While I can’t say I love the tune a lot at this point, Alias Empire’s video for ‘Black And White’ is a great example of ingenious use of widely-available projectors and attention to detail. It was made up Greg Corcoran and Steve MacDevitt who did that neon-dripping Le Galaxie one for ‘The Nightcaller’. The album Safety In Numbers by the now three-piece (they were formerly called Dry County and released the excellent Unexpected Falls in 2007) is out next week and also features ‘Lay Down’.
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.
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