The Blue Choir Whelans Sept 19th

The Blue Choir release their new single "Calliphora" on the 19th of September in Whelans(Upstairs) with support from Pearse McGloughlin.

http://www.myspace.com/thebluechoir








Speaking of Pearse this video for the song 'Lespoir des Revenants' taken from Pearse McGloughlin's debut album 'Busy Whisper' appeared on youTube the other day and it's very good!


http://www.myspace.com/walkperson

Eletric Picnic Mixtape

So the Electric Picnic is this weekend. Here's the Pic of the Irish artists playing. Have a listen or in some cases download a tune!









Jerry Fish plays The Salty Dog Stage

Back to Before - Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club by DMPhoto






The Riptide Movement play EP on Sunday:

THE RIPTIDE MOVEMENT::: Single - Hard to explain by GoodSeedPR







Lisa O'Neill plays the Body & Soul stage at 4pm Saturday

Lisa O'Neill - Bobby D by 2uibestow







O Emperor play Electric Picnic on Sunday:


O Emperor - Po by DamianChennells







Ultan Conlon plays the Body & Soul stage on Saturday morning at 11.50am


07 The Will by ultanconlon






Duke Special plays Electric Picnic on Friday:


Duke Special - Our Love Goes Deeper Than This by emremre





Joe Echo plays Electric Picnic on Friday:


Joe Echo: The Heart That Knows Desire by CultureNI





The Last Tycoons play The Salty Dog stage:

The Last Tycoons - Seven Days (Off the Road) by barrygruff





Mighty Atomics play The Salty Dog:


Kill That Boy by Mighty Atomics






Tucan play Body & Soul stage on Saturday at 5.20pm

Tucan daft punk remix (remastered) by RayFallon

Album Review: Seán Kangataran - Self-titled

A hugely enjoyable debut album from Galwegian Seán Kangataran. It's a singer-songwriter album with global appeal. Easily one of the best albums of the year.





When I haven't written a review on the blog for a few days it's usually because I'm really enjoying the next album I'm about to write about. It's a nice perk to the blog when a talented songwriter approaches me to write a review. I get to be one of the first batch of people to have heard the album and I really hope many many people get a chance to hear Seán Kangataran's self titled debut.


The album reminds me of Sufjan Stevens's Illinois album. There's a definite hint of Americana is some of the tracks. Unfortunately the music media mafia in this country will probably write the album off as singer-songwriter fodder but Seán's album offers so much more.


The lyrics really stand-out on the album. There are tales of love and relationships, of beauty and self image, of loss and breakdowns and of prominent life journeys. These lyrics are well thought out and mean something to me. It's one of those albums which I'll hold important to me way off into the future. The best tracks for me on the album are the upbeat opener 'Burn it All', 'Hold Back' and the album sampler below 'Hairpins'.




Seán Kangataran - Self-titled [11 out of 12]

Listen to the track Hairpins here:

Seán Kangataran - Hairpins by 2uibestow

More info: http://www.myspace.com/seankangataran



Here's some background info copied from Seán's MySpace:


"After spending the early part of 2009 working intimately with Glen Hansard on The Swell Season's acclaimed album; "Strict Joy" Seán set to work recording his own full length debut album.

It was a miserable affair and was rightly and thankfully scrapped (misery needs no company). In May of 2010 after spending the first half of the year away from music, in a swimming pool, he began again. The goal was simple. To take the same sad album and give it joy and give it life. He stumbled onto the finest streak of good fortune anyone could hope to have.

He found a drummer who had spent thirty years teaching drums but never played on an album, he found trumpets and trombones, he found a homeless violin player that had spent twenty-three of his twenty-eight years on the planet playing classical music. He convinced Karl Odlum (The Frames/Swell Season/Gemma Hayes/Fionn Regan) to mix the album and Fergal Davis (Muse/Josh Ritter) to master it. The entire album was tracked in thirty days and completed for the paltry sum of €2,700/$3,500."

Connect 4 Friday: School's Back

This is my new and only weekly feature ... 4 songs from Irish artists and bands which are in some way connected!





So yeah School's back next week! This is the unofficial new year for teachers and students alike! Sure there's only 8 weeks until Halloween!


