After contributing to a worthy compilation along with Mac DeMarco and Oh Boland last week, Dublin indie-rockers Squarehead have returned with their first new single since 2013’s Respect album.
‘Waves’ is a positive track taken from a forthcoming album and comes with a video by Luke Byrne featuring some rollerskating and the band playing in an empty pool. Classic trope.
The single was recorded by ‘Respect’ producer Leslie Keye at Arad Studios in Dublin and features sometime fourth member Ruadhan O’Meara of No Spill Blood/Magic Pockets on Keyboards.
Paper Trail Records have put together a compilation of unreleased music from artists like Mac Demarco, Priests, LVL UP, Squarehead, Robocobra Quartet, Slow Skies and more in aid of the Abortion Support Network in Ireland and to highlight the need for choice in Ireland around abortion.
Every sale goes directly to The Abortion Support Network through Paypal, so you can be assured that your donations are being put to good use.
I find it so strange that we have to fight for basic human rights for the women of our country. As a man, I feel that I shouldn’t have the right to answer this hugely important question on behalf of women, but ultimately we will support the cause however we can, because the women of Ireland deserve the right to choose – Roy Duffy, Squarehead
Tracklisting:
1: Mac Demarco – Without Me (Live) 2: Hot Cops – Weight 3: Squarehead – Ignorance 4: LVL UP – Proven Water Rights (Remix) 5: Beach Moon/Peach Moon – Cut Ties 6: Deer Scout – House 7: Participant – Leave Me Here (Acoustic) 8: CLBCLB – Dreaming in Solitaire 9: Priests – JJ (Live) 10: Oh Boland – Grass Wall 11: Robocobra Quartet – You’ll Shrug (Live) 12: Leapling – To Be Kind (Demo) 13: Katie Dey – Battery (Demo) 14: Just Mustard – Television (Remix) 15: Dexter R – Soy 16: Slow Skies – Anything More 17: Hand Habits – Scald
Squarehead have a new single and video for ‘2025’, a highlight from their recent Respect album. In the video, Domhnall and Brian Gleeson re-enact their brotherly antics as captured in home videos from years previous.
All proceeds from the song go to immaturityforcharity.com raising money for St Francis’ Hospice in Raheny for which Domhnall has made some comedy sketches for raising awareness, which has raised €65,000 already. Buy it here.
How to enter ticket comp – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 2pm latest for weekend gigs. Another Love Story entry is by this post only, no email.
Kila @ Whelan’s (€18) [Trad/global] Celebrating 25 years together.
Paul Byrne @ The Sugar Club (€12) [Live] The Cruel & Tender Tour from former In Tua Nua musician.
Elektrobank @ The Village (Free, 6:45pm) [Covers]A 5 piece fully live electronic act playing the music of Beastie Boys, Underworld, Daft Punk, Groove Armada & more.
Another Love Story @ Killoyn Manor, Co. Meath (ENTER HERE) [Manor Party] “A gathering of hearts, minds, ideas and moods”
Thomas House Record Market @ Thomas House (11am, Free) [Fair] Boxes and boxes of vinyl will fill the floors. All genres will be represented across thousands of records.
The Bash For Philo @ Button Factory (€22.90 , 5pm) [Tribute] Celebrating the life of Thin Lizzy.
Shift: Wayne’s World II @ The Sugar Club (€12 / WIN TICKETS) [Music/screening] A screening of the Wayne and Garth classic and a set of ’80s hair metal.
Jeff Buckley tribute night @ Whelan’s (€15) [Rock] 20 years to the day that Jeff played the venue on the night his debut album Grace was released worldwide.
Hidden Agenda: Waze & Odyssey @ Button Factory (€12, WIN TICKETS) [Dance] Hidden Agenda are moving out of the Buttoner next month. This gig is close to sold out
Subject at Pogo – Tama Sumo @ Twisted Pepper (€13 , WIN TICKETS) [Club]Panorama bar resident (Deep, dry & funky news and classics from House to Techno with and a pinch of Acid, Electro and sometimes Disco ) ,
How to enter ticket comp – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 3pm latest for weekend gigs.
