Irish Indie/Alternative

TheMonster

Just noticed the lack of Irish bands in the threads here.

There have been lots of great Irish bands/albums that were every bit as good if not better.

Here are some of my favourites, just to refresh the memories.

A-House - Big Fat Merry Go Round
Whipping Boy - Heartworm
Blink - A map of the Universe
Fatima Mansions - Viva Dead Ponies (all albums but this is their best)
Microdisney - Crooked Mile
Frank and Walters - Trains, Boats and Planes

Mr E

Wilt - Bastinado / My Medicine
Blink - The end is high
An emotional fish - an emotional fish/junk puppets/sloper
Fat Lady Sings - twist/johnson
The hitchers - its all fun and games 'til someone loses an eye
Something Happens - bedlam a go go
Woodstar - life sparks

TheMonster

Must check out "The Hitchers"

Why the lack of attention to Irish bands, is it not considered cool to like Irish music?

Some of the older Irish music can be very hard to track down but is usually worth it? There are a few users on soulseek that share old Irish Stuff but there are some albums I would love to track down but can't find them either to buy or download.

Mutant_Fruit

As i've said before, Tracer AMC. They're very like Mogwai, but better. They'd be very instrumental (i.e. no vocals) but damn good!

The Shol'va

Mutant_Fruit wrote:

As i've said before, Tracer AMC. They're very like Mogwai, but better. They'd be very instrumental (i.e. no vocals) but damn good!

And what about Bismarck? WHAT ABOUT BISMARCK! :P

st_jimmy

Turn as well. Thats if you can get any of their EP's. Fave song is Heartattack

PiE

Blink - A map of the Universe

If anybody has this album on CD, could they PM me please*

*Having DSL will be a bonus... y'know... so the PM goes faster.

Creamy Goodness

also add to the list

fighting with wire

great band i saw supporting biffy clyro in whelans in december, really orignal unlike some bands out there

nlgbbbblth

here's some of my favourite Irish records

albums
Whipping Boy - Submarine / Heartworm /
A House - I Want Too Much / Wide Eyed And Ignorant / I Am The Greatest
Microdisney - Everybody Is Fantastic / The Clock Comes Down The Stairs
The Stars Of Heaven - Speak Slowly
Power Of Dreams - Immigrants, Emigrants And Me / 2 Hell With Common Sense
Into Paradise - Under The Water / Churchtown
Fatima Mansions - Viva Dead Ponies
In Motion - The Language Of Everyday Life
Wormhole - Chicks Dig Scars
Dudley Corporation - The Lonely World Of The Dudley Corporation
Large Mound - Raised On Rock
Joan Of Arse - Lost At Sea
Rollers/Sparkers - Second Level Crossing
Tycho Brahe - This Is The Tycho Brahe
Redneck Manifesto - Cut Your Heart Off From Your Head
Therapy? - Babyteeth / Pleasuredeath
The Frank And Walters - Beauty Becomes More Than Life
My Bloody Valentine - Ecstasy / Isn't Anything / Loveless
The Blades - The Last Man In Europe
Herv - Snap Hands

singles
Whipping Boy - Whipping Boy EP / I Think I Miss You EP
The Would Be's - I'm Hardly Ever Wrong / Silly Songs For Cynical People EP / The Wonderful EP
The Swinging Swine - Them Ghosts Do Come
Toasted Heretic - Galway And Los Angeles
Hey Paulette - I Really Do Love Penelope
The Frank And Walters - EP1 / EP2 / EP3
My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise / Feed Me With Your Kiss / Glider EP / Tremelo EP
Into Paradise - Blue Light EP / Change EP
Fatima Mansions - Hive EP / Blues For Ceausescu
A House - Doodle EP / Heart Happy / Bingo EP / Zop EP / Kick Me Again Jesus

eclectichoney

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrollerskate skinny!

dregin

Berkeley

nlgbbbblth

eclectichoney wrote:

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrollerskate skinny!

hmmm, I used hate these guys for some reason
although the Novice EP is pretty good and Bow Bow Hitchiker nor bad either

dross

www.purevolume.com/sweatykids

acquiescefc

Sultans (of Ping (FC))

...maybe just maybe to return.

DerekD Goldfish

Most of my favourits have already been mentioned
A-House - Big Fat Merry Go Round
Whipping Boy - Heartworm/Submarine
Fatima Mansions - Viva Dead Ponies/Vallhalla Avenue
MBV-Loveless
Rollerskate Skinny- Horsedrawn Wishes
The Blades- Raytown Revisited
kerbdog- On the Turn
SLF- Inflamable Material
That Petrol Emotion - Babble/Manic Pop Thril
LIR- Nest
Fat Lady Sings- Twist
High lamas- Gidion Gaye
The Last Post- Dry Land
Pony Club- Family Business
Stump- A feirce Pancake
Sultans of Ping- Casual Sex in The Cineplex
Microdisney- Everybody is Fantastic/The clock comes down the stairs

Are some of my favourites
I Like a But of Rory/Lizzy as wel but not sure if they counted as alternative

quank

Ooooh, since I saw some pimping... The Daze music

www.freewebs.com/thedaze

"As i've said before, Tracer AMC. They're very like Mogwai, but better. They'd be very instrumental (i.e. no vocals) but damn good!"