Damien Dempsey - They Don't Teach This Shit in School

I do think we should teach some Damien Dempsey .... disect songs like Colony, Apple of my Eye and Negative Vibes!

http://www.damiendempsey.com/

Damien Dempsey - They Don't Teach This Shit in School by 2uibestow




A Band Called Wanda - Still Haven't Learned

I'm delighted Galway band A Band Called Wanda have had their profile raised by this Arthur's day thing. A great band who released a super little EP earlier this year.

http://www.abandcalledwanda.com/

A Band Called Wanda - Still Haven't Learned by 2uibestow





Doris - Will I Ever Learn?


I really enjoy this song by Dublin band Doris but apart this single they are relatively unknown to me!

http://www.myspace.com/dorismusic

Doris - Will I Ever Learn by 2uibestow




Whipping Boy - When We Were Young

This is one of the best songs ever written about growing up!

http://www.whippingboy.net/

Whipping Boy - When We Were Young by 2uibestow

A Plastic Rose sings Elvis!

A quick reminder that two of Ireland's best bands are playing Whelans tomorrow night. A Plastic Rose are supporting the brilliant Readers Wives. A third band Factions is playing who are an unknown to me.

Here's a nice cover of an Elvis classic by A Plastic Rose ...


A Plastic Rose - I Can't Help Falling In Love With You (Elvis Presley) by bandwidthmusic

The Frames Twentieth Anniversary US Tour

Surely there'll be an O2 Christmas gig announced about 48 hours after their Electric Picnic appearance on the Saturday night!

The Frames Twentieth Anniversary Tour

November 19, 2010 . Philadelphia, PA . Theater of Living Arts
November 20, 2010 . New York, NY . Terminal 5
November 21, 2010 . Washington, DC . 9:30 Club
November 23, 2010 . Chicago, IL . Vic Theatre
November 26, 2010 . Seattle, WA . The Showbox
November 27, 2010 . Portland, OR . Wonder Ballroom
November 28, 2010 . San Francisco, CA . The Fillmore
November 30, 2010 . Los Angeles, CA . Avalon Ballroom


The Frames - Pavement Tune by ZManagement

Fiach on Balcony TV

Yesterday Fiach was on Balcony TV for the forth time in 4 years. Here's his performances in chronological order.

Here's the first .... poor Tom looks like a right muppet here!





Here's So I As Geilge!






This was from 9 months back!





This is a non album track 'Married to Music' which went up on the site yesterday!

Kiernan McMullan Update

Just a little update to say that Kiernan McMullan will be back in Ireland in October for a few gigs. He's a superb guitarist and songwriter and comes highly recommended. http://www.myspace.com/kiernanm





Check out a couple of songs from his recently released EP called 'The Best Part'




Will You Be Gone by kiernanmcmullan






Comfort In Hope by kiernanmcmullan

Introducing: Evil Uncle

Evil Uncle is a new interesting artist/project from Galway who is giving away 7000 copies of his debut EP for nothing in public places! http://eviluncle.eu/





Not only could you find a copy of his EP in some random places around the country but you could always swap an email and years of friendly spam to get to listen to the five fine tracks on the EP. While Evil Uncle isn't lighting a fire in me there's enough there to recommend the free download!

Get the EP here: http://eviluncle.eu/fr_listen.cfm

Here's the lead track from the EP!

Junkies Mix 20100809 tracks 48.1 by Evil Uncle

Pearse McGloughlin Gig Update!

Pearse McGloughlin who is almost ready to release an EP of new material is going to be playing some fine gigs in the next few weeks.






Here's the brilliant video from The Dead Flags for the song Anymore!








Pearse has begun a Sessions night in the intimate space that is Sweny's Pharmacy made famous by James Joyce in Ulyssis: http://www.sweny.ie/







Aisling Kavanagh, Pearse McGloughlin, Enda Reilly and Aoife Moriarty share the stage of The Cobblestone, 9pm, September 4th.

Tickets €8 at the door.

Proceeds in aid of Concern’s Pakistan Emergency Flood Appeal. Support from Shane Regan.

