Hooray For Humans - New song, album release, dates etc (2 Viewers)

[sweetoblivion]

Dustin?!? legends!

 

[Alan Remorse]

Hot Galway Sex Action tonight.

 

[Alan Remorse]

Yo, the Dustin show is tomorrow morn at 11am.

 

[killy kill]

Yo, the Dustin show is tomorrow morn at 11am.

Someone better youtube this shit

 

[schmegeggin]

Someone better youtube this shit

if you miss the performance live, but they only put up actual performance of song but you miss the musical interludes that cut to the band each time!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/theonceaweekshow

 

[Alan Remorse]

Yeah it'll prob be on youtube at some stage I'd say.

Review in Irish Times today, not bad:

People just didn't love these Corkmen as much when they were members of other bands, but all has changed since they came together as Hooray for Humans. The reason must be the music: sinewy indie synth-pop and taut, rough guitars that burst out of the speakers with an infectious mania. Whatever about the various sonic traces you'd discover in a forensic examination of the scene (everything from the Pixies to post- rock poke through the folds), Safekeeping has an alluring pop schtick. The wave of excitement on Pimptacious, the low-slung geeky grandeur of '06 Forever, and the polished, high-energy stomp of Signature are among the keepers here. JIM CARROLL

 

[trev]

Yeah it'll prob be on youtube at some stage I'd say.

Review in Irish Times today, not bad:

People just didn't love these Corkmen as much when they were members of other bands, but all has changed since they came together as Hooray for Humans. The reason must be the music: sinewy indie synth-pop and taut, rough guitars that burst out of the speakers with an infectious mania. Whatever about the various sonic traces you'd discover in a forensic examination of the scene (everything from the Pixies to post- rock poke through the folds), Safekeeping has an alluring pop schtick. The wave of excitement on Pimptacious, the low-slung geeky grandeur of '06 Forever, and the polished, high-energy stomp of Signature are among the keepers here. JIM CARROLL

that bit raised my eyebrows.

 

[Alan Remorse]

hahaha yeah i laughed at that aswell...

 

[Alan Remorse]

review on entertainment.ie

Cork's Hooray for Humans may only have existed for just over a year, but don't let that deceptively short time-span fool you. There's nothing green-around-the-gills about this trio - perhaps due in part to the fact that they're comprised of experienced ex-members of bands Waiting Room, Eachtra and My Remorse. Where their previous incarnations were thwarted in the quest for indie supremacy, however, Hooray for Humans are set to shine - not least because they've crafted a considerably strong debut album in Safekeeping. Their self-description of a 'brazen pop outfit who flirt with everything from post-rock to new-wave to electro' is pretty much on the money; this is a band who evidently take joy from creating songs that take one unexpected twist after another. Safekeeping is an album with its roots firmly in indietronica, though, and the majority of the eleven tracks are smothered in a layer of warm synth fuzz. Fantastic opener Signature twists, shakes and pops unreservedly, and embodies H4H's blissfully honest approach in just three short minutes; Marsa's melodic wall-of-guitars-assault and skewed arrangement is a joy to listen to, while '06 Forever's grimy guitar intro evolves into a warm, beefy anthem. Even the less-immediate songs can't really be faulted, as there's not really a bad track here - Kittenfish may seem like an unremarkable guitar-based offering, yet quickly builds to a Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-style remix, and closer Salt 'n' Vinegar's customary pop-rock is dissected by a fetching riff that's sharper than the foil on a packet of Tayto. The vocal tussles between lead vocalist Alan and keyboardist Aine, too, are consistently pleasing to the ear. This one's definitely a Safekeeper. 4/5 stars

 

[Flux]

Alan these reviews don't really do you justice to be honest. I wouldn't bother reprinting them. I know they're positive but these reviews are very badly written. Ye deserve better than this PLC Journalism shite!

 

[Alan Remorse]

Meh, I know...
I guess it's better to have badly written positive reviews than none at all though...
Also a lot of them seem to call the album throwaway, which seems bizarre to me. Just because it's a pop album doesn't mean it's throwaway.

Blah. i'm tired.

 

[Flux]

Meh, I know...
I guess it's better to have badly written positive reviews than none at all though...
Also a lot of them seem to call the album throwaway, which seems bizarre to me. Just because it's a pop album doesn't mean it's throwaway.

Blah. i'm tired.

True...

Good luck with the drummer search...I hope ye end up with an absolute robot beast on the stool.

 

[Alan Remorse]

H4H "doing" Dustin:

http://www.rte.ie/tv/ttv/theonceaweekshow/

Click on "watch the show" and then on "november 17th"...

We fucked up the start on purpose. It wouldn't have been "true" if we'd played note perfect.

 

[BonsaiSuperstar]

so when is Michael D Higgins taking over on drums?

 

[Alan Remorse]

Wha?
Prob should've mention we've found a drummer, it's Tom from Ghostwood Project/Only Fumes And Corpses.

 

[BonsaiSuperstar]

Wha?
Prob should've mention we've found a drummer, it's Tom from Ghostwood Project/Only Fumes And Corpses.

i thought you said you were getting a well known musician from the galway scene in?

 

[Alan Remorse]

He's as famous as they come!
His home sex video should be on the shelves in no time.

 

[seanface]

I'd say more notorious. For more information consult my upcoming tell-all rock biography "Cupped Farts & Dirty Boxers - Life on the Road with Tom Ghostwood".

 

[Break Neck Speed]

I'd say more notorious. For more information consult my upcoming tell-all rock biography "Cupped Farts & Dirty Boxers - Life on the Road with Tom Ghostwood".

Im actual in tears laughing at that comment! Classic!

 

[Anthony]

I'm presuming this was to a backing track with live vocals?
The usual crap RTE band sound, still though, fair play.