Jack Of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival @ Button Factory, The Grand Social, Sweeney’s, Mercantile (Free – €10, 9pm) [Roots/rock] The Eskies, Cujo Family, Gavin Glass, Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble, The Daily Howl, The Shades.
The Big Grill BBQ Festival @ Herbert Park (€10, 5pm – 9pm) [Food festival] Bodytonic’s BBQ festival with food, demos, Craft Beer and DJs.
Sinead O’Connor @ National Concert Hall (€25-€45) [Rock] Songs from new album I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss’ and her career.
Birdemic @ The Workman’s Club (€5) [Dublin seagullcore] The Late David Turpin ,Naoise Roo, French Bird, Joey Gavin and Spoken word artists.
Dial M for Murder @ National Concert Hall (€15-€40) [Classical] Watch all of the best bits from Hitchcock’s famous films on the big screen while at the same time the RTÉ Concert Orchestra performs the scores live on stage.
Jack Of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival @ Button Factory, The Grand Social, Sweeney’s, Mercantile (Free – €10, 9pm) [Roots/rock] Tucan, Prison Love, Mongoose, Tupelo, Corner Boy, The Full Moon Boogie Band and more.
The Big Grill BBQ Festival @ Herbert Park (€15, Noon – 9pm) [Food festival] Bodytonic’s BBQ festival with food, demos, Craft Beer and DJs.
The Big Grill BBQ Festival @ Herbert Park (€15, Noon – 9pm) [Food festival] Bodytonic’s BBQ festival with food, demos, Craft Beer and DJs.
Jack Of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival @ The Grand Social, Sweeney’s, Mercantile (Free – €10, 6pm) [Roots/rock] Saucy Sundays Wyvern Lingo, Fox E And The Good Hands, Howbrew, Dixieland Jazzmen.
Dublin Youth Big Band @ The Sugar Club (€7/€10) [Big band] Featuring members of Booka Brass Band
Sim Simma! @ The Twisted Pepper (6pm, Free) [Reggae, dancehall and Afrobeat]
I have some thoughts about Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent music shops taking place around the world on Saturday. But before that, here’s a roundup of Irish activity. If there’s anything to add, leave a comment below. Photo from Failte Ireland.
First up, a full list of records stores participating in Ireland and the list of special releases available worldwide which includes releases from Disclosure, Cut Copy, Little Dragon, Parquet Courts, Chvrches, Devo, Conor Oberst, Haim, Chromeo and Villagers.
15.30 Lisa O’Neill 16.15 Squarehead 17.00 David Kitt DJ 18.00 Skinny Wolves DJ 19.00 Girls Names 19.45 Skinny Wolves DJs 20.15 Twinkranes 21.15 Jape 22.00 Diamond Dagger 22.45 Elastic Witch DJs 23.15 I Am The Cosmos 12.00 to 01.00 Platimumray DJ 01.00 to 02.00 Kenny Hanlon DJ 02.00 to close Forza Italo DJs
Kate’s Party, I Heart The Monster Hero, Patrick Kelleher, French Bird, The Late David Turpin, Gar Cox, Sleep Thieves, Lo Fires and many more. 12 – 6pm.
A celebration of diversity, mini music festival, poster exhibition and pop up music shop for International Record Store Day Saturday April 19th in aid of OUTHOUSE LGBT Community Resource Centre. A compilation of covers by the bands below for RSG will be available in Outhouse and local Record Shops. The mini music festival will continue later at PantiBar from 6pm – 10:30 on Capel St. Donations will be accepted towards Outhouse LGBT Community Resource Centre.
