Ireland has a pretty fantastic reputation for producing mopey indie bands and guitar-grinding rock groups, but our track record in the fields of pop and dance music has been considerably more patchy.
While a chart-conquering Irish EDM star may still be some way off, a number of homegrown acts teaming ambient electronica with pop sensibilities have recently been forging a new path that is proving to be music blog catnip.
Newbridge teenager MMOTHS's bedroom-brewed musical concoctions earned him a support slot for The xx on their recent tour, while Dublin duo Slow Skies have been riding high in the Hype Machine chart with their recent release 'On The Shore'.
Now comes 'Time', a collaboration between Cork electropop outfit Young Wonder and another Irish artist Sacred Animals that is destined to expedite the rise of Irish electronica. Likened by The 405 to a "Ben Gibbard and Björk duet produced by Balam Acab", this track is certainly one we can proudly export.
Check out Young Wonder's video for 'Orange' below:
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