Back in November , Meltybrains? gave us ‘IV’ a track which distilled all of the eclectic ambience and electronic melodics that have made them a go-see band in the last year.
The A-side ‘Donegal’ is with us now, and far from being some concise three-minute pop banger, true to Meltybrains? form it builds over a nonsensical lyric – “I can not even say” with cascading brass notes, percussion and synths interlocking in a wistful nostalgic manner that sounds like a post-rock band covering drum and bass from Goldie’s Timeless album or an early DJ Shadow cut.
Both tracks are released on fancy vinyl next week via Rough Trade.
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The Melties are also SXSW-bound.
Tour Dates
Dublin – 20/02/15 – Pepper Canister Church (Audio visual show with Slipdraft)
Galway – 05/03/15 – Roisin Dubh
Cork – 07/03/15 – Triskel Arts Centre
Kilkenny – 28/03/15 – Set Theatre
London – 16/04/15 – Total Refreshment Centre
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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
