Press

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"50 Ones To Watch for 2026"

Irish Times

"The rising alt-pop artist is hitting with all guns blazing ...stunningly cinematic. Ria Rua's hypnotic voice has a ruthless quality to it. We're beyond excited to see where she goes from here - but it's surely an upwards trajectory."

Hotpress

“Definitely not like anything we’ve played before – if I hear another RIA RUA track I’ll know it’s her – it’s brilliant!” 

BBC Ulster

“A delicious slice of foreboding electro-indie. It drags like witch-house but bangs like electro-rock.“

Nialler9

"Brilliant and exciting" 

2FM

"Lovely and Dark" 

98FM

 Ria Rua in an Alt-Rock Irish artist and producer. 

She has released a series of critically acclaimed singles and two EPs.

She's had music on UK TV (Made in Chelsea) and in the Nicolas Cage thriller "The Surfer".

She's had her music played on over 100 radio stations globally - 1500 times in the last 12 months alone. Her music has been played on stations in the US, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, etc., including the BBC, RTE and Germany's two largest radio stations - 1Live and DetschlandFunk. 

Ria was also featured in Billboard Magazine, as part of an expose on sexism and sexual harassment in the music industry.

Her debut album "S C A P E G. O. A .T." was mixed by Grammy Winning mix engineer Ruadhri Cushnan (Mumford and Sons, Ed Sheeran). 

She was also included on the 2025 Yahoo! Entertainment/Louder list of "10 brilliant new Irish artists..." adding, "the buzz around Ria Rua  will be amplified from a whisper to a scream this year."

To support the release of her album, she and her 3-piece band will be playing dates around Ireland and the UK  in the spring of 2026.