Dermot Kennedy straight in at #1 on UK album chart

its_steve116

First Irish act to top the UK album chart in nearly 20 years now. Hozier has never had an album higher than #3 there.

Your Face

The inmate head on him.

retalivity

I hate to be thay guy, but who?
I had to google him...i guess what is it, is now strange and confusing to me

NIMAN

Not sure I've heard of him, likely have on the radio and not known who it was.

Don't tell me, is he one of these folk like Ed Sheeran or Lewis Capaldi, all moody?

DJIMI TRARORE

I'm guessing U2 were the last irish no 1

completedit

He’s pretty deadly for what he is. He’s a good version of that cookie cutter singer-songwriter.

Rubberlegs

Fair play to him

Thelonious Monk

No idea who he is. How do kids know about music these days? When I were a lad I'd just watch MTV to know what I liked.

listermint

Very good artist tbh.


Advise checking out previous single 'glory'.

nullzero

Who?

EDIT, did a quick search and I know his outnumbered song, and it's not for me.

BDI

I heard that outnumbered song before, seems grand if you like that sort of stuff, it’s all been done before though just slightly different enough not to be sued for copyright.

A Lazarus soul are a more talented Irish band struggling to make it. The d they put between the r and l was the best Irish album I’ve heard in years. Most Irish people I know havnt heard of them. Playing whelans at the end of the month.

cj maxx

NIMAN wrote: »

Not sure I've heard of him, likely have on the radio and not known who it was.

Don't tell me, is he one of these folk like Ed Sheeran or Lewis Capaldi, all moody?

Heard the song on the wireless, only learned his name on this thread.
Seems very moody

JohnnyFlash

Your Face wrote: »

The inmate head on him.

I went on to google to see what he looked like. Bit of a skobie head on him. It was the people also searched for thing that got me though. They had a picture of this horrific looking mutant called Lewis Capaldi. His face put me off my pint - and very very few things are capable of putting me off my pint of porter.

its_steve116

Damien Rice, Two Door Cinema Club, The Thrills, Hozier, James Vincent McMorrow, Fontaines DC, Imelda May, Kodaline, Niall Horan... none of these acts have ever had a UK #1 album, debut or otherwise. Dermot has.

Ronan Keating was the last Irish artist whose debut album reached #1 in the UK. In 2000.

Let all of that sink in.

Lewis_Benson

completedit wrote: »

He’s pretty deadly for what he is. He’s a good version of that cookie cutter singer-songwriter.

How deadly?

Could he kill a man with his hands tied behind his back and blindfolded, while the other guy has a gun?

Lewis_Benson

its_steve116 wrote: »

Damien Rice, Two Door Cinema Club, The Thrills, Hozier, James Vincent McMorrow, Fontaines DC, Imelda May, Kodaline, Niall Horan... none of these acts have ever had a UK #1 album, debut or otherwise. Dermot has.

Ronan Keating was the last Irish artist whose debut album reached #1 in the UK. In 2000.

Let all of that sink in.

All bland shyte.

topper75

I don't mind if he looks a little scobie. To write great stuff it is virtually essential to look ordinary. It's the pretty ones you have to watch out for - ruined music for the last 2 decades or so. Give the plain folk a chance! Bring good sounds back.

BDI

Lewis_Benson wrote: »

All bland shyte.

You probably write songs like the blowers daughter everyday. Throw them in the bin, not the sound you are looking for.

Nigzcurran

BDI wrote: »

You probably write songs like the blowers daughter everyday. Throw them in the bin, not the sound you are looking for.

I hate your posts on most threads but this deserves some love! Cheers man

Lewis_Benson

BDI wrote: »

You probably write songs like the blowers daughter everyday. Throw them in the bin, not the sound you are looking for.

What¿

I'm genuinely surprised that there is such a thing as a pop music chart anymore. I had thought everybody was just copying it from online for free. Why would somebody buy, for instance, his song when they could drop over to Youtube and convert it to MP3/whatever format for free?

callaway92

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'm genuinely surprised that there is such a thing as a pop music chart anymore. I had thought everybody was just copying it from online for free. Why would somebody buy, for instance, his song when they could drop over to Youtube and convert it to MP3/whatever format for free?

Spotify/Apple Music/Tidal Streams/YouTube plays all count in the charts these days

Rothko

The charts mean nothing at all and never have.

Heckler

Pretty much in the same mould as Ed Sheeran. Not my thing at all but fair play to him if he's making it.

Irish DJ's seem to latch on to certain artists. Eoghan McDermott and his creepy fascination with Picture This. Ian Dempsey with first Kodaline and the Academic and now Dermot Kennedy.

I presume its payola. Maybe not with McDermott. Apparently he went and got Picture This tattoos....not weird at all Eoghan.

BDI

Nigzcurran wrote: »

I hate your posts on most threads but this deserves some love! Cheers man

You probably wrote posts like that time I slated Ed Woodward on the man utd forum or the time
I wrote a Nobel prize level poem in the creative writing forum then wrote another completely different Nobel prize poem when that got criticized.


