LaFaro, LaFaro
Posted on 27th Apr 10 by Jane Ward | 
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Northern Ireland band LaFaro have announced May 10th 2010 as the release date for their self titled debut album LaFaro to be released through Smalltown America Records. After several years touring from 2004 sharing the stage with well known bands like The Pogues, Ash and The White Stripes the band released their self-titled EP in [...]
Northern Ireland band LaFaro have announced May 10th 2010 as the release date for their self titled debut album LaFaro to be released through Smalltown America Records. After several years touring from 2004 sharing the stage with well known bands like The Pogues, Ash and The White Stripes the band released their self-titled EP in 2007 through Field Records which was received well by the Irish Press.
LaFaro
The album has so far been well received. It’s a fairly solid album although it’s not really for everyone. LaFaro are definitely a band for more hardcore metal fans. They’re very fast and very loud and to someone who doesn’t listen to a lot of metal or prefers more melodic music they probably wouldn’t be as enjoyable.
The opening track of the album Tupenny Nudger was named as BBC Radio’s single of the year two years in a row. It’s a good song which reminded me a lot of the opening riff of Nine Inch Nails’ cover of Metal (originally by Gary Numan). Tupenny Nudger has received the most acclaim and is without a doubt one of the strongest tracks on the album, but there’s a few other tracks that stand out. Party Hardy Marty has a very old school punk feel. Great Conversations Remember No. 36 – Jeff Hinton stood out for me purely because I love a good bass line.
In 2009 the band went on tour with Fighting With Wire playing gigs around Ireland and the UK before playing a further string of UK shows with And So I Watch You From Afar. They have received excellent live reviews and have a number of upcoming tour dates across Ireland and the UK:
Ireland Tour Dates
Galway, Thursday 6th May: Strange Brew Club
Waterford, Friday 7th May: Electric Avenue
Cork, Sunday 9th May: Cyprus Avenue
Dundalk, Thursday 13th May: The Spirit Store
Dublin, Friday 14th May: The Academy, with The Foals and Bombay Cycle Club
Warrenpoint, Saturday 15th May: The INF
UK Tour Dates
Bath, Monday 17th May: Moles
Cambridge, Tuesday 18th May: Portland Arms
Liverpool, Wednesday 19th May: Sound City Festival
Glasgow, Thursday 20th May: Captains Rest
Arbroath, Friday 21st May: Devitos
Dundee, Saturday 22nd May: Hustlers
Edinburgh, Sunday 23rd May: Bannermans
York, Monday 24th May: Duchess
Leeds, Tuesday 25th May: The Well
Birmingham, Wednesday 26th May: The Flapper
Southampton, Thursday 27th May: Unit
Tunbridge Wells, Saturday 29th May: The Forum (all dayer)
Bristol, Monday 31st May: The Croft
Cardiff, Tuesday 1st June: Barfly
Oxford, Thursday 3rd June: The Jericho
Manchester, Friday 4th June: Fever
The album will be available from the Smalltown America store from May 10th 2010 and in some independent record shops. To hear more the band’s links are below.
Drop-d Rating 7/10
Tags: And So I Watch You From Afar, ash, Field Records, Fighting With Wire, Gary Numan, Great Conversations Remember No. 36 – Jeff Hinton, LaFaro, metal, NIN, nine inch nails, Party Hardy Marty, Smalltown America Records, The Pogues, The White Stripes, Tupenny Nudger
Very excited to hear this now. Great band.