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best unsigned/newly signed irish bands?

  • 27-06-2010 10:44PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46


    Heya folks. Let's see your votes for the best up & coming Irish Alt/indie/rock bands "on the scene" at the moment...

    especially the ones who put on a good live show...

    Alwyn Walker


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 900 ✭✭✭Joe_Dull


    By a million miles, my choice would be Little Green Cars.

    They're incredibly proficient (the keyboardist is a celebrity in India) and the songwriting is very strong - put on a great live show too, I've played with them many times :p

    http://www.myspace.com/littlegreencars

    The Shakes and Biplanes would be personal favourites...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭Aridstarling


    Cloud Castle Lake, Squarehead, My Mind Races, Enemies, Twin Kranes, Wounds, Market Force, Adebisi Shank, Bats, Noveau Noise, Patrick Kelleher, Catscars, Hunter-Gatherer, the list goes on and on...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭off.the.walls


    Joe_Dull wrote: »
    By a million miles, my choice would be Little Green Cars.

    They're incredibly proficient (the keyboardist is a celebrity in India) and the songwriting is very strong - put on a great live show too, I've played with them many times :p

    http://www.myspace.com/littlegreencars

    The Shakes and Biplanes would be personal favourites...

    I found them rather boring and repetative. Their good for what their playing but when i think indie or alt i like something that you can dance around to not something that i'd want to sit around drinking while watching.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 900 ✭✭✭Joe_Dull


    I found them rather boring and repetative. Their good for what their playing but when i think indie or alt i like something that you can dance around to not something that i'd want to sit around drinking while watching.

    Really? Maybe the energy doesn't come through very well on the recordings, but their live set is anything but something to sit around drinking to.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 Alwyn Walker


    cheers for the replies folks!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭smackbunnybaby


    Another vote for Squarehead. A real talent.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭ElaElaElano


    I love Enemies, think they're on the richter collective. Similar to the redneck manifesto and ten past seven (who are ridiculously fúcking good- are they signed to anyone?)


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,721 Mod ✭✭✭✭Twee.


    Big fan of Funeral Suits http://www.myspace.com/thefuneralsuits


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭Limerick_Lass


    Super Model Twins


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 163 ✭✭MajorThom


    Listening to these guys an awful lot at the moment. Great potential

    http://www.myspace.com/miasparrowmusic


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,946 ✭✭✭red_ice


    The cast of cheers


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    MajorThom wrote: »
    Listening to these guys an awful lot at the moment. Great potential

    http://www.myspace.com/miasparrowmusic

    Great guys, cracking live show too. They used to be Story of Hair (minus one member now)
    red_ice wrote: »
    The cast of cheers

    I've heard these guys are great but I've yet to check them out. They're on the Richter Collective aren't they?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭Aridstarling


    I've heard these guys are great but I've yet to check them out. They're on the Richter Collective aren't they?

    Yeah they are on Richter. If you're into that kind of thing they do a terrific live show.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 417 ✭✭Wolf Club


    I saw Jogging last week and thought they were great, I think they're on Richter as well? Nouveaunoise would probably be my pick though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭cinnamon girl


    Twee. wrote: »

    Agreed, incredible band


  • Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    Wolf Club wrote: »
    I saw Jogging last week and thought they were great, I think they're on Richter as well? Nouveaunoise would probably be my pick though.

    NN were easily the best thing at TP last night... Easily... Squarehead are not very good in my opinion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    Great guys, cracking live show too. They used to be Story of Hair (minus one member now)

    The minus member of Story of Hair is now in Hello Moon (who are great) http://www.myspace.com/hellomoondublin


  • Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    Fewcifur wrote: »
    The minus member of Story of Hair is now in Hello Moon (who are great) http://www.myspace.com/hellomoondublin

    hello moon are good! I totally forgot about them... thanks for the reminder!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,527 ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    Do Sleep Thieves count? I really like them..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭smackbunnybaby


    Plenty of great signed and unsigned bands here (Warning. Very Dublin centric):

    http://drownedinsound.com/news/4140139-drowned-in-dublin-1


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  • Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    Plenty of great signed and unsigned bands here (Warning. Very Dublin centric):

    http://drownedinsound.com/news/4140139-drowned-in-dublin-1

    I found that to be very underwhelming.

    There's some good stuff on it, but it's pretty slight.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭smackbunnybaby


    As in you find all the bands in the article underwhelming or the podcast of bands?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 458 ✭✭bossa_nova


    Hands Up Who Wants To Die, BATS, adebisi, jogging are pretty good too


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    Fewcifur wrote: »
    The minus member of Story of Hair is now in Hello Moon (who are great) http://www.myspace.com/hellomoondublin

    Cool. Must check them out.

    bossa_nova wrote: »
    Hands Up Who Wants To Die, BATS, adebisi, jogging are pretty good too


    Adebisi are incredible live! So much fun to watch.


  • Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    As in you find all the bands in the article underwhelming or the podcast of bands?

    I was underwhelmed by most of those bands, based on the chosen tunes.

    There were a few good things, a few ok things, but I found most of it slight and unmemorable.

    IMO of course.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,946 ✭✭✭red_ice


    bossa_nova wrote: »
    Hands Up Who Wants To Die, BATS, adebisi, jogging are pretty good too

    adebisi dont match the criteria (i dont think). Awesome band never the less, listening to jumpcut myself atm.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭Sunny86


    http://www.myspace.com/yescadets but i do have a vested interest

    Bands i also think are going places at the moment are

    http://www.myspace.com/talulahdoesthehula
    http://www.myspace.com/thecoonics
    http://www.myspace.com/thecastofcheers

    Few other i can think of deserve mentions but these 4 in my opinion
    are some of the best in ireland at the minute all different but all great at what they do


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 431 ✭✭1967


    Local Waterford band album should be out soon www.myspace.com/fightingspiders


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭Ooly


    Loving the Irish Music scene at the min.

    My favourites have to be Miracle Bell, Heathers, Funeral Suits, Oddsocks Revival, The Hot Sprockets, The Bona Fide Federation

    sooooo many more!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,045 ✭✭✭homerun_homer


    The Hot Sprockets are great, a mighty good live band. Really looking forward to the results from their album sessions in Portugal.

    Seen the Funeral Suits before but never really took them in, I need to see them again but I liked what I heard at the time. They've supported a few bands I've seen the last year but I've always missed them bar the once.

    Adebisi Shank are a sight to see live, great musicians and very tight performers.

    Don't know what the crack is with this band but Grand Canal were a decent little (albeit big) band when I saw them twice the end of last year. Very catchy melodies.


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