Taking from the Nashville idea of an In-the-Round, where songwriters share the stage and play a song, one after another, this evening will be packed full of great songs by five Dublin Songwriters. ...Support will be from Shane Regan before Aisling Kavanagh, Pearse McGloughlin, Enda Reilly and Aoife Moriarty take to the stage together to share their songs with each other and with you.

All the acts are kindly giving the proceeds to their performances to the Pakistan Emergency Flood Appeal. More info here: Facebook Event


A Wounded Bird by endareilly

Tweet Review: Groom - Marraige

A tweet review is a mini review in 140 characters or less. Groom's Marraige is their forth and the launch is tonight in The Lower Deck with Land Lovers and Yeh Deadlies.




Marraige is a superb collection of indie-pop songs, high on fun, hooks, catchy choruses and engrossing tales. Simply 1 of the best in 2010!


Groom - Marraige [10 out of 12]


All the Bored People by popical_island





Groom - Mysteries Of Life by popical_island


Check out this review of Groom's Marraige to see how album reviews should be written: http://harmlessnoise.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/album-groom/

Single Review: El Hombre Jokes - Wake Up

El Hombre Jokes are one of the best bands I've had the pleasure of seeing twice in the last few months. They have a great image, sublime musicians and a really great John Butler inspired sound. The new single 'Wake Up' simply confirms to me that El Hombre Jokes will become one of Ireland's next great acts to make a breakthrough [ie be able to make a living for at least a year or two] in the music business.


'Wake Up' is a radio-friendly pop song. It's got a killer chorus, groovy swagger, lots of singalong backing vocals and it's brimming in confidence. These lads know thay have something great and it oozes throughout the song.



'Wake Up' is now available for download:
Txt 'music 6254' to 57501 | PC download
Txt 'music 6254 m' to 57501 | Mobile download
...
If you don't want want to use your phone you can get it directly at:
http://www.downloadmusic.ie/elhombrejokes/wake-up


Listen to a short sample here:

'Wake Up' Sample by El Hombre Jokes

Connect 4 Friday: Summer

This is my new and only weekly feature ... 4 songs from Irish artists and bands which are in some way connected!





We are nearing the end of Summer 2010 so I've picked four great Summer inspired tunes from my ever growing music collection. If you like the song can you go to the artists myfacetwitterthingy and befriend them!


The first song is by Mark Dignam which appeared on Mark's second album 'In A Time of Overstatement'. It's a great uplifting song about Summer's in the Suburbs. http://www.myspace.com/markdignam


Mark Dignam - Summer Song by 2uibestow


Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club released an excellent album last year and has been busy touring all around Ireland in support of it. Here's on of the best songs from the album entitled 'Summer of Love'. http://www.jerry-fish.com/


Jerry Fish - Summer of Love by 2uibestow


The first song off Adrian Crowley's Choice Award winning album is this beautiful song 'Summer Haze Parade'. http://www.myspace.com/adriancrowley



Adrian Crowley - Summer Haze Parade by 2uibestow


The sadly non existent band Alphastates had the song 'Last Day of Summer' on their excellent debut album back in 2004. http://www.alphastates.com/


Alphastates - Last Day Of Summer by 2uibestow

The Glór Sessions - Aug 23rd Line-up

Monday night sees quite possibly the best line-up so far in the life of The Glor Sessions. If you haven't been it like walking into a dungeon of fun, music and a bit of poetry! Food for the soul!



The Glór Sessions line up for the 23rd August 2010:

Please be down for 8.30 and SPREAD THE WORD!

TUNE IN FOR A LIVE BROADCAST WITH USTREAM HERE: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/stephenjsmith
...
BECOME A FAN HERE: http://www.facebook.com/TheGlorSessions

YouTube Playlist here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=654E6AC196FD6E23


http://www.international-bar.com/

LINE UP:

MUSIC:

Ray Heffernan: http://www.myspace.com/rayheffernan
Readers Wives: http://www.myspace.com/readerswives
Berries Blue Cork: http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/berriesblueband
Robin James Hurt: http://www.myspace.com/robinjameshurt
Anthony Furey: http://www.myspace.com/anthonyfureymusic
Al Marshall: http://www.myspace.com/musicmystique

POETRY:

Maggie James Hurt
Niamh Bagnell



I heard this song last week and loved it! Alan Marshall - Wintersun!

