'one of the Irish acts liable to make you more excited about the coming musical year than any other'.State Magazine
'Mail Order Messiahs blaze an intriguing and distinctive trail with their slow, majestic and liberally embellished hybrid of electro, folk and soul. The music is marked by moments of startling beauty and the overall effect is ethereal and otherworldly, but undoubtedly compelling and arresting at the same time' Hot Press (23/10/08)
'If you're looking for something a little different (and better), the Mail Order Messiahs should be among your first ports of call.
The Galway born/Dublin based alternative/electric/indie pop duo have just released 'Par Avion', a four-track EP and, I'm happy to report, it's beatsy and blippy in all the right places but also melodic, musical and beautiful.
A first release that boasts style and substance in the shape of four brilliantly crafted blends of trippy pop and gorgeous melodies that bodes very well for the future.
That's not to say it's just 'promising' either - it's plain old 'really good'. Go get one'. RTE Music Blog (Brendan Cole)
Mail Order Messiahs are Dar Fahy and Mike Liffey, a Dublin-based alternative-electronic 2-piece. We're originally from Galway but now based in Dublin.
We officially launched our first release - 'Par Avion EP' at the end of 2008 and are releasing our debut album 'Plain' on October 17th at HWCH. The tracks were written whilst we were living in different parts of the country, sending lyrics, demos, mixes and rewrites back and forth in the mail (hence the name). Much of the recording was done in The Forge, Galway and Asylum Studios, Dublin, with Jimmy Eadie (Jape, Redneck Manifesto, Si Schroeder) taking care of production duties.
Hey Mike, sorry I missed the album launch...I was in Spain taking a much needed holiday.I trust it went well.The songs sound fantastic.Gimme a shout about the next one.I'm off to purchase your album now.All the best.
Sunday Roast This Sunday September the 13th The Speigeltent The Fringe fsetival Georges Dock, I.F.S.C, D1. Doors 7.30pm - 1am. Live Music. Games. Roast Potatoes. Sack Nell Bryden Red Kid The Amazing Few Gran Casino Bocs Social Brian Brody Larry Beau N.C Lawlor Doris Arsenoupoulou - Cabaret/Rope Artiste from Berlin... The award-winning Sunday Roast returns to the glittering Spiegeltent for another feast of our famous spuds and our even more fabulous musical mayhem! This year we're serving up the eagerly anticipated return of Dublin legends Sack, the fizzing snap, crackle and pop of Red Kid, Gran Casino and Bocs Social, the solo stylings of Brian Brody and Larry Beau, wizards of psychoPOP The Amazing Few, the jaw-dropping, high-flying cabaret antics of Berlin aerial artist Doris Arsenoupoulou, spunky comic Sharon Hayden plus our usual cornucopia of games, antics and special surprise guest... www.fringefest.com for more info. Thank you for letting us post this and have a great day! The Roast
hey guys. just wanted to say that i loved your set last night in whelans. it was fantastic. im just listening to your ep now, its lovely. i play in kill krinkle club also. definitely do another show together again soon. cheers,