Modern Irish Bands

Eathrin · 27-10-2011 6:07pm #1

Inspired by a thread here a couple of months ago I've been listening to a lot of Irish music past and present.
To be honest I'm quite shocked to have found such an amount of quality bands from this century established and up and coming.

I've been listening to (From memory):

The Script
The Coronas
Republic of loose
The Blizzards
Fox Avenue
Delorentos
Two Door Cinema Club
Bell X1
Miracle Bell

Many of these are only very new and growing but to me this seems like a very talented era in Irish music and I'd expect many will achieve success.

Any other good bands I'm missing out on?
What do you make of this bunch?

Temaz · 27-10-2011 7:11pm

The Frank & Walters
JJ72

MaevelovesNY · 27-10-2011 8:22pm

I love all those bands too.You should check out The Kanyu Tree,Dirty Epics and El Hombre Jokes!They're all deadly !

WinstonOno · 27-10-2011 8:34pm

james vincent mcmorrow and cashier no.9 are probably doing the most interesting stuff at the moment. i like some of ham sandwich's new stuff. i guess id also add the frames and the swell season. and the first 4 bands on your list should die a long painful death

MaevelovesNY · 27-10-2011 8:39pm

WinstonOno -- whatever about the script but come on The Coronas are AMAZING !!

Eathrin · 27-10-2011 8:54pm

WinstonOno wrote: »

first 4 bands on your list should die a long painful death

The Script's debut album is incredible I think.
The Coronas have 2 very solid albums to their name now.
The Blizzards(Who I think have broken up) and Republic of Loose have quite mediocre albums but some very good singles.

Just my opinion, I'll check out those bands you all mentioned in due time too.

bedubaya · 27-10-2011 8:59pm

Benoit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTU2JsG7CSU

and for those who like something a bit heavier

Shardborne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khrHjLFG128

WinstonOno · 27-10-2011 9:06pm

MaevelovesNY wrote: »

WinstonOno -- whatever about the script but come on The Coronas are AMAZING !!

fairly average i reckon, already running out of ideas on their 2nd record, ideas that were unimaginative and undeveloped to begin with.

Eathrin · 27-10-2011 9:15pm

bedubaya wrote: »

Benoit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTU2JsG7CSU

and for those who like something a bit heavier

Shardborne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khrHjLFG128

Benoit have a nice sound,
Shardborne...erm...not for me.

WinstonOno wrote: »

fairly average i reckon, already running out of ideas on their 2nd record, ideas that were unimaginative and undeveloped to begin with.

I thought the Coronas kept the standard in their 2nd album, given that it wasn't 10/10 in the first place but I thought they both had enough depth to be rated fairly highly.

rcaz · 27-10-2011 9:22pm

WinstonOno wrote: »

james vincent mcmorrow and cashier no.9 are probably doing the most interesting stuff at the moment. ... and the first 4 bands on your list should die a long painful death

I don't get why you'd slag off those bands when you're saying James Vincent McMorrow is doing really interesting stuff... All bland.

Bands like Adebisi Shank, Enemies, The Redneck Manifesto, Spies, 19th Light, and Monto off the top of my head, all doing amazing stuff. And of course the classics like My Bloody Valentine and Rollerskate Skinny...

J_E · 27-10-2011 9:36pm

Glad someone finally mentioned Adebisi Shank. They're unbelievable, it's hard to believe they're Irish sometimes.

WinstonOno · 27-10-2011 10:18pm

El Pr0n wrote: »

I don't get why you'd slag off those bands when you're saying James Vincent McMorrow is doing really interesting stuff... All bland.

Bands like Adebisi Shank, Enemies, The Redneck Manifesto, Spies, 19th Light, and Monto off the top of my head, all doing amazing stuff. And of course the classics like My Bloody Valentine and Rollerskate Skinny...

mcmorrow has the potential to become something special. ill agree some of the stuff on his album was a bit samey, but some were standout, and some of the stuff thats not even on the album is great. with his voice and improving songwriting ability, i think he has big things ahead of him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v34aEfG0muY

rcaz · 28-10-2011 1:25am

WinstonOno wrote: »

mcmorrow has the potential to become something special. ill agree some of the stuff on his album was a bit samey, but some were standout, and some of the stuff thats not even on the album is great. with his voice and improving songwriting ability, i think he has big things ahead of him.

