The Aftermath sweep before them all

2008 was another remarkable year on the domestic scene, plenty of fantastic songs to soundtrack the inevitable scoffery of the next few weeks… The Aftermath have rounded off a very successful year with the release of download single ‘There’s A Darkness’. The track has been remastered by John Davis of Kaiser Chiefs, The Ting Tings, Bloc Party and The Smiths fame at Metropolis studios, London. There are plenty of live fixes on the horizon too including the band’s first dates in Northern Ireland this year with The Pigeon Detectives, a Dublin show with The Stunning and a special homecoming show in The Stables in Mullingar which will be recorded for an EP due for release early next year. Work has already started on the next album which is due for release in February next year…
Wexford songstress ODi has also commenced work on her next release, the debut longplayer is due next summer. The new ODi website is now online at www.odimusic.co.uk. Congrats are due on a spectacular support slot to Tom Baxter at his Electric Avenue show…
Cork’s Nassau launched their electrifying debut long-player Attica State at a sold-out show in The Half Moon Theatre recently. Since the release of their single ‘She Drives’ last October the band have been busy finishing their album while playing some prestigious gigs in Ireland and England. To purchase ‘Funderland Fan’, the upcoming single from the album text music 1817 to 57501...
For so long now the Brilliant Trees debut album Friday Night was inaccessible as the masters were mysteriously destroyed (a long story!) but thanks to www.indiecater.com and mp3hugger you can now download the entire album and artwork for €3.50…
Fresh from the success of their infestious debut single ‘O My Love! O My God!’ The Dead Flags have just released their first four-track EP We’ve Got The Ways And The Means. Produced by Karl Odlum the opus features ‘I Can’t Be Held Responsible’, ‘Gentleman’s Club’, ‘You Will Never Love Again’ and ‘Stop Raging’. The band – a former HP Pick Of The Fortnight – have been going from strength to strength this year gaining lots of airplay and a slot of the prestigious 2fm 2moro 2our. The release is available from record shops nationwide...
Following on from the release of his debut album You’re An Electron I’m An Electron, Brian Canavan had just unleashed lead single ‘(Carol Vorderman) Counting Me Down’. The video of the tribute to the mathematical genius has had a hair-raising amount of hits on YouTube! The impressive long-player was recorded in Troy Horse Studios in Balbriggan by Mike O’Dowd (formerly of Alphastates) with additional production by Chris O’Brien and Graham Murphy of The Production Suite…
Dundalk’s Blind Pilots launched their The Toys Have Gone Berserk EP at a roof-raising Spirit Store show recently. The indie quartet spent most of the year honing their live set with supports to domestic luminaries such as The Blizzards, Delorentos and Dry County…
There are festive live treats-a-plenty to keep you busy during December starting with Young Hearts Run Free presents We Love Yule on Friday December 5 at The Joy Gallery@RedSpace, 2 Rutland Place, Parnell Square, Dublin 1. Admission is €12 and all proceeds go to The Simon Community. The event runs from from 4pm - late. There will be stalls selling clothes, records and art and performances from Jouissance Productions (Spirit of the Fringe Award Winners 2008) with contributions from Skinny Wolves, Maximum Joy, Cap Pas Cap and more…
On the same evening My Brother Woody makes a welcome return to Whelan’s with support from Funzo (aka Liam McDermott)…
The following night in Crawdaddy The Last Tycoons bring their refreshingly original blend of americana to the stage…
In Cyprus Avenue Sat 13 and 27 are worth noting in the diary, the pre-Xmas date sees Damien Dempsey hit town for an all ages show that afternoon and gig that night, Republic Of Loose do the same on the later date…
Super Extra Bonus Party ring in the new year in Whelan’s main venue while The Amazing Few bid farewell to the year upstairs. Meanwhile in Galway the Roisin Dubh has a stellar line-up: Fight Like Apes , Disconnect 4, The Ghostwood Project and Le Galaxie and in Limerick Declan O Rourke welcomes in 2009 in Dolans Warehouse. Check our bumper What’s On Guide for more info!