best unsigned/newly signed irish bands?

Alwyn Walker · 27-06-2010 10:44PM #1

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

Joe_Dull · 28-06-2010 07:29PM

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

http://www.myspace.com/littlegreencars

The Shakes and Biplanes would be personal favourites...

Aridstarling · 29-06-2010 12:03AM

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...

off.the.walls · 29-06-2010 01:19AM

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

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.

Joe_Dull · 29-06-2010 09:55AM

off.the.walls wrote: »

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.

Alwyn Walker · 29-06-2010 12:14PM

cheers for the replies folks!

smackbunnybaby · 29-06-2010 03:01PM

Another vote for Squarehead. A real talent.

ElaElaElano · 30-06-2010 12:23AM

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?)

Twee. · 30-06-2010 12:41AM

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

Limerick_Lass · 30-06-2010 12:47AM

Super Model Twins

MajorThom · 30-06-2010 01:32AM

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

http://www.myspace.com/miasparrowmusic

red_ice · 30-06-2010 02:15AM

The cast of cheers

Miguel_Sanchez · 30-06-2010 10:16AM

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?

Aridstarling · 30-06-2010 11:01AM

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

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.

Wolf Club · 30-06-2010 11:36AM

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.

cinnamon girl · 30-06-2010 03:55PM

Twee. wrote: »

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

Agreed, incredible band

MilanPan!c · 01-07-2010 08:57AM

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.

FewFew · 01-07-2010 11:07AM

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

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

MilanPan!c · 01-07-2010 12:33PM

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!

Darkglasses · 01-07-2010 02:07PM

Do Sleep Thieves count? I really like them..

smackbunnybaby · 01-07-2010 02:30PM

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

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

MilanPan!c · 01-07-2010 02:50PM

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

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.

smackbunnybaby · 01-07-2010 03:11PM

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

bossa_nova · 01-07-2010 03:34PM

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

Miguel_Sanchez · 01-07-2010 03:50PM

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.

MilanPan!c · 01-07-2010 04:09PM

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

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.

red_ice · 03-07-2010 03:46AM

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.

Sunny86 · 03-07-2010 02:27PM

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

03-07-2010 02:56PM

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

Ooly · 03-07-2010 03:36PM

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!

homerun_homer · 05-07-2010 02:27PM

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.

best unsigned/newly signed irish bands?

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