[Jul 27, 2013] Popicalia: Groom (Brothers & Sisters EP Launch) (Siteation) (1 Viewer)

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Popical Island will release “Brothers and Sisters”, a four-song EP by indie pop band Groom, on July 27th 2013, with a launch party in BYOB venue Siteation on Little Britain Street, Dublin.

About Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters is a four song EP and Groom’s first release since the album Marriage in late 2010. Following a hiatus in which members dipped into side projects (Walpurgis family and Lie Ins mainly, as well as others too numerous to mention), the band decided to make a new start as a leaner band with a contained pop sound that pushes colour and melody to the fore. On this sweet little offering, the lyrical themes meander through Groom’s always-familiar kitchen-sink territory; songs about family, loss, work, and domestic turmoil (in that actual order). But this time Groom are doing it in more picaresque and black-humour form than before. Lots of fun.

The band’s most collaborative release to date, each song is produced by a different band member, thus providing four distinctive flavours of Groom. The title-track and opener, Brothers and Sisters, was mixed by bassist/pianist Wil McDermott; Fishing, 1983 was recorded on cassette 4-track by drummer Ruan van Vliet. Wet Thursday had singer/guitarist Mike Stevens at the helm; and Love Death and Bandaged Heads was twiddled by guitarist/keyboardist Jeroen “Jerry” Saegeman. (Wil and Jerry also shared music-writing duties on their respective tracks.)

Released on cassette (which comes with a download code), it is also available on CD. Both formats come in a colourful, handmade package and will be launched at Popicalia on Saturday, 27th July in BYOB art space Siteation (formerly the Green Street Theatre). It will be available for purchase on the night as well as in the usual indie shops, such as Dublin’s Elastic Witch, Cork’s Plugd and Galway/Limerick/Athlone’s Wingnut Records.

About Groom
Groom is a pop band from Dublin whose members are Mike, Wil, Jeroen and Ruan. They have released three albums to date: ‘All This Happened, More Or Less’ (2006, Fairview House), ‘At The Natural History Museum’ (2009, Tight Ship), and ‘Marriage’ (Popical Island, 2010). Groom have played loads of gigs all over Ireland, as well as in Belgium and the UK, and play goodtime indie pop and rock and roll, sometimes reflective and wistful, sometimes fun and reckless. With some other Irish pop bands they form the core of the Popical Island collective.
http://groom.bandcamp.com


About Popical Island
Popical Island is a small, hard-working collective of bands and like-minded souls who work together to organise events and release records. Based in Dublin and formed by the bands Land Lovers, Yeh Deadlies and Groom in 2010, it also is home to some of Ireland’s most exciting pop bands, such as Tieranniesaur, Squarehead, Ginnels, Skelocrats and many more. As well as having released numerous records by its associated acts, it has also three critically acclaimed compilations, and curates a club night, Popicalia.
 

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