Nialler9 and The Big Romance present Listen Closely, a monthly listening party focusing on one album we love, on the last Wednesday of every month.
This month:
Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (2002)
With the band’s new album Perfecth out tomorrow…
The third QOTSA album is one of the finest razor-sharp collection of hard rock songs of the 21st century, and one of the best modern rock drum albums thanks to the presence of Dave Grohl back behind the kit once more. Framed by the thematic concept of an LA radio station playing these stonking rock songs – all greasy low-end riffs, falsetto harmonies, sharp guitar and killer choruses. And Mark Lanegan doing some of his best vocal work in years, alongside Homme and Nick Oliveri. It features ‘No One Knows’, ‘Go With The Flow’, ‘Song For The Dead’, ‘You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar… ‘and ‘First It Giveth’. Can’t wait to hear this on vinyl as loud as possible on the one of the finest vinyl soundsystems in the country.
Join Nialler9 and a guest for a discussion about this modern classic record and a playback of the album on vinyl through The Big Romance’s high-quality Toby Hatchett soundsystem. We also chat about the album’s background, context, craft, production, the band’s history / future and why the album matters for a live Nialler9 Podcast episode.
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Tickets are limited to 45 for this intimate event.
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Please note – Doors at 7:00pm for this one with kickoff at 7:45pm sharp.
Previous albums covered at Listen Closely parties:
- Burial – Untrue (2007)
- Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral (1994)
- Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream (1993)
- Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
- Alanis Morrisette – Jagged Little Pill (1995)
- Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People (2002)
- Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (2008)
- Rosalía – LUX (2025)
- DJ Shadow – Endtroducing (1996)
- Massive Attack – Mezzanine (1998)
- Bloc Party – Silent Alarm (2004)
- Outkast – Stankonia (2000)
- My Bloody Valentine – Loveless (1991)
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz (2009)
- Jeff Buckley – Grace (1994)
- The Prodigy – Music For The Jilted Generation (1994)
- LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver (2007)
- Kendrick Lamar – good kid M.a.a.d. city (2012)
- J DIlla – Donuts (2006)
- Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of (1998)
- The Avalanches – Since I Left You (2001)
- Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever ago (2007)
- The Strokes – Is This It (2001)
- Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (2022)
- Boards Of Canada – Music Has The Right To Children (1998)
- Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear (2015)
- Beastie Boys – Ill Communication (1994)
- Fiona Apple – Tidal (1996)
- Portishead – Dummy (1994)
- Laurie Anderson – Big Science (1982)
- Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004)
- Sufjan Stevens – Illinois (2005)
- Four Tet – Rounds (2003)
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.
