Photo: Rickard Farrell

Biggles Flys Again fly down to support This Is The Kit in Cork on Saturday night…here main man Conor Deasy gives us five tunes that light up his day…

1. Jape – Lying on a Deathbed

This song was a b-side to ‘Hands of Fire’. I think it’s an amazing song. There’s not enough amazing B-sides in the world anymore.

https://soundcloud.com/richiejape/02-lying-on-a-deathbed

2. Michael Knight – Leaving Town

Try and get your hands on their two albums, really great Irish pop music.

Michael Knight “Leaving Town” from M.A.Y.O. on Vimeo.

3. The Wave Pictures – I Love you like a Madman

This was my anthem for a little while. Good morning song to get you out of bed.

4. The Strokes – I’ll Try Anything Once

A friend played me this song a year or two ago. It makes me wish they did some really stripped back stuff because his voice and his lyrics are so good.

5. Sea Pinks – Pattern Recognition

I saw these guys in Elastic Witch on Record Store Day and they were great. Kind of remind me of the La’s.

A Pattern Recognition from Sea Pinks on Vimeo.

The G Man presents a Low Trees Promotion
This Is The Kit w/ Biggles Flys Again
TDC, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
Sat May 25th
9.30pm ADM €8

*Ticket discounts available through ticketfriend.com

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A quick mention for something happening in Limerick this weekend.

There’s free live music and Theme Tune Boy (who used to be in The Hitchers) is also involved.

Theme Tune Boy joins a growing list of Limrockers celebrating the launch of musichub studios with an open air show at the hub on Saturday 25th May.

The only prop you’re asked to bring is a wooly hat. Anyone and everyone of every age, shape and texture is welcome to have a go. Just humans mind. Sorry for the naked specism but animals are crap lip sync-ers. Except Mr. Ed of course.

And Babe the sheep pig.

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V.O. are a well-established six-piece from Brussels (although new to me), centred around the elegantly moustached Boris Gronemberger. On their third album they’ve hooked up with John McEntire of Tortoise on production and the results are stunning.

Sample this intoxicating first single. It might make you think of Stereolab a little in the vintage synth lines, maybe Tortoise in some cultured jazz inflections.

The glorious male-female harmonies (the latter by Aurelie Muller, ex Soy Un Caballo) around simple keyboard repetitions might even make you think of a folkier Beach Boys, but there’s something brilliantly progressive in the restless, shifting bass melody and massively uplifting in those serene brass swells that makes this sound all their own.

It also seems to be a protest song, a call to arms which of course is stirring enough in itself, but even putting that to one side it’s irresistible and bar-raising pop music.

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Clocking in at 8:22, ‘Sometimes When You’ve Gone Too Far, You Just Can’t Go Back’ is the latest offering from Dublin duo Terriers.

A cosmic voyage through the world of liquid disco and 80′s Ibiza house, these boys seem to enjoy hanging out at the crossroads of the cosmos. A crossroads where fat analog bass squelches and Pet Shop Boys staccato vocals interknit among some gently padded waves of ambience and minimal house vibes. A crossroad where a left turn will lead you down the road to Norf Laaandan chancers Blazin’ Squad, a straight through path to some wannabe techno jaw chompers and a right turn that’s sign posted ‘Sometimes When You’ve Gone Too Far, You Just Can’t Go Back’ to just that.

I know where I’m headed anyway.

Listen and download for free through The Line of Best Fit below.

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We mentioned the upcoming debut album from The Last Sound recently.

Rainbow Xplode has been a few years in the making but it finally releases next month on Dublin imprint Osaka.

And we’re delighted to bring you the video for the lead track, ‘Sun forever’, exclusively today. It pitches an arm’s length remove from previous single ‘Only the lonely know the glow is failing’, featuring another hazy female vocal and glowing synth patterns, but with an undercurrent of itchy, shadowy bass end. Like ‘Only the lonely…’, it’s another strange and beautiful creature and you are likely to find yourself humming it for the rest of the day.

Album pre-order details are also below – the two tracks currently streaming come as immediate downloads once you pre-order the album. The album releases on June 8th, the same day as the album launch show at Twisted Pepper in Dublin, with support from Osaka labelmates Last Days of 1984.

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It has to be said, the TDC room of the Triskel Arts Centre is without doubt my favourite gig room in the city. There’s something about it that seems a bit more real than some of the other local venues. Maybe it’s the lack of stage rising, the intimacy, the fact that there is no bar in the room, or more importantly that the room itself seems to inspire a healthy dose of energy into those who have frequented its four walls. Tonight is no different as 6 veterans of the Irish underground take stage under their respective monikers.

Up first, the mighty Jogging. This Dublin three-piece have been around the block to say the least, the remnants of the long defunct Coldspoon Conspiracy, last year’s long player Take Courage on Out on a Limb Records saw all that Jogging around the block pay off. To me it would seem that this is what they’ve always wanted, the cross mix of influences, the rawness and the willingness to explore outside of the confines of their previous guise as mentioned above.

Take Courage is a great record and was one of the Irish highlights of the year and a major scoop for the Limerick based label (OOAL) behind its release. This is my first time seeing Jogging live and boy are they impressive. ‘Stand Still’ sounds great on record, not to mention its potential to decapitate the front row with its energy. Bass player Ronan Jackson’s “on and on the crowds will go” refrain has the punk rock realness of a late 80′s Seattle underground, complete with distorted facial features.

