Monthly Archives: September 2008

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Chairlift to make Irish Debut

Posted on 25th Sep 08 by | comments 0

Irish debut by Brooklyn-based Chairlift who are poised to release their debut album Does You Inspire You through the forward-thinking independent NY label Kanine Records – home to Grizzly Bear, Holy Hail and many others – on October 27th, 2008.

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Interview: BATS

Posted on 25th Sep 08 by | comments 0

Drop-d love BATS. We will state unstintingly that we want to lay their eggs. Not since William Rowan Hamilton wrote “One of Time, of Space the Three, Might in the Chain of Symbols girdled be” have Science and Poetry found themselves so tightly enmeshed. The five-piece Dublin band caused a stir by singing out against [...]

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Live Review: Ponytail at Whelans

Posted on 24th Sep 08 by | comments 0

Artist: PonytailAuthor: Dave Sheehan The amount of times I have gone to gigs and have actually been satiated before the headlining band has even hit the stage are few and far between. Granted" when you have Efterklang and Liars supporting you" that"s not too difficult. When we"re talking about two Irish solo acts and a [...]

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Laura Izibor to play Crawdaddy

Posted on 23rd Sep 08 by | comments 0

Having just finished recording her debut album Let The Truth Be Told which will be released internationally in late January, Laura Izibor is on the cusp on the massive breakthrough she so richly deserves.

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Album Review: Halfset – Another Way of Being There

Posted on 23rd Sep 08 by | comments 0

Artist: HalfsetAuthor: Naomi McArdle Halfset have changed dramatically since 2005's Dramanalog" an electronic album of loops and samples. Stephen Shannon and Jeff Martin's once"off pairing has developed into a full"blown band and now" their second album" Another Way of Being There" comes as a pinnacle record in the evolution of instrumental change that's seen music [...]

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