of Direct Current is now streaming on the @dublindigitalradio.bsky.social Mixcloud! Catch up with it here >> www.mixcloud.com/DublinDigita... << and see below for the 28-song playlist! New episode next week 👀
The playlist for hour one of the January 20th episode of Direct Current, reading as follows: '001. january 20th 2025 - is there anyone out there? jean-paul makhlouf & cash cash - reach for the stars enter shikari - the great unknown amoyamo - let's go out porter robinson - perfect pinterest garden bdrmm - john on the ceiling avalanche party - shake the slack coheed and cambria - someone who can ALBUM OF THE MONTH bartees strange - horror (4ad) wants needs sober divorce - antarctica the maccabees - no kind words DOWN THE FRONT WITH... idles - danny nedelko heavy lungs - get out sharon van etten & the attachment theory - afterlife' The playlist for hour one of the January 20th episode of Direct Current, reading as follows: '001. january 20th 2025 - is there anyone out there? HIGH VOLTAGE TRACK OF THE MONTH prima queen - the prize baroness - march to the sea kendrick lamar - reincarnated hyphen - hate yachts, not dinghies enter shikari - stop the clocks one true pairing - endless raim wild beasts - wanderlust slowly slowly - forgiving spree touché amore - hal ashby the weather station - mirror julien baker & torres - sugar in the tank hyper potions & mylk - so cute michael cera palin - wisteria everything everything - no reptiles'
February 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A couple shoutouts are necessary - the new logo's ready! A massive thank you to @ducc.uk for working on this 💜
The new logo for Direct Current, a lightning bolt and the letters 'DC' enclosed by a blue circle and a galactic background.
January 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Grab yourself a drink and lock in - the show's second phase starts today and am so excited for what we've got coming up! 🔌🎶⚡
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January 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Charging: Direct Current

A new music radio show with plenty of juice. ⚡

Switching on @dublindigitalradio.bsky.social Monday at 11am. 📻🎶
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM