Artist: General Fiasco

General Fiasco have announced a UK tour starting at the end of this month in Glasgow. Tickets are available now. All shows are 18+, except where noted. The Belfast band released their latest album, 'Unfaithfully Yours', in summer 2012; the album made my top 10 albums of 2012. Read more about that here. Thursday 31st January 2013 - Glasgow King Tuts (14+) Friday 1st February 2013 - Manchester Castle Hotel Saturday 2nd February 2013 - Wigan Indiependence (16+) [...]

2012 Part 2: July – December Watching my favourite bands and discovering new ones is what I Iove best with sixty plus gigs this year I got to do just that here are some of my highlights. [For 2012: A Year of Concerts Part One, click here .] July – The Stone Roses Heaton Park 01/07/12 “ Chimes sing Sunday morn. Today’s the day “  75,000 people including myself made the [...]

We’re going all the way back, through all the interviews of the year, to give you the scoop on the best interview quotes of 2012! Here’s Part Six, featuring our interviews with General Fiasco, PAWS, Alt-J, Chapel Club and Bowling for Soup! AMBY: And lastly, tell me something that nobody knows about each member in the band. OS: Edd once won an Orange eating contest that won him a trip to Spain, Leaky auditioned for the role of  Ron Weasley, got it, but then [...]

Every week we will be featuring The Sweet Five! What's The Sweet Five you may ask? Well I'll drop you five sweet songs that you should listen to once a week, that will help you get over your mid-week slump and set sail towards the ever-nearing weekend! Ready? Okay! Admiral Fallow - Squeeling Pigs This is one of those tracks that give you that foot tappin' ho down indie tracks you tell yourself you don't really like but end up falling for. [...]

• Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (RAC Mix)
• General Fiasco - Ever So Shy
• Stephen W T Gallagher - 10 The Bottom Of The Sea

An Interview with Owen Strathern of General Fiasco! From the very first moment I heard Ever So Shy, the chorus was constantly ringing in my mind and I simply couldn't complain! Just when I thought General Fiasco brought it all with their debut album Buildings , they were able to bring it to a whole other level with their second album Unfaithfully Yours , where they amazingly pumped up the energy and delivered brilliant lyrics and music. I really admire this band, so when their vocalist Owen Strathern answered some questions we had [...]

There's a lot more to Irish music than the few typical ones you may think of. After hearing these songs, U 2 will know exactly what I mean! Check out these awesome Irish bands! "If you were here beside me, instead of in New York. Of the arms you said you'd never leave, I'd tell you that it's simple. And it was only ever thus, there is nowhere else that I belong. Come on, come out, come here, come here." New York  by Snow Patrol General Fiasco- [...]

Quick Picks: 5 Tasty Jams You MUST Hear General Fiasco- The Age That You Start Losing Friends Alpaca Sports - I Was Running Stella Ella Ola- Summerette Art vs Science- A.I.M. Fire! Bloc Party - Octopus

After releasing their sophomore album, Unfaithfully Yours , at the end of last month (July) on Dirty Hit, General Fiasco have been touring relentlessly. Just last weekend the boys performed beneath Pulled Apart By Horses at Y Not Festival and they are set to head out on the road again later in the year. Today we are lucky enough to premiere the boys doing what they are oh so good at, performing live. Recorded as part of a series called the 'Start Together studio sessions' we're happy to present you with a live rendition of [...]

It's often surprising how much of an effect that music can have on a listener; sometimes, albums or songs that one didn't fully connect with before can sometimes take on new and deafeningly poignant context depending on what else happens in their life. I was as fond of the new General Fiasco  [ Twitter / Facebook ]  album last week as I am right now, writing this review, but in between, Unfaithfully Yours has taken on an upsetting new significance, for reasons I won't be disclosing here. There are one or two albums I can think of from this [...]

General Fiasco - Unfaithfully Yours (album) and "Bad Habits" (single) - July 30th 2012 Fresh from seeing the Olympic Torch arrive safely in Belfast and performing a free concert in front of City Hall in celebration of the event, General Fiasco have now confirmed details of a new single "Bad Habits" and their second album due for this summer. Unfaithfully Yours contains twelve tracks of classic pop, rock and [...]