Can you buy their stuff in like HMV?

dregin

Ah if you're lookin for instrumental look no further than ten past seven. I think they'd be better with vocals but they're still a great band.

Mutant_Fruit

Tracer AMC were available in that music shop on grafton street (is that HMV?). But i think i got the last copy They should be able to order it in. Alternatively i think you can get it off their site.

One thing, if they tell you its an american import, its not. Tracer AMC are from belfast, and it was produced up north afaik, so i don't know WHY they'd want to import from america... but thats what one guy told me in HMV when i couldn't find it at first :rolleyes:

DadaKopf

Tracer AMC shop.

nlgbbbblth

DerekD Goldfish wrote:

That Petrol Emotion - Babble/Manic Pop Thril
The Last Post- Dry Land
Stump- A feirce Pancake

forgot these.

The Petrols were marvellous, five excellent albums. First three are best.
the first Last Post album Love Lost is good too but I agree that Dry Land is better

Stump's Fierce Pancake is a great record. I must give it a spin tonight. Buffalo, Charlton Heston and Chaos are my favourite songs on it

Alana

cathy davey-something ilk=animal album

chalets-check out their website, ubar cool
alphastate-i think the album is from sand
ann scott
joe chester....he irish...?i think so but....
mike got spiked
66e-riot on the radio-animal song
juniper....sniff alas no more-anyone got any of their stuff...i'd love a copy..help?
my bloody valentine (again question on the irishness)sometimes is a bloody animal track
could you count morrisey as irish......hehehehe...irish blood english heart...any takers...anyone...na didnt think so...still there is a light that never goes out and shoplifters of the world unite are amongst my favourite songs...
autamata-jelly man-check out their website too-ubar cool(on the irishness thing again i aint sure...)

honru

Sweaty Kids are pretty good.

Barryoh2004

Mutant_Fruit wrote:

Tracer AMC are from belfast, and it was produced up north afaik

what the hell does "afaik" mean?

cashback

Barryoh2004 wrote:

what the hell does "afaik" mean?

afaik means 'as far as I know'.
As far as I know anyway...

mentalimplosion

has the Jimmy Cake been mentioned yet?

nlgbbbblth

mentalimplosion wrote:

has the Jimmy Cake been mentioned yet?

not as far as I know

I forgot about them

Dublin Gone, Everybody Dead was the best album of 2002.
A significant improvement on Brains.

IanluvsKathleen

Apart from "this use to be the future" Brains sucked. Dublin gone rules like an ass though

magpie

Does anyone know what EP the song "face down" by Turn is on?

Mr E

http://www.turn.ie/turn_disco.html

Deadwing

Waiting room are pretty good...for a cork band

eclectichoney

was just going to mention waiting room - that album is excellent, can't get enough of it.

also liking omelette
jape
les rednecks (obviously)
martin finke (does he count as indie?)
estel
and anything mr steve fanagan puts his hand to is usually worth a listen

rain on

eclectichoney wrote:

and anything mr steve fanagan puts his hand to is usually worth a listen

'bears' was probably my favourite Irish record of 2004. the new estel is only great as well. a bit samey, but good all the same.

Miguel_Sanchez

I'm not too gone on Waiting Room. Heard so much about them and then saw them play in the Roisin Dubh and they were very average - not much stage presence, poor vocals. But I haven't heard the album so I don't want to write them off just yet as they could have been having an off night.

Current Irish bands that I like (as if anyone cares what I like)

Jape
Redneck Manifesto
Life After Modelling
Connect Four Orchestra
The Chalets
Goodtime John
Autamata

and CRAYONSMITH - this guy only has one EP out but he's great. You can hear the Sebadoh/My Bloody Valentine influences a bit much at times but I think he's going to get better and better. Can't wait for his album.
(and no - I'm not him or his brother or anything to do with him - just a fan)

www.crayonsmith.com - check out tracks on his site

lupus

Hey there is an album comming out in June with a load of new Irish stuff on it.
Faction 1 is launching in Voodoo on the 16th of June and will include The Marshal Stars - Republic of Loose - The Angels of mons - Director - Redorgan serpent sound - The Immediate - Future Kings of spain.
There will also be a nation wide tour to support the release.
Dates available on www.themarshalstars.com
Cheers
Lupus

polarbelly

66e, future kings of spain, my bloody valentine, rest, steve fanagan, the coldspoon conspiracy, the dudley corporation, the jimmy cake, the redneck manifesto, the tycho brahe (tychonaut, whatever), waiting room, whipping boy

all probably mentioned but worth another one.

polarbelly

eclectichoney wrote:

and anything mr steve fanagan puts his hand to is usually worth a listen

i adore there is hope, fantastic album.

technobob

what about ten speed racer?

10SR was a great album

and yeah joe chester is a true blue dub
he was ten speeds guitarist

IanluvsKathleen

God is an astronaut

nonemoreblack

IanluvsKathleen wrote:

God is an astronaut

No he's not.

























sorry

nonemoreblack

Ja but no but they are actually reaally good.

moonboy

YAY connect 4 orchestra!!...
should be making a return sometime soon..

Likely Lad

The Thrills are bloody awsome, lovely music.

DerekD Goldfish

Likely Lad wrote:

The Thrills are bloody awful.

I agree