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Fresh from releasing their debut LP 'Achieving Vagueness', The Flaws have had murmurs of Irish album of the year from the Times and Indo. Releasing the album on their own label 'Arrival Records', The Flaws represent the new wave of D.I.Y. Irish bands.
POD Concerts & Heineken Green Synergy presents
THE FLAWS
Support: Ham Sandwich
Friday October 12th
Whelans – 25 Wexford Street – Dublin 2.
Doors – 8pm
Tickets €10 (inc. booking fee) available from Ticketmaster, Road Records, City Discs, Sound Cellar and usual outlets.
www.ticketmaster.ie
www.theflaws.com
www.myspace.com/theflawsmusic
www.myspace.com/eathamsandwich
THE FLAWS
The Flaws, a four-piece from Co Monaghan, Ireland released their debut self financed EP in the summer of 2005. The 4 track EP won a host of admirers with tunes like 'Sixteen', & 'Idolise'. National airplay quickly followed on Today FM with presenter Alison Curtis describing the lead track 'Sixteen' as "brilliant, one of the best Irish tracks of 2005".
A hugely successful set at the 2005 Hard Working Class Hero's festival has seen them hailed as one of the top 3 bands of the weekend in the Irish Times and helped them garner support slots with the likes of Nine Black Alps and Nada Surf.
Their debut single 'No Room' was released in Ireland in March '06 as a calling card and was limited to 1,000 copies. It won many fine reviews as did the bands live performances. They took to the road for a 6 date tour and warmed up with some U.K shows in March with Nightmare of You.
The Flaws toured Ireland in June '06 to support a free download track "Out Tonight", recorded their first 2FM session and took part in the Nokia New Music Tour alongside Director, The Blizzards and The Marshals. A flurry of pre-christmas activity with a Club NME headliner and 17 live dates including tours with both Director and Polytechnic saw a busy end to 2006. They performed some 'noisy, dirty rock n' roll '(as described by John Kelly himself) on 'Other Voices' which was broadcast on RTE Two in February '07 along with performances from Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Director, and Cerys Matthews.
A festival date in Bologna at 'Irlanda In Festa' on 17th of March saw The Flaws play Italy for the first time. Other Irish artists that performed at the festival included Joe Chester and Interference.
'Sixteen' was released in May '07. The single was recorded at Grouse Lodge studios and mixed at Apollo in Dublin by acclaimed producer Gareth Mannix (Director/Republic Of Loose/Delorentos). 'Sixteen', has long been a live favorite with it's instantly hummable melody and sees lyricist Paul Finn delve deep into the darkest thoughts of his mind's psyche to bring us an infectious indie pop tune of the highest calibre. To coincide the band toured around the country on the 2FM 2moro tour with Giveamanakick and Messiah J and the Expert and the single went top 30 in Ireland. The brilliant self funded video for the single received extensive rotation on Channel 6.
The Flaws released the graceful '1981' in July '07. The single taken from the forthcoming debut album 'Achieving Vagueness', which is due for release on 14th September was also recorded at Grouse Lodge and mixed at Apollo by Mannix . It will be available to download from various digital music services worldwide including itunes and at record stores nationwide.
HAM SANDWICH
Ham Sandwich fronted by Podge McNamee and Niamh Farrell have cut their cloth as a sterling underground treasure with an almost cult like following the likes of Weezer or early Flaming Lips, a following that knows wherever Ham Sandwich goes fun and madness intrinsically follows. The name is a simple, effective decoy, just like there's a computer called Apple, a band called Ham Sandwich manages to dispense with the expected cliches of what a modern indie band should be and instead have allowed themselves the space to build a performance that is outstanding in giving people what they want to see, strange outfits, bright colours, a sexy front woman and a lunatic like front man.
Their underground status and cult acclaim has seen them guesting alongside such reknown performers as Electric Six, WHITESNAKE, PERE UBU, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, My Morning Jacket, The Bluetones, I'm from Barcelona & The BUZZCOCKS amongst others. Ham Sandwich are due to release their fourth single 'click...click...BOOM' in February following the success of singles 'Sad Songs', 'St. Christopher' and 'Words'. True DIY enthusiasts they have spurned the norms of booking themselves into a studio... to instead build their own studio in a dormitory at Headfort House/School, Kells (Their hometown) with the help of Frames producer Karl Odlum.
Their hometown fondness has also seen them turn this 18th Century mansion into the location for their music video for 'St. Christopher' which includes their followers dancing along to their music in the house's expansive ballroom. Their music has garnered them a wide selection of admirers including legendary Beach Boys producer Van Dyke Parks, Bono who vehemently advised them to change their name and Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan who requested copies of the bands music prior to his solo performance in Dublin earlier this year and invited them along to his show. For novices of the Ham Sandwich live experience here's some advice: leave your prejudice of what an indie band should be safe at home, stock up on lots of funergy and bring your dancing shoes because live...these guys are stunning.