Readers Wives - Whelans Aug 27th

Excellent line-up in Whelans next Friday and all for just a €10!






Have a listen to the brilliant Readers Wives and make sure you put the Whelans gig in your plans!

Self Portrait With A Knife by ReadersWives



Advertising Heroin (Acoustic) by ReadersWives




Are You Coming For A Drink After Work, Princess? (Acoustic) by ReadersWives

Hard Working Class Heroes 2010 Mixtape

There are some really great bands on the line-up for the Hard Working Class Heroes 2010. Many of the bands below I've done my fair share of writing about in the past on this blog. Looks like it'll be a great festival!


http://www.hwch.net




At Last An Atlas


At Last An Atlas - Heaven Knows by atlastanatlas


Autumn Owls
Awake Young Soldiers
Axis Of
Bantum
Biggles Flys Again
Bitches With Wolves
Blasterbra
Bouts
Cfit
Cloud Castle Lake
Colenso Parade
Conor Mason


Luck by ConorMason


Conor walsh
Creatures
Dark Room Notes
Datadrip
Deaf Joe
Electric Penguins
EleventyFour
Enemies
Escape Act
Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters
Friend?
Funeral Suits
FUNZO
FUTURES APART
GMC
Goatboy


Winter Tears by Goatboy


Grand Pocket Orchestra
HAL
Hellfire Cub
HERM


Who's Blue? by Hermwork


Hired Hands
Holy Innocents
HOUSE OF DOLLS
Ivan St John
Jefl & Hyde
Jennifer Evans & The Ripe Intent
Jogging
John Shelly and the Creatures
Junior85
Keith Mullins
Kid Karate
Kill Krinkle Club
LaFaro
Le Galaxie
Leaflog
Liz Is Evil
Lost Chord
Miracle Bell
MO-T
Mrs Healy's First Class Choir
New Amusement
Norabelle
Nouveaunoise
Our Little Secrets
Pearse McGloughlin
Percolator


Lead salad by Percolator (band)




PIO
PLANET PARADE
RSAG
Sacred Animals


Welcome Home by sacredanimals


Sleep Thieves
Slumberjet
Sounds of System Breakdown
Squarehead
STRAIT LACES
Super Extra Bonus Party
Sweet Jane


Sweet Jane 'Bleed' by SweetJaneMusic



Talulah Does The Hula
The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra
The Capitals
The Cast Of Cheers
The Crayon Set
The Dead Flags
The Depravations
The Dirty 9s
The Eulogys
The Evening Watch
The Gorgeous Colours
The Holy Roman Army
THE LOAFING HEROES
The Lost Brothers


The Lost Brothers: Angry At The Sun by CultureNI




The Minutes

Fleetwood by The Minutes


The OBCD
The Q
Tiny Magnetic Pets
Toy Soldier
Trophy Boyfriend
Valerie Francis
Verona Riots
Vickers Vimy
We Are Losers
We Cut Corners

Say Yes To Everything mastered by wecutcorners




We Should Be Dead
Windings
Yeh Deadlies

Yeh Deadlies - Teenage Pricks (Up Yours Forever) by popical_island




Yes Cadets
Zealots


Little Hisses by zealots

New Band: Rezlow

I wondered aloud on the blog last week if I'll ever get a chance to review a Terry Sutton album and then I am contacted about the band Rezlow. www.rezlow.com





Rezlow is a five piece band with members from Kerry and Dublin, Ireland.

Showing influences from across all genres,
Rezlow's music is described as melodic acoustic and alternative rock.

They are currently completing their self-produced, self-titled debut album, with Brendan along with the band taking on the production duties.

The new album will be available here on the website in the coming weeks.

Rezlow is:

Terry Sutton - vocals.
Brendan O'Regan - electric and acoustic guitars, piano/keys.
Cillian O'Regan - acoustic and electric guitars. Conor O'Regan - bass.
Barry McCarthy - drums.


Here are some sample clips from the band's Revernation site!

Summer Shindig - Smithfield Sat 21st Aug

Brought to you by Vantastival this BYOB event in Smithfield has a great line-up and should be lots of fun for a tenner!




Here's some tunes by some of the performers!


