Chris Jones joined Rigsy and Stu to talk new tunes...
Girls Names – A Hunger Artist
Chris: “It’s really powerful stuff. The distance they’ve come in the time they’ve been together is incredible. This album is a lot more aggressive, and it also has a very interesting and entertaining video.”
Neon Atlas – I Never Felt So Good
Chris: “They are from Cork and this track is from the album ‘Graffiti Reality’ which just came out.”
Stu: “It reminds me of Teenage Fanclub in the chorus.”
Damien J Brennan – Shine
Stu: “He has been working with an engineer called Pete Maher who’s worked with U2 and The Killers, and various other people. On the press release, it’s a quote from Rigsy and it simply says “brilliant”.”
Rigsy: “Brilliant!”
Bicep – Just
Rigsy: “This seems to be Bicep at their best.”
Chris: “They are going to be playing the 20th anniversary of Shine on Hallowe’en night. Bicep are Belfast boys as we know, and they’ve asked to do a special Shine techno classic set to pay homage to their own formative years.”
Galants – Seventeen
Chris: “They’re great and they’re from Dublin. This single is one of three that they have released this summer. I highly recommend the other tunes as well…Definitely a band to keep an eye on.”
Young Aviators – Drive Thru Culture Night
Rigsy: “It’s a band we have featured before, but not for a while. It’s good to have something new to play from them ahead of a Belfast show in September.”
Only Rivals – Replace/Exchange
Chris: “They are from Dublin and that’s from a new album from them called ‘Life Is Perfect’, which they’re launching in September. They’re doing pretty big things…Sort of full-throated emo done right.”
Maeve McPherson – Drugstore Dream Girl
Stu: “She’s from Lisburn, with a Canadian connection. She’s conditioned and influenced by Riot grrl, but also listening back to people like PJ Harvey…You can already see she’s trying to say things in songs…I’m looking forward to seeing what she develops.”