POD Concerts & Heineken Green Synergy presents
THE FLAWS
Support: Ham Sandwich
Friday October 12th
Whelans – 25 Wexford Street – Dublin 2.
Doors – 8pm
Tickets €10 (inc. booking fee) available from Ticketmaster, Road Records, City Discs, Sound Cellar and usual outlets.
www.ticketmaster.ie
www.theflaws.com
www.myspace.com/theflawsmusic
www.myspace.com/eathamsandwich
THE FLAWS
The Flaws, a four-piece from Co Monaghan, Ireland released their debut self financed EP in the summer of 2005. The 4 track EP won a host of admirers with tunes like 'Sixteen', & 'Idolise'. National airplay quickly followed on Today FM with presenter Alison Curtis describing the lead track 'Sixteen' as "brilliant, one of the best Irish tracks of 2005".
A hugely successful set at the 2005 Hard Working Class Hero's festival has seen them hailed as one of the top 3 bands of the weekend in the Irish Times and helped them garner support slots with the likes of Nine Black Alps and Nada Surf.
Their debut single 'No Room' was released in Ireland in March '06 as a calling card and was limited to 1,000 copies. It won many fine reviews as did the bands live performances. They took to the road for a 6 date tour and warmed up with some U.K shows in March with Nightmare of You.
The Flaws toured Ireland in June '06 to support a free download track "Out Tonight", recorded their first 2FM session and took part in the Nokia New Music Tour alongside Director, The Blizzards and The Marshals. A flurry of pre-christmas activity with a Club NME headliner and 17 live dates including tours with both Director and Polytechnic saw a busy end to 2006. They performed some 'noisy, dirty rock n' roll '(as described by John Kelly himself) on 'Other Voices' which was broadcast on RTE Two in February '07 along with performances from Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Director, and Cerys Matthews.
A festival date in Bologna at 'Irlanda In Festa' on 17th of March saw The Flaws play Italy for the first time. Other Irish artists that performed at the festival included Joe Chester and Interference.
'Sixteen' was released in May '07. The single was recorded at Grouse Lodge studios and mixed at Apollo in Dublin by acclaimed producer Gareth Mannix (Director/Republic Of Loose/Delorentos). 'Sixteen', has long been a live favorite with it's instantly hummable melody and sees lyricist Paul Finn delve deep into the darkest thoughts of his mind's psyche to bring us an infectious indie pop tune of the highest calibre. To coincide the band toured around the country on the 2FM 2moro tour with Giveamanakick and Messiah J and the Expert and the single went top 30 in Ireland. The brilliant self funded video for the single received extensive rotation on Channel 6.
The Flaws released the graceful '1981' in July '07. The single taken from the forthcoming debut album 'Achieving Vagueness', which is due for release on 14th September was also recorded at Grouse Lodge and mixed at Apollo by Mannix . It will be available to download from various digital music services worldwide including itunes and at record stores nationwide.
HAM SANDWICH
Ham Sandwich fronted by Podge McNamee and Niamh Farrell have cut their cloth as a sterling underground treasure with an almost cult like following the likes of Weezer or early Flaming Lips, a following that knows wherever Ham Sandwich goes fun and madness intrinsically follows. The name is a simple, effective decoy, just like there's a computer called Apple, a band called Ham Sandwich manages to dispense with the expected cliches of what a modern indie band should be and instead have allowed themselves the space to build a performance that is outstanding in giving people what they want to see, strange outfits, bright colours, a sexy front woman and a lunatic like front man.
Their underground status and cult acclaim has seen them guesting alongside such reknown performers as Electric Six, WHITESNAKE, PERE UBU, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, My Morning Jacket, The Bluetones, I'm from Barcelona & The BUZZCOCKS amongst others. Ham Sandwich are due to release their fourth single 'click...click...BOOM' in February following the success of singles 'Sad Songs', 'St. Christopher' and 'Words'. True DIY enthusiasts they have spurned the norms of booking themselves into a studio... to instead build their own studio in a dormitory at Headfort House/School, Kells (Their hometown) with the help of Frames producer Karl Odlum.
Their hometown fondness has also seen them turn this 18th Century mansion into the location for their music video for 'St. Christopher' which includes their followers dancing along to their music in the house's expansive ballroom. Their music has garnered them a wide selection of admirers including legendary Beach Boys producer Van Dyke Parks, Bono who vehemently advised them to change their name and Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan who requested copies of the bands music prior to his solo performance in Dublin earlier this year and invited them along to his show. For novices of the Ham Sandwich live experience here's some advice: leave your prejudice of what an indie band should be safe at home, stock up on lots of funergy and bring your dancing shoes because live...these guys are stunning.
