
Originales de la ciudad norirlandesa de Derry, Wonder Villains son los hermanos Kieran y Eimear Coyle, Cheylene Murphy y Ryan McGroarty. Hacen pop sin más, así de simple y así de difícil. Blonde es su nuevo single, el cuarto de su carrera. Rocky , su álbum de debut, se anuncia para principios de verano.

There may not be too many blogs out there that count a melody reminiscent on Len's one-hit-wonder 'Steal My Sunshine' as a massive plus point. But we do. Oh golly we do. That's because 'Blonde' - the new single from Northen Ireland foursome Wonder Villains - has that unescapable summer vibe. The bounce, the optimism. It is the younger, Bacardi Breezer swilling younger sister of the afformentioned Len track. The Derry group's debut album is being prepped for an early summer release.
Did I just press play on 'You Can Call Me Al'? That was my very first thought when I pressed play on Wonder Villains' new single 'Blonde'. It's that keyboard you see; that infectious line that runs throughout its just over two-minute running time. And two minutes is all the [Read more]
With MTV's European Music Awards coming from Belfast in 2011 and the commemorative commotion marking the Titanic's centenary the cultural spotlight of recent years hasn't strayed too far from Northern Ireland's capital. The country's second city however has long-awaited its turn and having been bestowed the status of the inaugural UK City of Culture for 2013, Derry-Londonderry's year is nearly here. As far as the Maiden City's music is concerned, it's hard to pinpoint a time in history when the Derry walls quartered such an immense fortune of ability enjoying deserved recognition from home and away. Which [...]
Tonight sees our Midnight Mass gig at the Mercantile, marking the start of Christmas for all of us here at State HQ. To celebrate here are three of the best festive offerings we've heard this year. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Kim V Porcelli
With MTV's European Music Awards coming from Belfast last year and the commemorative commotion marking the Titanic's centenary the cultural spotlight of recent years hasn't strayed too far from Northern Ireland's capital. The country's second city however has long-awaited its turn and having been bestowed the status of the inaugural UK City of Culture for 2013, Derry-Londonderry's year is finally just around the corner. As far as the Maiden City's music is concerned, it's hard to pinpoint a time in history when the Derry walls quartered such an immense fortune of ability enjoying deserved recognition from home [...]
Last week we brought you the new Wonder Villains' single 'TV' in its audio form and now we're happy to add some moving images. Quite simply it's a belting pop tune from one of our favourite new Irish bands of the year, with a video to match.

Derry pop group the Wonder Villains have just unleashed the video for the syrupy gold that is their new single 'TV'. It's their first ever music video, and it's just as fun as the song itself. The tune comes out on No Dancing/Third Bar on the 29th of October, and the video itself was directed by Niall Savage. Enjoy! Watch:

The VPME DUM DUM GIRLS Ok so this week's whistle stop round up kicks off with Dum Dum Girls and two tracks from their End of Daze EP which is out now on Subpop and which we reviewed back HERE. The band described it as an " An unbelievably kind review" bless 'em, but we simply call it the TRUTH! Below you can listen to 'I Got Nothing,' watch the video for 'Lord Knows' and then scamper off and order the EP. [...]
I love this so much. Derry's Wonder Villains exude fun. The track alone is brimming with so much energy but the video sees the foursome filled with energy drink and dancing and running around like their lives depended on it. It's impossible to resist - and is that the B*Witched [Read more]
There's a healthy amount of new music from Irish artists doing the rounds at the moment, with some of State's favourite acts posting and streaming tracks: windings return with 'This Is A Conversation', the first single from their forthcoming third album on Out On A Limb, I Am Not The Crow . The band play the Noise Weekender in Cork, starting on Friday. This is a Conversation by windings November 1st sees the release of a double A-side 'Electric Tongues' / 'Erman Gou' from O [...]

Hailing from Derry, North Ireland, Wonder Villains are Eimear Coyle, Cheylene Murphy, Ryan McGroarty and Kieran Coyle. Though fresh out of high school, these remarkable youngsters make the kind of energetic synth pop most indie rock veterans go their whole lives wishing they could create. Wonder Villains brand of pop is so infectious and so joyous that I can't seem to stop myself from hitting the repeat button so I can hear it over and over and over again. During the past year or so, Wonder Villains have won [...]
Ada siapa di Music Alliance Pact bulan ini? ada Mushafear dari Indonesia. Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the whole 35-track compilation through Ge.tt here . ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Diosque - Melancolía Del Futuro Diosque is a singer-songwriter born in Tucumán. Melancolía [...]
Podcast #13 is available for streaming online or downloading and listening at your leisure! Live broadcast radio shows are 9pm Thursdays (EST) on PMCRadio.org . Track List: 1) Wonder Villains Zola 33 2) Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls On Your Way 3) Kalle Mattson Lives In Between Water Falls 4) Ed Schraders Music Beat Jazzmind Car 5) Kishi Bashi 151a [...]

Presentamos la edición de abril de Music Alliance Pact (MAP), iniciativa del blog escocés The Pop Cop, que compila canciones destacadas de músicos locales de más de 30 países, y de la cual Super45 forma parte desde hace más de 2 años. Este mes destacamos a Poki Tatane con su tema “Esclavos rumbo al virreinato”, perteneciente a su EP Breve explicación de las partes , editado por Discos Pegaos. CHILE : Super 45 Poki Tatane [...]
Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the whole 35-track compilation through Ge.tt here . ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Diosque - Melancolía Del Futuro Diosque is a singer-songwriter born in Tucumán. Melancolía Del Futuro is our favorite song from his brand new album, Bote, in which Diosque enjoys [...]

Þá er komið að Music Alliance Pact fyrir aprílmánuð og sem fyrr er hér að finna forvitnilega og spennandi tónlist frá öllum heimshornum. Fulltrúi Íslands að þessu sinni er enginn annar en sjálfur Prispóló með stuðlagið Föstudagsmessa". Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the whole 35-track compilation through Ge.tt here . ARGENTINA : Zonaindie [...]

Me pasa que después de 3 años, aun sigo descubriendo nueva música hecha en este suelo, y no es cualquier música, trato de que cada aporte que le hago al MAP sea alucinante en el exagerado sentido de la palabra, vamos, siempre lo consigo. Esto es algo que como editor y lector le agradezco inmensamente a esta comunidad. Pues disfrutemos de una edición más, aun. Haz clic en el botón de play para escuchar cada una de las canciones, clic derecho para descargarla, o descarga todas desde aquí . [...]

35 tracks from 35 countries. Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks music bloggers to represent their home country and to pick a track that represents a nation. The results are posted on all of those blogs on the 15th of each month, downloadable in one file or playable one by one on each blog. Ireland is represented by the Wonder Villains . Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, [...]