Nobody's denying the guy can sing and write a tune, but you said he was doing interesting things. It's a lad with a guitar and a nice falsetto, like a zillion others all over the place. Not much interesting there.

lewisdhead · 28-10-2011 9:15am

Check out "O Emperor".

simonmln · 28-10-2011 9:21am

And So I watch You From Afar

WinstonOno · 28-10-2011 11:00am

El Pr0n wrote: »

Nobody's denying the guy can sing and write a tune, but you said he was doing interesting things. It's a lad with a guitar and a nice falsetto, like a zillion others all over the place. Not much interesting there.

would you include jeff buckley in that???

fruvai · 28-10-2011 12:39pm

WinstonOno wrote: »

would you include jeff buckley in that???

and Justin Vernon

rcaz · 28-10-2011 3:04pm

Jeff Buckley has an incredible voice, not just a good one. And before him, there wasn't really anyone doing his thing, was there? There have been plenty since, and not very many anywhere near as good as him.

And as for Justin Vernon, look at the kinds of music and arrangements that Bon Iver are doing now - I was watching them on Jools Holland the other week, really incredible stuff. Compare with James Vincent McMorrow's slot on Jools, what was interesting about that?

WinstonOno · 28-10-2011 7:41pm

tim buckley????
jeff was a once off imo, the type of voice we'll never hear again. comparing anyone to him would kill them. theres not a vocalist around today that even comes close. mcmorrow is a new artist still finding his feet, and developing his sound. but ill say this, id be far more interested in hearing his next record than the coronas take 3, or the 'im singing for the working class but i look like an american kid' script

Eathrin · 28-10-2011 8:16pm

Temaz wrote: »

The Frank & Walters
JJ72

JJ72, just listened to them and I find their lead vocalist to be extremely annoying.

duckysauce · 29-10-2011 11:24pm

simonmln wrote: »

And So I watch You From Afar

fcking amazing music :cool:

SilverScreen · 31-10-2011 1:53pm

Some of my favourite Irish bands around at the moment

Butterfly Explosion (shoegaze/dream-pop)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Khls3Zv_Q8

God Is an Astronaut (post-rock)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK8hi1LyLc

Altar of Plagues (atmospheric black metal/post-metal)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy1Ob9RuPFY

The Scientician · 04-11-2011 5:28am

I know loads of bands and could be name checking them all but Tieranniesaur really stand out to me as a potentially amazing local band. Their live shows are class, their album is decent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzrEeKRgCjs

Freddie59 · 04-11-2011 9:36am

lewisdhead wrote: »

Check out "O Emperor".

+1 to that. Brilliant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNVXtBROZFk

sbsquarepants · 04-11-2011 11:03am

MaevelovesNY wrote: »

WinstonOno -- whatever about the script but come on The Coronas are AMAZING !!

No, the coronas are ok, but there's only so much yodelling you can take before it all gets too much. The script are by far the better musicians and writers and the singers voice is far superior. It's the same old problem of being cursed for their success, if they were a struggling band most people on here would be singing their praises.

rcaz · 04-11-2011 12:41pm

sbsquarepants wrote: »

if they were a struggling band most people on here would be singing their praises.

...Really? :pac:

Eathrin · 04-11-2011 2:01pm

El Pr0n wrote: »

...Really? :pac:

I think so, people are quick to write them off as they are "too mainstream" to actually be considered good.

SilverScreen · 04-11-2011 2:08pm

sbsquarepants wrote: »

No, the coronas are ok, but there's only so much yodelling you can take before it all gets too much. The script are by far the better musicians and writers and the singers voice is far superior. It's the same old problem of being cursed for their success, if they were a struggling band most people on here would be singing their praises.

If Jedward were a struggling band would most people here be singing their praises?

There's far better bands out there than The Coronas and The Script both in the mainstream and the underground.

WinstonOno · 04-11-2011 4:59pm

sbsquarepants wrote: »

No, the coronas are ok, but there's only so much yodelling you can take before it all gets too much. The script are by far the better musicians and writers and the singers voice is far superior. It's the same old problem of being cursed for their success, if they were a struggling band most people on here would be singing their praises.

there sound is way way too over produced for my liking. you can barely hear the instrumentation, sounds more like a computer is playin the instruments than actual people. its horriblely bland and results in all their songs sounding the same, nothing stands out. i've seen them live a few times and it got boring very quickly.

D'Agger · 04-11-2011 5:33pm

Holy Shít Butterfly Explosion are Irish!!!

I love their music!

SilverScreen · 04-11-2011 6:03pm

PaulieC wrote: »

Holy Shít Butterfly Explosion are Irish!!!

I love their music!

Yep they're from Dublin. It puzzles me why they have quite a few fans around the world yet are almost unknown here. Great band though.

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