Direct Current

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The Michigan band Hot Mulligan on stage at the Academy, Dublin, Sunday March 15th 2026.
Tim Very, formerly of Manchester Orchestra, behind his drum kit.
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Teaser video for upcoming radio show revamp this month!
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The setlist from Bartees Strange's Manchester show, August 25th 2025.
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The setlist from Mogwai's show at Vicar Street, Dublin, July 26th 2025.
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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!
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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 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
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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 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
Gareth, the presenter of Direct Current on Dublin Digital Radio, after wrapping Episode 004; brown hair, glasses, wearing wired headphones & a grey long-sleeve shirt, and smiling.
The setlist from the mentioned Porter Robinson show at the 3Olympia Theatre on March 10th 2025.
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 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 new logo for Direct Current, a lightning bolt and the letters 'DC' enclosed by a blue circle and a galactic background.
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A teaser video indicating the launch of Direct Current on Dublin Digital Radio next Monday.