Had a great tune called “I don’t belong” with very clever wordplay. Was not surprised to learn of the band members mutual interest in poetry and that’s what brought them together initially. In parts it reminds me of the cure but the guys wordplay is really impressive The references about bones of children is referring to the discovery of a mass grave of babies found in Tuam Ireland. The reference of the cokeys it seems is about a radio show host who apparently takes coke and earns a huge salary and living a luxurious life while talking about the cost of living crisis on his show. Male Suicide is also rising quite significantly and there Is alot of disillusionment among young Irish men and it probably is a reflection on how hard life is becoming for the youth. All in all a really thoughtful and brilliant song 👏
I am Irish and I can safely say that many (probably most) young Irish people can relate to the political lyrics. I love the line ‘about the Gall of Fine Gael and the Fail of Fianna Fáil,. For context Fine Gael and Fianna Fail where the 2 largest political parties in Ireland and historically the most successful in elections. The word ‘Fáil’ in the name Fianna Fáil sounds like the word ‘Fall’ in the Irish Language. However many Irish people sometimes mockingly pronounce it Fianna *Fail* because they see Fianna Fáils recent leadership as a general failure. So ‘Fail of Fianna Fáil’ is a clever play on words.
Saw them in 2019, had tickets for them in April but lead singer had laryngitis and they had to postpone til October. Looking forward to all the new material live.
Well the general feeling is that guitar music has been dead for so long and now these guys come along and have turned things around. They're actually to good, I don't think the world was ready for them because music has been so bad withthe last 10 years.
