Jean Pack & Skinner #CLMF26

Coughlan's, Douglas St.

Fri 25th Sep, 7:30 pm

Jean Pack is one of the year’s most idiosyncratic new voices - a songwriter whose work blends camp flair and raw feeling, structured chaos and cinematic charm. Her debut EP Allora, recorded at Big Child Studios, Cork with producer Caoilian Sherlock, introduced her as a bold, emotionally saturated presence: a cocktail of melancholia and mischief, poured neat. Breakout single Ruby offered velvet bite and gem-cut polish, while Birthday traced a tragicomic friendship unravelling with dry wit. Describing her sound as “a dirty aperitif with the first pint of the night,” she blends lush harmonies, lo-fi edges, sly lyricism, and storytelling that’s part cabaret, part confessional.


Either solo or with her Slay Babies, Jean Pack has quickly built a strong reputation on the live circuit. Recently named one of the Irish Examiner’s Ones to Watch for 2026, she is currently working on her debut album, with new singles set for release throughout the year. Influences span The Shangri-Las, Nancy & Lee, and The Velvet Underground, yet her voice remains unmistakably her own: vulnerable, glamorous, and half-laughing through the ache.





Skinner is the Dublin-based no-wave/indie provocateur project led by multi-instrumentalist, singer, and producer Aaron Corcoran — a force in Ireland’s alternative scene whose debut full-length New Wave Vaudevillehas turned heads internationally. Citing the spirit of the East Village’s late-’70s no-wave scene and its chaotic celebration of individuality, Skinner’s music channels jagged guitar, raucous sax, brooding vocals, and DIY ferocity into a uniquely expressive sound.Skinner’s live shows are similarly electric — unpredictable, raw, and defiantly original — matching the musician’s ethos that music should inspire creation, not imitation. With a growing national and international following, Skinner stands as one of Ireland’s most compelling voices in alternative music today