‘Every Bristle a Bayonet’ is Jogging at their best, delivering the best call and response hook of the night. We’re also treated to a superb rendition of ‘Shape up Shakedown’ from the the band’s 2010 debut ‘Minutes’. Although the Van Pelt / Chris Leo influence is evident to say the least, that doesn’t distract from the fact that this is still a great song and works flawlessly in amongst the newer material that makes up the majority of tonight’s set. The band wrap it up with the frantic ‘Skeletons Inc’ which has all four of my neck muscles working over time and trying their best to follow drummer Peter Lee’s insane fills. Like the bastard child of Dale Crover and John Bonham, this dude doesn’t break a sweat either.

On record Jogging sound great, with Take Courage they really nailed it. Gone was that horrible Irish snare sound and low end production, in its place an absolute beast of a record that sounds even better in the flesh. If you’re into your Dischord Records or are seeking something with a raw realness then look no further; if it’s safety in numbers you’re after, jog on.

Step up, step up. The second half of our six strong crew of veterans are a cheeky little three piece who specialise in pop perfection and have done for many years. I can remember seeing these guys tour their first album The Lonely World of The Dudley Corporation all the way back in 2001 and being blown away by the fact that they were actually Irish. 12 years on, the band are in town in support of their fourth (and superbly titled) Everyone Does Everything Wrong.

The band kick off with the first two tracks from the new album. ‘Dlq’ has that wiry XTC guitar jangle that sets the pace perfectly, brimming with sweet falsettos from tub thumper Joss. In the computing world a Dlq would be a three letter reference to an undelivered message. No chance of that tonight as The Dudley’s message is loud and clear, we’re here to RAWK!! As mentioned, song two of the set is also song two on the new record. ‘The Drop’ is a nod to three man barbershop harmonies, fuzzed up build ups and some wonderfully thought-out vocal melodies and chord progressions as rhythms shift and guitars wail in this two and a half minute classic.

‘Grey Lights’ has to be a highlight in the Dudley’s back catalog of classics. Tonight (for me at least) it’s the song of the night. It stood out big time when I listened to the record last week and live it’s no different. Again, you can see the experience at hand, Dudley Colley has a wonderful knack for songwriting. There are more ideas in one DC song than most bands have on an entire album. Another thing that isn’t mentioned often enough is the strength of Colley’s voice. Only tonight, after many years of seeing the band and listening to the records, I came to realise that. Back to ‘Grey Lights’, masterful arrangements and again masterful changes in chord patterns along with a nifty drum and bass middle eight and more three way harmonies has now got the entire audience working the neck muscles.

The crowd are a funny one tonight, however, one enthusiastic chap sets off a bit of banter between himself and the band. “Dave Lombardo, he rocks” to which the Dudleys (most notably drummer Joss) agree. “Frank Zappa though, Frank Zappa’s an awful cunt” to which the band also agree. Just as the banter winds down and the band are about to pick up where they left off “Captain Beefheart, he was alright though” to which everyone (band included) laugh at and agree in unison.

Anyway, back to business. I’ve always loved how the Dudleys go from playful and melodic waltzes to guitar shredding, double kick drumming walls of noise. Even at their most gentle on songs like ‘We Angled our Shadows and Cast Them in Stone’ from 2008′s The Year of The Husband album, drummer Joss sneaks in the double kick drums, it’s funny to say the least but it works perfectly. At times Joss and his double kicks are going so fast that the visible beaters become a blur to the eyes, not to mention the fact that Joss has to pause between songs as he almost did some jogging of his own through the kit when his shoelaces became undone. Staying with 2008′s TYOTH album, we’re treated to a pitch perfect version of ‘Leave a Last Kiss’. It’s ‘Parnoid Android’-like intro thrusting into an onslaught of jagged math rock blows, full of insane drum rolls, screeching feedback and frantic bass action.

12 years on from their debut it’s great to see that these boys still don’t take it all too seriously and why would they? They’ve got their shit together, full time jobs, wives, kids, the whole nine yards. That being said, it’s not like any of their efforts are half-arsed, from the studio recordings to the stage they always deliver above and beyond. Tonight was no different, another great album from a great band who write great songs. It’s simple….The Dudley Corporation, it’s what they do.

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Some pretty exciting news on the intimate gigs front this morning.

Midlake will be playing three club shows in Ireland in August, taking in Dolan’s Limerick, Róisín Dubh Galway and Cyprus Avenue in Cork.

Obviously the band have long grown out of venues of this size, selling out Vicar Street at the time of their last album The Courage of Others in 2010, and of course joint headlining with Grizzly Bear the Harmonic bill Live at the Marquee in Cork later that summer. That was a great show but you couldn’t call it intimate.

It’s shaping up as a busy week at Cyprus Avenue in fact, with
Low back in town the following week.

Go forth without delay and secure tickets.

Tour dates:
Monday 12th August – Roisin Dubh, Galway)
Tuesday 13th August – Cyprus Avenue, Cork)
Wednesday 14th August – Dolan’s, Limerick)

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