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Funeral Suits are 3 young men, 2 from Dublin and 1 from Limerick. Since the release of their debut E.P. ‘Oh Dear’ in July 2008, Funeral Suits have pushed onwards and upwards, growing to be bolder and more confident both in writing and live shows as the months have passed.
Micheal, Brian and Greg spend most of their time in a disused office space making sounds that eventually become songs. Greg is the rock from which their music jumps, creating rhythms which pave paths for Michael and Brian to run, skip, fall and sprint briskly on. Both provide lead vocals, swapping instruments on different tracks. Their songs are often times landscaped with high volume infectious distorted guitar lines and/or driving synth with pounding drums. Ambitiious to perform a collection of songs in a variety of ways has resulted in a treasure chest of instruments being used and abused, with mood creation at the forefront of their happy little brains.
Other releases include, Eye Spy EP(2009) and a single, Now We’re Moving Now We’re Free, in August last. ‘Black Lemonade’, the lead track on Oh Dear found a cosy home on Steve Lamacq’s (BBC Radio 1) best tracks of ’08 list. Currently demoing songs with an album in their sights, plans are a foot to return to the studio in early December to record some new tracks. In the midst of any madness lies a burning desire to create an awesome live show, so gigging has become almost religious, taking on shows all over Ireland and, more recently, venturing towards the UK to test the water.
So far this year, the band have played 3 dates with Franz Ferdinand on the Irish leg of their World tour as well as supporting Passion Pit, The Breeders, Manchester Orchestra and Local Natives and also racking up a host of well-received headliners in between. One of special note was a show to mark their last offering (Now We’re Moving, Now We’re Free) in Whelan’s main venue last August where a lot of newer material was performed for a rapterous audience, filling our three heros hearts with much confidence. They were also the first band to play the Electric Picnic 2008 and possibly the last act to leave its Stradbally Estate grounds.
Funeral Suits have set their stall out to be organic in the way they develop as a band. Besides believing in themselves, they believe word of mouth to be as helpful as any internetiwebical gob, that having fun and making friends along the way is essential to that organic growth, and that ‘if people like us then we are honored, delighted and inpired. We know that not everyone will like our music but that’s part of the fun’
These are Funeral Suits. Take them and break them XO XO XO
Awww man sorry i wudda given you the cd money back if I'd known! we're all broke, everybodys broke. it should be free in but it's for charity so they wouldnt make any money then i guess
It's on Sunday afternoon I think...hazy on the details.
my number so we never have a hilarious repeat of tuesday night: 0851536177
Hey lads, Heard ye have a gig coming up soon ono phantom this morning... could i beg you for a vote for my song, The Wind Took My Hat Last Night in the indie top 100 charts (top friends list). Im at number 3.
You should come to the states, I caught you guys in Ireland with Manchester Orchestra and got your CD's-you guys are great and I would love to see you again.
Alright Lads, We're releasing our debut EP "Saviour" in Twisted Pepper on the 5th of November. It's a fiver in and doors are at 8. Support on the night from ROMANOVS GOODBYE and HOW WILL THEY COPE? Would be deadly if you could make it down lads!
'Thank the Lord for the Funeral Suits, who've jerked us back into a place of genuine, feverish excitement' - HotPress
Not bad at all guys!!! :)
Yeah grand only about 8 friends have bought the feckin ep off ITunes so mehh. Watched Into The Wild last night and booked a gig in Michigan this morning as a result. Gonna travel and tour around America next summer
Unidentified flying objectors indeed you are, and as far as I can identify you’re also rather fly and the objects of my hi-fi reaching sky high heights!
You’re nearly even as sublime as my skill for rhyme!
Hey lads, how's it going? Just saw the o2 session, good stuff... Is there any recorded versions of that song "Into the Wild" floatin' about? It's been stuck in my head all day :) All the best - Conor // THE RALPHS
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