Galway/London band The Drink pour ghostly pop and folk into ‘The Coming Rain’
The London-based band The Drink is anchored by the gentle choral-reaching voice of Galway native Dearbhla Minogue. The band are releasing their second album Capital on November 13th and I featured the Broadcast-esque ‘No Memory’ from it recently.
‘The Coming Rain’ might be even better. It does a similar trick in walking the line between ghostly pop and a taut indie/folk style. It’s a beaut.
The band have just announced some Irish dates in Dublin, Galway and Belfast as part of their European tour which kicks off in Iceland next week:
Tour dates – The Drink
06/11/15 – Iceland Airwaves, reykjavik, Iceland
13/11/15 – Jamboree, London, UK
16/01/16 – The Albert, Brighton, UK
19/01/16 – Clwb lfor Bach, Cardiff, UK
20/01/16 – Grand Social, Dublin, Ireland
21/01/16 – Roisin Dubh, Galway, Ireland
22/01/16 – McHughs, Belfast, UK
23/01/16 – The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, UK
25/01/16 – The Basement, York, UK
26/01/16 – The Shacklewell Arms, London, UK
27/01/16 – Start the Bus, Bristol, UK
28/01/16 – The Castle, Manchester, UK
29/01/16 – Headrow House, Leeds, UK
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