Our third installment from our top 100 just keeps getting better by the track. To stop reading our list now would be a sin, so without further ado, here are 20 more tracks you need ... Related posts: Music Under Fire: Top 30 Albums For 2009 Part 1: MUF's Top 100 Songs of 2009 (80-100) Part 2: MUF's Top 100 Songs of 2009 (60-79)
As of today two of Ireland's best indie bands Oppenheimer and Angel Pier have called it a day. There's no information yet as to the reason's of Angel Pier's demise but there's a decent report on State.ie about Oppenheimer. http://www.state.ie/2009/12/ne ws/oppenheimer-are-no-more/ Angel Pier's Sprite is such a great track from 2008. Here is Oppenheimer playing in the Olympia last week!
While the wait for their debut album has been interminable the clues left by their releases so far indicate that something special could be on the way. 2009 has seen Angel Pier headline Whelan's, play Oxygen and release a superb double a-sided 7-inch. And that's where you'll find 'Align The Seas', a torch song that is constructed so precisely you could remove a note and the whole thing would fall apart. The delicate structure is glued together by Darragh Nolan's pre, during and post falsetto but like with all Angel Pier compositions the shiny instrumental dynamics manage to scoop plenty [...]
It does seem in Ireland that this year's Halloween is being celebrated like never before and I'm loving it. Here's an Irish Halloween mixtape! Some of the tunes are technically not written about Halloween but are included for atmospheric qualities. 1. And So I Watch You From Afar - Set Guitars To Kill 2. Ham Sandwich - Running Up That Hill [Live] 3. Pearse McGloughlin [...]
For the last night despite my desire to see bands like Funeral Suits, Super Extra Bonus Party and Ham Sandwich I decided to stay in The Button Factory for the last night of HWCHs. Pearse McGloughlan Pearse was accompanied by Sean Lynch on Mandolin and played a great set of songs from his debut album 'Busy Whisper'. It was a small but appreciative audience for Pearse's music. Ultan Conlon Ultan and his band of excellent musicians played a brilliant set from [...]
Here's my plan .... I really hope this works! I aim to upload as many video clips over the weekend as possible and keep the blog updated with info on who impressed me! Friday 7.15 Albert Penguin in Twisted Pepper 8.10 NoLady in Academy 2 9.00 Heathers in Think Tank 10.00 Dark Room Notes in The Button Factory 10.55 Heritage Centre in Academy 2 Saturday 7.10 Ollie Cole in The Button Factory [...]
FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER ______________________________ __ ANDREWS LANE 7.30 - 8.00 - MIRACLE BELL 8.10 - 8.40 - WE CUT CORNERS 8.50 - 9.20 - SUBPLOTS 9.30 - 10.00 - THE DEAD FLAGS 10.10 - 10.40 - THE AMBIENCE AFFAIR 11.00 - 12.00 - VILLAGERS (12:00 - 2.00AM HWCH CLUB) IRATE SOUND SYSTEM & CHEWY BUTTON FACTORY 7.15 - 7.45 - MIDATLANTIC 8.00 - 8.30 - ALRIGHT CHIEF 8.40 - 9.10 - THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT 9.20 - 9.50 - A PLASTIC ROSE 10.00 - 10.35 - DARK ROOM NOTES THE ACADEMY 2 7.30 - [...]
We're back on the vinly path and fortunately The Angel Pier can help us on our way with some new material. After several heavy months of gigs around their home base of Dublin, the group ... Related posts: Director, The Angel Pier To Play At OXEGEN MUF Catches Up With Angel Pier Angel Pier announces Sacrifice EP release date
99 bands have been announced for this year's HWCH's gigs next month! 202s A Plastic Rose Adebisi Shank Airstrip One Albert Penguin Ali & the DTs Alright Chief Armoured Bear Autumn Owls Biggles Flys Again Black Robots Blood Bottler Briana Corrigan Carpool Conversation C!ties Cheap Freaks City of Angels Collie Cutaways Dark Room Notes Deaf Animal Orchestra Deaf Joe Disconnect 4 Distractors Doug Sheridan Escape Act Exit the Street Fingersmith Fiona Melady Funeral Suits Giraffes Go Panda Go Goatboy Gran Casino Ham Sandwich Hassle Merchants Heathers [...]
