The Limerick post-punk band Slow Riot burst into our consciousness with a song called ‘City Of Culture’ that lambasted their hometown’s cultural status before following that up with a song called ‘Demons’ that channels early Interpol in the best posssible way.
The trio are releasing their debut EP Cathedral (recorded at the Manic Street Preachers’s studio Faster with producer Kevin Vanbergen) featuring those tracks and two more: the wide-open shoegaze expanse of ‘Adele’ and the slow build of ‘Cooper’s Dream’:
The EP is out on 10″ vinyl and can be got from Rough Trade.
Photo by Steve Gullick.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
What a debut!