Maybe it was the plethora of ads on a few sites this week that gave it away but Waterford’s O Emperor have a debut album Hither Thither out and they’ve finally got a Dublin-based video to show for it (Anyone know who directed it?). I’ve only had a single listen to the album thus far but it sounds like there’s plenty there to like. More listening required though.
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Answer to your question! Video was directed by Peter McCarthy of Good Dog Films and produced by Mark Kelly of Grey Man Films. Both Dublin based filmmakers.