Schedule for Saturday: 12.30-Biggles Flys Again 1pm-Stephen Quinn (cafe) 1.30-Swimmers 2pm-Villagers (cafe) 2.30-Exploing Eyes 3pm-Gar Cox (cafe) 3.30-Hot Colossus 4pm-Lofires (cafe) 4.30-The Late David Turpin 5pm-Darren Yorke (cafe) 5.30-French Bird
At Pantibar: 6.30-Bouts 7.15-Kate’s Party 8pm-Crayonsmith 8.45-Slap & Tickle 9.30-I Heart The Monster Hero 10pm The Panti Show
-9am opening – 20% off all vinyl – a record player to be given away for free to a random customer, every hour – €200 worth of vouchers to be given out
Performing on Fade St: 10am – Dennis Cassidy Yacht Rock DJ Set – (Record Spot) 11am – DJ Ragharry – (Mixtapes From the Underground) 1pm – The Statics 2pm – Come on Live Long 3pm – Luke B. – MPC Set 4pm – Ben Bix & Feather 5pm – DJ Louis Scully (Discotekken) 6pm – DJ James Keating Set (Hip Drop) 7pm – DJ Liam Maher (Twin Dublin/Watermelon)
The Paddy’s weekend are starting to come out and Subject have announced two events in two days on the weekend of March 16th and 17th. On Paddy’s Day, Detroit house vet/superfreakMoodymann returns for a show in The Grand Social that night. Tickets are €19.50 on sale from RA and Tickets.ie.
The Workman’s Club and Garage Bar are also doing a Free Paddy’s weekender on Sunday, 16th March / Monday 17th March with Irish bands Overhead The Albatross, Squarehead, The Notas, Other Creatures, Exploding Eyes, Otherkin, Death In The Sickroom, Jetsetter, Beach, Late City Edition, Galants, Gav & Thee Icons, Ad Ateris and DJs playing.
Button Factory will host a St Patrick’s Day Post Parade Party with The Frank & Walters, Kila and more on Monday 17th March. Doors 2:30pm. Tickets €6.65/€7 plus fee. Laurent Garnier is playing that night.
Every Friday, I’ll publish my new tracks and artist picks of the week as featured in the Irish Independent’s Day & Night Magazine. Follow Day & Night on Twitter and Facebook for more and pick up the paper to see my entire column this week including a Netflix film of the week and why Lorde has made such an impact.
You might recognise that bassline from ‘Jasmine’, the alternative hit from the estranged UK musician Jai Paul. Sure, Modular Records-signed Sydney three-piece Movement move in the same shadowy dance/R&B circles so loving ‘Us’ is kind of like falling for the cool sexy cousin from Australia.
If you’ve not been on the internet in the last few weeks, you may not know that Squarehead released their second album Respect in September and they launched it last week in Moxie Studios off Leeson Street which looks like a cool place for bop. Musicians With Cameras were there and captured two songs – ‘Two Miles’ and ‘Swing’ from the gig. Get the album from Bandcamp.
Over the weekend, Squarehead quietly put out their second full-length album Respect on Bandcamp. After getting it mastered last week, the band just wanted to put it out rather than sit on it for months.
Our LGBT brothers and sisters are the focus of lots of attention at the moment, between retrograde homophobic attacks and the constitutional amendment to extend rights to same-sex couples. With important steps towards progress, there are still steps backwards. Being a young person is hard enough, being one who is seen as different from the majority is even harder. Which is why places like Outhouse are really important. The Capel Street centre in Dublin city offers support to the LGBT community. Last year 25,000 people visited the centre for advice. (more…)
Squarehead and So Cow’s split LP has already spawned a one-minute music video and a cool camera video session and here, you can listen to Out Of Season which sees the two Irish bands contribute five new tracks each to the 30 minute record. For So Cow, it’s the first batch of songs written not just by Brian Kelly but the band ahead of the album coming up which was recorded with Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier.
Squarehead, for their part, go harder than they’ve gone ever before, their five songs bite with more distortion, energy and more raucous vocals. A fun stopgap record.
Out Of Season is released on Inflated Records this week with physical copies available next week in Elastic Witch and Tower Records.
‘Ruane Vs. the A-Bomb’. By So Cow. On their split LP with Squarehead. Go. I’ll time you.
When you’re finished you can watch Squarehead’s fancy camera mounted video by Sean Zissou and then listen to ‘More Quickly’ at Peefork. The LP is out next week you guys. Watch Squarehead’s new video →
Side A of Popical Island #3 appeared for your streaming pleasure on Monday. 48 hours is just enough time for you to fit in a big digestable listen so Side B is now ready for your indie-pop gluttonous ears and it relies more on distortion pedals, singalong choruses, broken drumsticks, bass and drums being best mates, in-band disagreements and agreements; and a big squeeze of lo-fi rock dynamics. Listen to the stream and see Saturday’s stage times…→