Ahead of our review of the new General Fiasco [ Twitter / Facebook ] record next week (hint: it's brilliant), we're pleased to be able to bring you some live performances of songs from  Unfaithfully   Yours. The band dropped in for a Start Together session recently, and are offering a 5-track EP ( featuring the singles Bad Habits , Don't You Ever and The Age That You Start Losing Friends , as well as album cuts  Hollows  and  Gold Chains ) for free download on their website . We've been given some [...]

• GeneralFiasco - Start Together Studios Live Session

Shown Above: Dominique Pruitt Well, let me start this week's list by saying IT'S SO FREAKING HOT! I mean, really. I thought Hell froze over, for Pete's sake. I love the summer, don't get me wrong, but this is pure torture. You cannot function in this much heat and therefore I'm sending out my excessive heat warning: Do not leave your home unless you absolutely have to. Hydrate yourself, your elderly, and your children (pets included). Most importantly, keep your indoor activities lively with this kicking list of the 10 most notable artists [...]

General Fiasco have followed up the stream of their infectious track " Bad Habits ". The black and white performance video shows the band in a bare brick room and definitely helps showcase the big guitar and drum sound of the song. Catchy hooks and a melody that'll continue to ring around your head long after the video finishes. The single and their album titled Unfaithfully Yours will drop via Dirty Hit on July the 30th.

It's exciting times for General Fiasco. On Wednesday the 6th of June, the band headlined a free concert to celebrate the Olympic torch passing through the Northern Irish capital city. Considering they could have chosen any Northern Irish band for this special event, the Fiasco lads should feel very proud indeed for being bestowed this honour. Besides the Olympic nod, SXSW, and outings of a newer track called 'The Age You Start Losing Friends' that they've been airing on tour this spring , [...]

• GeneralFiasco - Bad Habits

We've got a lot of love for General Fiasco and we're happy to hear they're now gearing up for the release of the release of an album titled Unfaithfully Yours via Dirty Hit on July the 30th. Ahead of the album though we get to enjoy the beautiful track "Bad Habits" which will be released as a single on the same day. Give yourself a Monday morning treat from these talented Northern Irish lads. We'll be keeping a close eye on them in the coming months with the release of their new LP.

This was something very nice to wake up to this morning: General Fiasco [ Twitter / Facebook ] posted their new single after it was premiered on the radio last night, and  Bad Habits , the second single to be taken from their forthcoming second album, will be released on July 30th alongside the album itself, which is called  Unfaithfully Yours . If it's an indicator of the album's quality, then we could well have one of the albums of the year on our hands. They've come on in leaps and bounds since  Buildings , and the powerful new song [...]

Fresh from seeing the Olympic Torch arrive safely in Belfast and performing a free concert in front of City Hall in celebration of the event, General Fiasco have now confirmed details of a new single 'Bad Habits' and their second album due for this summer. 'Unfaithfully Yours' contains twelve tracks of classic pop, rock and [...]

Bushmills Live , which takes place at the Old Bushmills Distillery in Northern Ireland June 20th and 21st,  just got more exciting with the addition of Benjamin Francis Leftwich , Marcus Foster , The Staves , General Fiasco and David C Clements to the line-up. They join already confirmed acts Snow Patrol , Elijah Wood, Foy Vance and Iain Archer . Tickets for Bushmills Handmade Whiskey and Music Festival are only available via a competition on Facebook where participants had to send [...]

Na mijn enthousiasme over Big Sleep, die later als The Slowdown door het leven gingen en inmiddels The 1975 heten, werd ik gewezen op nog zo'n Brits poprockbandje in de categorie Arctic Monkeys: General Fiasco . Ze komen uit Noord-Ierland en bestaan inmiddels al zes jaar. In korte tijd hebben ze een goede live-reputatie opgebouwd en hebben ze op SXSW en Glastonbury en Pinkpop gestaan. Ik kende ze in elk geval nog niet, maar ben behoorlijk enthousiast geworden. Ze brengen veel muziek uit (bijna elk jaar wel een EP of album) en de energie die in hun [...]

• General Fiasco - Ever So Shy

Tickets are on sale now for General Fiasco 's headline tour of the UK this May. 'Unfaithfully Yours', their album followup to debut 'Buildings', will drop in June on Dirty Hit Records. I caught up with the Belfast quartet at SXSW ; watch my video interview with them here. Tuesday 8th May 2012 - Dunfermline PJ Molloy’s Wednesday 9th May 2012 - Inverness Ironworks Thursday 10th May 2012 - Dundee Doghouse Saturday 12th May [...]