Press Record is an online video performance series conceived by 98fm’s John Barker with producer Robin Ball which has featured live sessions from Irish musicians numbering 90 including Jape, Le Galaxie, All Tvvins, The Minutes and Fight Like Apes among them.
Today, Press Record announce the release of an album – Press Record #1 featuring 11 of the performances in one. The live album is available to today for €10 with all proceeds going towards future Press Record videos.
To coincide with the release, Press Record have released a video of new Irish band TooFools performing ‘Torn’ and a single by O Emperor performing ‘Trash Club’.
Press Record Tracklist
- O Emperor – Trash Club
- TooFools – Torn
- Daithí – Crosshair
- Come On Live Long – For The Birds
- Jape – This Chemical Sea
- Kid Karate – A Hard Life
- Meltybrains? – Soup Or Synth
- The River Fane Project – La Bamba
- Fehdah – Kathmandu
- Zaska – In Your Own Sweet Time
- Garr Cleary – Fisherman
Press Record also have a Patreon for further support.
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.
