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THE RIPTIDE MOVEMENT
If you're a regular on Grafton St., chances are you'll have had seen these Dubliners belting out 'Hard To Explain' or 'Keep Keepin' On' to crowds of adoring passers-by. The hard rocking four-piece formed in 2006 and released their acclaimed debut What About The Tip Jars? not long afterwards. Gaining more momentum with 2011's Hot Tramp, they recently sold out the Dublin Olympia –they're back for two more shows next May – and headlined at a festival in Delhi.
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R.S.A.G.
Announcing his arrival with 2009's Choice-nominated Organic Sampler album, RSAG – or Jeremy Hickey as he's known to the taxman– has gone on to become one of the country's most sonically adventurous acts. The Kilkenny drummer also pushes the envelope in terms of the visuals that accompany his frenetic live shows. Currently working on album number three – its Be It Right Or Wrong predecessor is another 'must-have' – Hickey rates as a true Irish original.
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walking on cars
Dingle five-piece Walking On Cars formed in 2010, and have been making serious musical waves ever since. This year saw them nab the top spot in the Red Bull Bedroom Jam competition, as well as making it to the shortlist of the Southern Region of Hot Press' Play On The Day. All this, might we add, before their much-anticipated debut album has hit shelves! If tracks like the excellent 'As We Fly South' - which showcases Patrick Sheehy's rich, heartfelt vocal – are anything to go by, the collection is going to be a cracker.
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SAINT YORDA
Sad and mysterious, this Cork outfit locate a (bitter)sweet spot between Editors and the early 80s Factory Records act Durutti Column. Guitars chime and wail, dolorous vocals dip in and out of focus. It's slow and ominous, but with an irrepressible groove and glimmers of a genuine pop sensibility. They also knock on the head the unfortunate stereotype which states Leeside bands must inhabit a state of perpetual wackiness. Incidentally there never was a 'Saint Yorda'. They made it up, the tykes!
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