Damn Honey by Simon Fagan




The Bionic Rats - Wah Wah by RisingStars





Fiach Every Single Day by RisingStars





The Blue Choir - What if I Could Be the One by 2uibestow





Machine Gun Baby - Yes I'll Wait by RisingStars

A Lazarus Soul - A Penthouse View [New Single]

A Lazarus Soul are returning with a third album entitled 'Throught The Window in the Sunshine Room' very soon and have offered their new single as a free download!


A Penthouse View by alazarussoul


According to their MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/alazarussoul

"The record was done by myself, Tony Hegarty and with Joe Chester engineering. We also were very lucky to get some of our local heros involved, Martin Kelly (Sunbear/ The Ruby Tailights), Ger Griffin (Rollerskate Skinny/ Super Electric) & Pat Barrett (10SR/ The Hedge Schools)."


Here's a video for another track off the album:

'On the Late Shift with the Skeleton Crew'

Damien Dempsey Live At Workman's Club - Sept 15th

THE WORKMAN’S CLUB presents Damien Dempsey WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2010
**Tickets go on sale THIS FRIDAY 20 August** €28 inc. booking fee

Support comes from the excellent Eoin Glackin.


Here's some excellent recent footage of Damien's gig at the Thatch Rahan by Aisling from Live Mic: http://www.livemicgigs.com/
















Music@The Workman’s Club

Thursday 9 Sept. On the Record Presents PVT (Formerly Pivot)
Friday 10 Sept. Fionn Regan
Wednesday 15 Sept. Damien Dempsey
Saturday 16 Sept. The Jimmy Cake
Thursday 30 Sept. Fighting With Wire
Saturday 2 Oct. Humanzi
Thursday 14 Oct. Windings
Monday 22 Nov. Blitzen Trapper

The On Board Sessions - MV Cill Airne Aug 29th

The monthly sessions night on a boat returns after a short break with a fantastic line-up. I've been told that these waitresses work on the boat but every time I've gone there it was their night off!





On-board Sessions August 29th


Cillian Foster - www.myspace.com/gdclive


Sue Callaghan - www.suecallaghan.com


John Cummins (Poet) -


Bill Coleman - www.myspace.com/billcolemanmusic


Stephen James Smith (Poet) - www.myspace.com/stephenjamessmith


Vitruvius - www.myspace.com/marcusvitruvius


Alan Marshall - www.myspace.com/musicmystique


More info here: http://www.myspace.com/mvcillairne



I been listening to a lot of Vitruvius lately. I like their sound big time!

Mundy & Declan O'Rourke to Rock Slane

Mundy plays Ryans on Aug 27th and Declan plays there on the 28th.

Sure here's an opportunity to share with you Peter Doran's excellent version of Mundy's To You I Bestow!

Peter Doran - To You I Bestow (Mundy Cover) by 2uibestow




.... maybe you'd prefare to hear Mundy and Niamh from Ham Sandwich singing it!

EP Review: The Blue Choir - Get Ready For War

This is a quality EP from a hugely talented band from Dublin/Kildare. It contains that one superb track which elevates the band above the ordinary.






In really simplistic terms if you can imagine a quirky frontman of an alternative rock band, say for example if Adrian Crowley fronted The Frames then you come close to what The Blue Choir offers. Their debut EP entitled 'Get Ready For War' contains five well written songs which are full of guile and passion you don't normally get from a band on their debut release.



The opening title track is full of heavy conscious thought, crashing guitars and full string section which highlights the ambition of the band. I love the guitar rift of the second track 'It Happens To Everyone'. Barry's vocals can be a bit muddled but for me it focuses the ears to sharpen in on the vocals that bit more. The other songs are more of the same except for that one great tune called 'What If I Could Be The One'.



I was fortunate to hear the track live before I heard it on the EP. Seeing a quality band performing a song with so much passion and class was very moving. The song itself has all the components of a great song. Good lyrics, refraining singalong chorus, quirky guitar rifts, crashing guitars and passionate vocals.


The Blue Choir - What if I Could Be the One by 2uibestow


The Blue Choir - Get Ready For War [10 out of 12]


More info: http://www.myspace.com/thebluechoir

The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra - Album News & Tour

Limerick's finest band The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra have revealed the artwork of their debut album 'Lowering The Tone'. The album will be available from Aug 27th and if their demo EP is anything to go by this will be one of the best albums of 2010!



http://bplo.org/

See the band Live!


