Exclusive: The Last Sound, New Album Lead Track Video
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...
The Last Sound, New Album + Launch
About 2 years ago, one of the best ever Irish singles was released (IMHO). You may not have heard (of) it at the time, it was called ‘Only the lonely know the glow is failing’, the artist was The Last Sound. It managed to be simultaneously gloomy and uplifting, soothing and disquieting, flirting with hazy...
Last Days of 1984, Free D’load + Live Dates
Good to hear some new music from Last Days of 1984 this week. I was far from alone in being very impressed by their debut album last year, Wake up to the waves (that review here – http://wearenoise.com/index.php/2012/05/last-days-of-1984-wake-up-to-the-waves-osaka/). Their trip to Cork last summer also brought a glowing review from Stephen – http://wearenoise.com/index.php/2012/06/last-days-of-1984-wreid-the-pavilion-cork-16-06-12/ This new...
Patrick Kelleher – Q&A
It’s been a busy year for Patrick Kelleher – variously, and with or without His Cold Dead Hands, he has released his second album, Golden syrup, on Osaka, to much acclaim and a Choice Award nomination, played at the SXSW Festival in Austin TX, joined the ranks of The Jimmy Cake for the purposes of...
Last Days of 1984 – Wake up to the waves (Osaka)
Last Days of 1984 are a duo from Dublin – Darren Moloney and Brian Rice – who make blissed-out dance music, using swirling, whooshing synths to create a giddy tropical house rush. You could make comparisons with the percussive offbeats of Tanlines, the euphoric tropicalia of El Guincho, or, at a push, Animal Collective (the...
Last Days of 1984 – European Tour Diary, March/April 2012
Last Days of 1984 recently embarked on an 8-date tour of the continent, visiting venues in France, Netherlands and Germany. Happily for us, they kept a diary of their travels. Here it is. Lille – 30 March 2012 Le rouge in Lille is a great little venue with amazing character: red velvet curtains made us...
