Top 5 Indie bands in ireland???

blu_sonic

don't think kaiser cheifs are irish

hollyhamill

seriously? ok well i didnt know that so republic of loose!

after hearing a crazy irish band there called (retards), they got a song that goes "snackbox, chinese, breakfast roll, everybody in the house is gonna get their hole"

anyone ever hear of them? There worth hearing for the shear novelty value!:v:

John

josco da walrus wrote:

after hearing a crazy irish band there called (retards), they got a song that goes "snackbox, chinese, breakfast roll, everybody in the house is gonna get their hole"

anyone ever hear of them? There worth hearing for the shear novelty value!:v:

I think they're great. Not a novelty band at all but may appear so on the surface. Live they are absolutely savage, the two of them wear lion and tiger costumes but play the heaviest noise I've heard in a while. They have an album but I think it was a limited edition of 50. They're playing soon enough (next week I think) and I heartily recommend them.

blu_sonic

john2 wrote:

Not a novelty band at all but may appear so on the surface

but

john2 wrote:

the two of them wear lion and tiger costumes

and

josco da walrus wrote:

they got a song that goes "snackbox, chinese, breakfast roll, everybody in the house is gonna get their hole"

thats got all the hallmarks of a novelty band, when people sing songs like that and/or appear on stage in "fancy dress" in general its hard to take them seriously and hence they get bracketed into novelty. 1 band that got away with the novelty aspect of their band was the flaming lips the were still (and rightly so) taken as a serious band

John

Despite the novelty-isms listed above I seriously do think of (retards) as being more than a novelty act. The music is damn good and as I said, live they are savage. Definitely one of the most interesting bands in Dublin.

blu_sonic

100% honest i've not heard them, bit even their name sounds a bit ropey, i used to be in a band called "the abortions" i knew that they would NEVER be taken seriously

DadaKopf

Why would anyone always want to be taken seriously?

John

I'm not saying that they have to be taken deadly seriously (they are tongue in cheek) but just because you have a bit of humour in your music doesn't make it novelty. It's a fine line granted but I think they keep to the right side of it (novelty's on the left )

blu_sonic

but how many humourous bands are considered to be "ALL TIME GREATS" I love sultans of ping etc but they're forgetable

John

It's not the same sort of humour though. You really have to hear them to understand what I mean. There are funny bits to the songs but the humour is really black, they make you feel uncomfortable which is a rare feat in music. They fit with old school industrial bands like Throbbing Gristle and Whitehouse.

ball ox

Bell X1 - all three albums are quality
The Revs - I would have laughed at this too before I heard their latest album
Redneck Manifesto - great sound and amazing live
Kila - ok, probably dont fall under the term "indie" but.......

blu_sonic

I'll check them out, "the retards", i do hope they are good

John

If you don't like them I'll buy you a pint*













*of tap water.

blu_sonic

lol where can i hear them any mp3's etc?

DadaKopf

http://retards.plasticdonkey.com

Brother To God

God is an astronaut
Whipping boy
Red neck manifesto
My bloody valentine
Pet lamb

Aporia

Bellx1
The redneck Manifesto

since last time i posted id say......
Redneck Manifesto
Jape
God is an astronaut
super extra bonus party
somadrone

kenny lawler

Some of my favourite bands at the moment!

Electric Penguins
Jape
Bell X1
The Butterfly Explosion
The Pale

ilovehoovering

hmmm i probably replied to this before but maybe it was before i discovered the amazing We Are Knives from Belfast. awesome live band and they've just recorded an ep. essential listening for fans of Ten Past Seven / The Redneck Manifesto.

oh and seeing as (retards) were mentioned a bit in this thread - they're playing their last show on Friday the 24th at the Ballroom Of Romance. one of them is moving to Denver to save the world which is why it's their last show.

ps - Party Weirdo are the best new new band i've seen in a while.

John

ilovehoovering wrote:

oh and seeing as (retards) were mentioned a bit in this thread - they're playing their last show on Friday the 24th at the Ballroom Of Romance. one of them is moving to Denver to save the world which is why it's their last show.

Really? That's a damn shame. Not the saving the world part obviously. Which one of them is moving?

Badly Drunk Boy

Ever hear of Mendoza? They're supposed to be good...

tony 2 tone

A few of my top 5 seem to have disappeared
Blink
Sack
Tooth
Kid Blunt
Vealots

magpie

http://www.myspace.com/channelonesound
http://www.myspace.com/drycounty05
http://www.myspace.com/hybrasil

What was that?

Channel One are good alright.

Also worth keeping an eye on are Dark Room Notes - I'd never heard of them but checked them out after hearing Steve Cummins on Phantom say they were his No1 tip for the next big Irish band - their single seems to have some serious producer muscle behind it too, so someone believes in them.

Interesting to see some movement away from the haircut/leather jacket/guitars or earnest singer/songwriter models of Irish bands

ilovehoovering

John wrote:

Really? That's a damn shame. Not the saving the world part obviously. Which one of them is moving?

the fellow who screams. this final gig for a while will also feature Ewa Gigon performing with (retards). excellent!

ianmc38

Steve_o wrote:

Mark Geary (Not a band but hugely Talented)

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Have you ever actually read his lyrics? They are non-sensical smatterings of uncoordinated bs. I reckon he uses google to find words that rhyme to help him write songs. Pathetic excuse for a musician. There are loads of unsigned acts in this country who have more talent in their excrement than he has in his entire body.

i reckin dry county have to mentioned as well.
very cool group.

i heard a band two years ago called "sprites in the boarder", what ever happened to them?

Nichololas

durandal wrote: »

Headgear, little known it seems, but undeservedly so.

Saw them at EP, didn't really stand out for me. Possibly because it seems they're trying to do the Frames thing about 10 years too late.

Redneck Manifesto
Jape
Gran Casino

There was this other band I saw that were amazing but for the life of me I can't remember their name. There was just two of them (brothers I think, from down the country), one on semi-acoustic with a really really heavy gauge string on the first string and the other on drums. Lots of time changes with jazzy chords played really fast. Anyone know their name?

Xavi6

2 years and 6 pages in and no ones mentioned Berkeley? Shame on you all.