19 Aug 2010 Odessa Club Dublin,
24 Aug 2010 Old Oak Cork, City,
31 Aug 2010 Ruby Session Dublin,
3 Sep 2010 10:30 Electric Picnic, Spoken Word, Theatre Stage
10 Sep 2010 Dolan's Warehouse Limerick,
16 Sep 2010 Crawdaddy Dublin,
17 Sep 2010 13.00 Tower Records Dublin,
17 Sep 2010 18:00 Zhivago Records Galway,
17 Sep 2010 Roisin Dubh Galway,
18 Sep 2010 Crane Lane Cork,
21 Sep 2010 KENNY'S LAHINCH,
25 Sep 2010 Cleere's Theatre Kilkenny,

The Frames on the House!

Some Frames news here ....

The Frames have announced a New York gig on 20Th November 2010 in Terminal 5, New York City


Tickets: $27 advance / $30 day of show

According to Wikipedia: ... Terminal 5 "a fascinating place to see a show: muddled sound at times, but visually, with its battered furniture, stained tables, slick bars, Grand Guignol chandeliers, and scary-dark stairwells and other passages—ghosts of the space's former tenant."



I was watching House last night when I begin to hear Colm's Violins, Glen's vocals and them wonderful 'Seven Day Mile' lyrics.

List: The Best 25 Songs in the life of 2UIBestow [pt 5]

Here we are at 1000. A decent milestone in anyone's book. Thank you the reader for checking back on a regular basis. Here's the Top 5!






1. Terry Sutton - The Laughter


So yeah Terry's wonderful tune 'The Laughter' gets top spot. I suppose I'm highlighting the fact that it's simply wrong that Terry Sutton has a few great albums in him that have not been recorded and released. Almost every band and artist I compare to Terry Sutton and very few come close to what Terry has. His voice has great range, his lyrics always tell a story and his songs are perfectly delivered. Maybe someday soon I'll have a Terry Sutton album to review.


Link: http://www.purevolume.com/terrysutton


Terry Sutton - The Laughter by 2uibestow




2. I Am Not Lefthanded - Long Goodbyes

I love the guitar rift intro, them delicate vocals, the bass line, the build-up, the lyrics, the backing vocals .... etc .........

Link: http://www.iamnotlefthanded.com/

Long Goodbyes by I Am Not Lefthanded





3. Heritage Centre - You Are Something


Heritage Centre are a great band who have released a few brilliant singles in the last number of years. Last I heard from the band was they are recording their debut album in Canada. Looking forward to it!

Link: http://heritagecentre.bandcamp.com/

Heritage Centre - You Are Something by 2uibestow





4. David Hope - Daybreak Someplace


'Daybreak Someplace' very much reminds me of an old folk song. It has wonderful lyrics, superb vocals and harmonies and sung with real vigour.

Link: http://www.myspace.com/davidhope

David Hope - Daybreak Someplace by 2uibestow




5. Iain Archer - Frozen Lake

I adore this song for the vocals, guitar rift and cello section that gives the song a haunting mood. It's such a beautiful tune.

Link: http://www.iainarcher.co.uk/

Iain Archer - Frozen Lake by 2uibestow


6. Brian Canavan - Nightclubbin'
7. Pearse McGloughlin - Passion Song
8. Resurrection Fern - Brothers
9. The Pony Club - What Are You Angry For?
10. Bill Coleman - False North
11. One Day International - Miss Your Mouth
12. Miss Paula FLynn - Ghost in my Car
13. Eric Eckhart - Lost
14. Declan DeBarra - Beautiful One
15. Odi - Leaving My Love In New York
16: Ultan Conlon - Old & Wise
17: Arrow in the Sky - Verbal Waltz
18: Maria Byrne - All You Need
19: The Chapters - Videotapes
20: Sean Needham - I'm Not Afraid
21: Herm - Rearrange
22: Peadar King - Wanted Something
23: Peter Doran - Pathways
24: The Whiskey Limbs - Love Song
25: Junah - Walk Me To The Ground

EP Review: Hamlet Sweeney - The Powerscourt Tapes

Hamlet's EP is full of great tunes which fills you up with positivity!




