The Dudley Corporation

The Dudley Corporation – Four More Years

The Dudley CorporationBack in Ireland, because of family and study commitments, the band haven’t played many gigs in the past few months. To an extent, it seems that they feel slightly detached from the current Dublin music scene –but it’s not something that bothers them. "We are pretty much out of the loop about what is happening with local bands and stuff," admits Dudley. "When we started, bands like the Tycho Brahe were our peers, now they have gone on to other things."

But this isn’t something they dwell on – instead they "stick [our heads] above the parapet" every so often to see what’s going on. The Corpo aren’t about being part of a ‘scene’ – it’s about making music they enjoy regardless of whether it fits into a current trend or not.

And so back to ‘The Year of the Husband’. It’s done, it’s dusted, and it’s finally, four years after its inception, available. To celebrate the launch of the album, the band are performing a live gig at Andrew’s Lane Theatre on 4th July. "It is a little weird that this is being a recording launch because this has been done for so long!" laughs Dudley.

Weird? Perhaps for the band, but about bloody time for everyone else.

Aoife Barry © 2008

Year of the Husband is finally released on July 4th. There’s an MP3 from it right here, and you can see The Dudley Corporation live at:

July 4 Andrews Lane, Dublin, with Giveamanakick and Mumblin’ Deaf Ro *FREE*
July 10 Towers Records, Dublin @ 5
July 12 Roisin Dubh, Galway
July 18 Buffalo Bar, London

 

 

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