So one of Ireland's top up and comers effortlessly move into phase two and in the process add the definite article to their moniker. The Angel Pier have the wherewithal to be truly spectacular, for the moment we'll have to make do with the truly excellent. 'Align The Seas' (a 7inch on real vinyl) will be launched in Whelan's this Friday and sees the 4-piece reappear with a pair of fully-fledged anthems. The a-side and title track has a pulsing addictive rhythm and that special trick where songwriter Darragh Nolan orchestrates lumpen throats. 'Belong' is the epic flip, [...]
Every so often there's a night where there are a possible five quality gigs taking place around my area and it becomes a real dilemma to pick the right gig! All of the below gigs take place on Friday August 7th Brian Canavan & Bill Coleman - Bewleys Cafe Theatre The PAY WHAT YOU LIKE gigs continue with a headline show in Bewleys on Friday 7th August. Free in - pay on the way out. Support will be from Bill Coleman The [...]
It was a great decision by HWCH to get bands to create a page on a new website http://breakingtunes.com/ and based on popularity and quality, the bands will be picked for the September showcasing festival! Here's how the bands are doing: The top 20 Most Viewed Bands are: 1.) TALULAH DOES THE HULA 2.) LAST DAYS OF DEATH COUNTRY 3.) BRIAN CULLEN'S LOVE BULLETS 4.) FIGHT LIKE APES 5.) GORBACHOV 6.) SWEET JANE 7.) PING PONG 8.) FLOYD SOUL AND THE [...]
2FM gathered the best of Irish and International acts in their 'Heineken Green Room' to perform a song live. Here are some of the best clips:
A few of our favorite Irish groups, Director and Angel Pier, will be playing at the OXEGEN '09 festival in Punchestown, Ireland this coming weekend. Both groups will be the Saturday night headliners on the IMRO ... Related posts: Angel Pier announces Sacrifice EP release date MUF Catches Up With Angel Pier Director Premiere New Song "Play Pretend" from Forthcoming Album!
Main Stage Friday July 10 1400: The Artane Boys Band and The Brilliant Things 1500: The Coronas 1635: James 1805: Lily Allen 1935: The Script 2110: Snow Patrol 2310: Blur Saturday July 11 1400: Saw Doctors 1510: Squeeze 1620: The Blizzards 1730: James Morrison 1855: Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2025: Elbow 2155: Bloc Party 2330: Kings Of Leon Sunday July 13 1400: Ocean Colour Scene 1515: Calvin Harris 1630: Lady Gaga 1745: Paolo Nutini 1905: The Specials 2035: Razorlight 2210: The Killers Festival Line-up Announcement, Oxegen 2009 Oxegen: IMRO New Sounds [...]
Another nod to CLuas.com for including the two JJ72 albums in their top 50. To me neither album was especially brilliant but each had some great tracks and Mark Greaney's voice is superb. They also released as b-sides some amazing covers such as Wicked Game and this one here: Pet Shop Boy's - It's A Sin! JJ72 - It's A Sin Concerto for Constantine is three Dubliners: singer and guitarist Mark Greaney (formerly JJ72's frontman and songwriter), bassist Gavin Fox (formerly of Turn, Idlewild and Vega4),and drummer Binzer (formerly [...]
Stage Times have been announced on their site: http://www.seasessions.com/ind ex.html Friday 26th June 09 Main Stage 10.30pm Kila 9.30pm Zion Train 8pm Donal Dineen 7pm David Kitt 6pm RSAG 5pm Túcan Saturday 27th June 09 Main Stage 11.30pm Super Furry Animals 10.15pm Fred 9pm Mick Flannery 8pm 202,S 7pm Juno Falls 6pm Charis 5pm Onya Oxegen 2009 At the time of writing there have just been 12 [...]
We interviewed Angel Pier last March and since then lead singer Darragh Nolan has been our main insight to the mind of an indie rocker. On top of that, the music from the Ireland-based ensemble pleases us. The group just finished recording a pair of tracks and plan to release an album this coming Fall. We got an opportunity to pick Darragh's brain regarding the recording process and the direction the group is heading. MUF : Seems like you changed a little bit. Darragh [...]
Having featured forty five bands playing gigs across the country, the IMRO Showcase Tour 2009 reaches its conclusion this weekend with a special 'best of' night at the Village in Dublin on Saturday 2nd. MC on the night will be Dave Fanning and the bands featured are: Angel Pier Yes Cadets The Looks Disconnect 4 Heathers 8 Ball Doors are at 7pm. Related IMRO Showcase Tour - A.L.T. Dublin [...]
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