The EP kicks off with a song that is so positive some people would call it cheesy. For me I like the journey the charismatic Hamlet brings you on. The EP is produced by the in demand Karl Odlum with the legendary Binzer playing the drums.


The Powerscourt Tapes Tracklisting:

1. Perfect Day
2. Hey Girl (Oh La La)
3. I Am A Man
4. Voices In My Head
5. Mr Slim
6. Tie A Ribbon

The main thing about Hamlet's music is that is very honest. He's seems to be having so much fun on songs like 'Hey Girl' and 'I Am A Man'. Even when he gets a bit nasty at 'Mr Slim' it comes across as something very real and honest. In fact it reminds me alot of Ben Harper's great song 'Excuse Me Mr.'. The stand-out track is the Paul Simon esque 'Voices in my Head'.


Hamlet Sweeney - The Powerscourt Tapes: [9 out of 12]

http://www.hamletsweeney.com/

See Hamlet live in Bewley's Cafe Theatre on Saturday night. €10 and kicks off at 8pm

List: The Best 25 Songs in the life of 2UIBestow [pt 4]

In the week where we will reach 1000 posts on the blog I'll be counting down the best 25 songs I've discovered during the lifetime of the blog. 5 tracks a day in which my part 5 of the list hopefully being post 1000! Most of the songs will be available for download through Soundcloud






6. Brian Canavan - Nightclubbin'

It's a pain in the arse being too alternative for mainstream and too mainstream to be considered alternative! Everything about this song works. The lyrics, the piano intro, the vocals, the trumpet parts and the crashing guitars all make this song perfect!

Link: http://briancanavan.bandcamp.com/

08 Nightclubbin' by RisingStars





7. Pearse McGloughlin - Passion Song


This song was written a good few years ago but only became available on Pearse's excellent debut released over a year back. Ironically Pearse lost the passion for playing it. I love the refrain and the lyrics.

Link: http://www.walkperson.net/

Pearse McGloughlin - Passion Song by 2uibestow





8. Resurrection Fern - Brothers

The best song I've heard this year!

Link: http://www.myspace.com/resurrectionfern

Resurrection Fern - Brothers by 2uibestow





9. The Pony Club - What Are You Angry For?


Mark Cullen grew up a few streets from me so when he sings with this much honesty about life I get a real close connection. This is the stand-out track from the excellent album from 2008 called The Post Romantic.

Link: http://www.ponyclub.tv/

The Pony Club - What Are You Angry For- by 2uibestow



10. Bill Coleman - False North


I could easily have picked four or five new Bill Coleman tracks but I went for the gentle but effective False North. Lyrically it's probably Bill's best song!

Link: http://www.bcoleman.com/

Brownbread Mixtape - False North by bcoleman

11. One Day International - Miss Your Mouth
12. Miss Paula FLynn - Ghost in my Car
13. Eric Eckhart - Lost
14. Declan DeBarra - Beautiful One
15. Odi - Leaving My Love In New York
16: Ultan Conlon - Old & Wise
17: Arrow in the Sky - Verbal Waltz
18: Maria Byrne - All You Need
19: The Chapters - Videotapes
20: Sean Needham - I'm Not Afraid
21: Herm - Rearrange
22: Peadar King - Wanted Something
23: Peter Doran - Pathways
24: The Whiskey Limbs - Love Song
25: Junah - Walk Me To The Ground

Video: Ryan Sheridan - Jigsaw

Co. Monaghan's Ryan Sheridan has been 'discovered' out of obscurity and onto the stages of Oxegen, Benacassim and will be at The Sugar Club for a single launch on September 9th. He also has the Mark Lanagan support slot and the Wallis Bird support slots.


www.RyanSheridanMusic.com





Upcoming Dates:

August 21st Bojangles, Navan, Co. Meath
August 25th Supporting Mark Lanagan in The Academy.
Sept 7th, The Squealing Pig,
Sept 9th 'Jigsaw' Debut Single Launch, The Sugar Club,
Oct 9th Supporting Wallis Bird, Dolan's, Limerick.
Oct 10th Supporting Wallis Bird, Roisín Dubh, Galway.