Inside Track: City slickers

Fledgling label Any Other City – brainchild of former Life After Modelling man James Byrne – has hit the ground running... New Amusement released their limited edition hand-numbered 7” single ‘Jamboree’/‘Shocks’ to great acclaim recently. Word from the camp is that they’ll be in the studio with Shane Cullen this summer completing their full-length debut album...
Labelmates Villagers recently completed a sensational set of support slots with Bell X1 on their nationwide jaunt. They head out for their own headline shows at the end of April taking in Cork on April 30, a Mayday pitstop in Sligo, Galway the following night and Dublin on May 9...
Ever wondered what Pentangle crossed with Belle and Sebastian would sound like? Well, meet Hired Hands. They launch their debut single on June 6 upstairs in Whelan’s. The recording of the first long-player is in progress and we can expect a September/October release...
Bray five-piece Peakin’ Trippers released their new single ‘Forgotten Man’ at a roof-raising gig in The Village. The new track is the follow up to their warmly received last single ‘Tin Tin'...
Dublin blues rock four-piece The Riptide Movement unveiled their debut album What About The Tip Jars?on April 30. It was produced by the legendary Tony Colton of Rory Gallagher and Yes fame and partially assembled in Cowboy Jack Clements’ Sound Emporium in Nashville. The album also features a guest appearance by Stevie Ray Vaughan band member Reese Wynam on Hammond Organ. The 'Movement are hitting the road for a nationwide tour in support of the album, check hotpress.com for details...
The Bastard Rain release a new double A-side single ‘John The Revelator’/’Petronella De Mede’ on May 8. The tracks are taken from the forthcoming album Of Stolen Birds due at the end of May. The band launch the single at the Harbour Bar, Bray on April 25 with a Dublin showcase on May 8 at Toner’s of Baggot Street, which features support from Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock. Who, in case you’re wondering, derive their name from a poem about a haunted canal lock and are of the folk/Americana persuasion...
Humanzi have been busy writing and gigging in Germany but make an official return to the domestic live circuit on May 9 at Transmission in the Button Factory. The show will be followed by a DJ set by none other than CSS’ Lovefoxxx. The band unleash new single ‘Bass Balls’ on June 5 – expect nationwide dates in support of the release...
Cork’s Jodavino have a slew of live shows coming up in support of new album Say It Like It Is. You can download the title-track from www.jodavino.com. The second long-player was produced in Nashville by Grammy-award winning producer Jay Joyce whose credits include Lisa Germano and Dixie Chicks…
Eugene McGuinness – who’s featured here by dint of the grandparent rule – releases a new single, ‘Wendy Wonders’ on Domino on May 25. Additional tracks include cover versions of The Ramones’ ‘Judy Is A Punk’ and The Coral’s ‘Jacqueline’...
Happy Birthday to An Taobh Tuathail! The show has been broadcasting the cream of underground music from around the globe on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta/ANOCHT FM since May 1999. Presenter Cian Ó Cíobháin will DJ at the official birthday party in the Roisin Dubh on May 1. The night will also feature sets from Halfset, Tiny Magnetic Pets and The Lost Chord. And admission is free!...