Posted on 31st May 10 by Jane Ward | 
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Dinosaur is the debut album from Belfast band John Shelly And The Creatures. Without knowing it you’ve probably already heard the band. Their single Long May You Reign was used in the Discover Ireland advertising campaign. The song is indicative of the sort of music the band creates; instantly recognisable, unique and downright charming.
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Posted on 31st May 10 by Jonathan Keane | 0
Finland’s Barren Earth are an interesting prospect to say the least, featuring Swallow The Sun vocalist Mikko Kotamäki along with former and current members of Moonsorrow and Amorphis. Stylistically, they inhabit the same vein as the more recent Swallow The Sun, and that grander sophistication they’ve assumed. But the early doom influences are still rearing [...]
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Posted on 28th May 10 by Ciara O Brien | 0
Southampton indie-rock quartet Delays are set to release their eagerly anticipated fourth album Star Tiger, Star Ariel on June 31st this year. Delays are somewhat of a strumming contradiction as, following their 2004 debut Faded Seaside Glamour, they were heralded as indie’s new ‘IT’ kids and compared to giants like the Stone Roses. Six years [...]
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Posted on 27th May 10 by Mike McGrath Bryan | 0
After the success of 1994′s pop-laced opus Troublegum, Northern Ireland’s Therapy? were in a tricky position. Viewed cynically by their label as the next Nirvana, a belief spurred on by Troublegum‘s accessibility and black humour, and in the shadow of Britpop and its slew of scenesters, shitehawks and careerists, the follow-on to their breakthrough album [...]
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Posted on 27th May 10 by Mike McGrath Bryan | 0
Experimetallers hit Whelan’s June 5th with Jogging in tow.
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Posted on 25th May 10 by Jane Ward | 1
The Last Tycoons formed in 2007 evolving from highly acclaimed Dublin band Porn Trauma. Their debut album hit the shelves in April and has been really well received by critics.
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Posted on 23rd May 10 by Mike McGrath Bryan | 0
Pig Destroyer/Agoraphobic Nosebleed man unveils second mixtape…
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Posted on 20th May 10 by Mike McGrath Bryan | 0
Georgia avant-manglers to destroy The Pint in an all-age rager, with the help of quite a few friends…
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Posted on 20th May 10 by Kevin Mealy | 1
Band of Skulls may not be a household name yet, but this threesome from Southampton, England look to be on the way up. Also bear in mind the key word in that sentence is ‘yet’. You get a lot of hearsay about upcoming bands these days, most of which is passed off as widespread rumours [...]
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Posted on 19th May 10 by Jonathan Keane | 2
As far as contemporary British metal is concerned and the heavyweights within it, Bullet For My Valentine (BFMV) are one of the top guns. It’s a fact. Dislike them all you want and call them fags because of how they look, but the fact of the matter is that preferences aside, BFMV are one of [...]
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