One of the fellas who claimed to be a specialist in poetry said their terrible(sic)

I didn’t rise to it.


Why are you so full of hate. Is it inadequacy?

dd973

The UK? Who cares.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Your Face wrote: »

The inmate head on him.

Dunno if he does but I lolled at this, so I did.

8-10

dd973 wrote: »

The UK? Who cares.

Chip on your shoulder?

mfceiling

Lewis_Benson wrote: »

All bland shyte.

Fontaines DC are bland? Go away out of that. I'm guessing you've never actually heard them.

SnazzyPig

dd973 wrote: »

The UK? Who cares.

8-10 wrote: »

Chip on your shoulder?

No, who really cares what album has the most sales in the UK on a given week?

Mortelaro

Will Brexit affect this?

Bobblehats

Rothko wrote: »

The charts mean nothing at all and never have.

But they did. Reflected in prime time television chart shows, where household names would have to make live appearances anyway these painfully earnest in love mother****ers like little bitches; pining for their mommy figure in some cookie cutter r n b styling isn’t native to me. You’d want to have a killer voice like Bryan Adams or something to gain proper recognition...I don’t know it takes a certain character n all. David Gray was good at it?

I’d like to do a mr jingles style teardown on that George Ezra, too I can’t stand the sound of him. Sorry guys.

YFlyer

Must be the guy Tom Dunne was raving about.

biko

He sounds just the rest of them these days.

Somedaythefire

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'm genuinely surprised that there is such a thing as a pop music chart anymore. I had thought everybody was just copying it from online for free. Why would somebody buy, for instance, his song when they could drop over to Youtube and convert it to MP3/whatever format for free?

I'd say pirating music is getting less and less prevalent amongst the masses actually. Spotify and Apple music and other streaming are too convenient and cheap.

vriesmays

its_steve116 wrote: »

First Irish act to top the UK album chart in nearly 20 years now. Hozier has never had an album higher than #3 there.

Where are The Script from.

Jonybgud

Jayses! ye're some shower of whinge bags, fair play to the fella, very well done.

Deise Vu

Interesting factoid: he is the nephew of Mary Kennedy of Nationwide infamy. You can see the resemblance in the eyes I think. Now aren’t ye ashamed to say he has a scobie’s head on him. Poor Mary!

its_steve116

vriesmays wrote: »

Where are The Script from.

Forgot about them.

bangkok

Hard to know how some have never heard of him unless they dont follow the music scene?

He has been on the ellen show, jonathan ross show, late late show, has played all the big festivals, was on the main stage at ep this year. He is very well known in the US

BDI

Deise Vu wrote: »

Interesting factoid: he is the nephew of Mary Kennedy of Nationwide infamy. You can see the resemblance in the eyes I think. Now aren’t ye ashamed to say he has a scobie’s head on him. Poor Mary!

Haha hilarious. You have proper artists from the hood who are actually from the hood like that chap Burnt Out disappearing into obscurity (I think he died) then you have artists from the hood who are actually from RTE rocking the charts and selling out arenas.

Oasis1974

Who is he?

emo72

Walked down Grafton Street the other day. Loads of teen-agers singing the most morbid downbeat depressing songs. Like lads cheer up, there's a bit of craic to be had if yis lighten up. Yous won't be 16 forever.

Jonybgud

emo72 wrote: »

Walked down Grafton Street the other day. Loads of teen-agers singing the most morbid downbeat depressing songs. Like lads cheer up, there's a bit of craic to be had if yis lighten up. Yous won't be 16 forever.

What would a 72 year old emo know about it?

The Satanist

Never heard of him/ her/ them. I'll be sure to check it out before I decide that it's ****.

emo72

Jonybgud wrote: »

What would a 72 year old emo know about it?

Well there's that too. Maybe I am getting old......

vriesmays

emo72 wrote: »

Walked down Grafton Street the other day. Loads of teen-agers singing the most morbid downbeat depressing songs. Like lads cheer up, there's a bit of craic to be had if yis lighten up. Yous won't be 16 forever.

A cause of anxiety in the youth, listening to sing-songwriter dirges.

Oasis1974

I'm at work now must listen to him anyone who gets No.1 in UK must be half decent you'd hope lol.

bangkok

His album is fantastic

debok

Some bitterness in Ireland. Like how are we known around the world as friendly people. The cool lads saying who is he? How do they still think that's a thing. Just say fair play. Saying scobie head on him and miserably music yet they have have never seen or heard of him. Great nation of people when we are in another country. Same twats will be at his concerts somewhere foreign waving an Irish flag.

bangkok

debok wrote: »

Some bitterness in Ireland. Like how are we known around the world as friendly people. The cool lads saying who is he? How do they still think that's a thing. Just say fair play. Saying scobie head on him and miserably music yet they have have never seen or heard of him. Great nation of people when we are in another country. Same twats will be at his concerts somewhere foreign waving an Irish flag.

He is as far from a scobie as they come