Johnny Cronin(Guitar,Keys,Vox).Michael Cronin(Drums,Percussion,Samples,Vox).Justin McNabb(Guitar) & Martin Gray(Bass).
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson.
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Influences
The Fall,Pavement,Roxy Music,Paul & Barry Ryan,The Who,Gang Of Four,The Pogues,Scott Walker,Denim,John Cooper Clark,Joe Meek,Rolling Stones,The Smiths,The Clash,Devo,Pixies,The Divine Comedy,TheJam/Weller,Velvet Underground,Blue Note,The Beatles,Syd Barrett Floyd,Dexy's,Happy Mondays,Soft Cell,Lee Hazlewood,Tom Waits,Sly Stone,The Kinks,Will Oldham,Johnny Cash,Yoko,Lee Perry,Bowie '68-'84,Thin Lizzy,Dylan,Stooges,Spector.Motown,Public Enemy,James Brown,New York Dolls,Nick Cave,The Cure,Richard Hawley,Joy Division,Slade,Sigur Ros,Dead Can Dance,Abba,Cud,The Wedding Present,T Rex,Angel Heart,Bedazzled,Adam Faith in Budgie,Billy Liar,The Bridewell Taxis,George Formby,The Family Way,The Servant,Slade,Stardust,Oscar Wilde,Martin Amis,The Pale,Bill Fay,The Knack,Richard Burton,Far from The madding Crowd,Jules et jim.Tim BuckleyThe Associates,Human League.Tales of the unexpected",Suede,Up the junction,Yellow Sumbarine,Donovan,Michael Nyman,How I won the war,Irish Jack Lyons,The Las,James Joyce,The Lonliness of the long distance runner,Ken Russel,Peter O Toole,Julie christie,Rumblefish,Jake Thackray,The Cure,The singing Detective,The Yardbirds,Tim buckley,Sparks,Woody Allen,John Shuttleworth.Shack,J.P.Dunleavey,Zoot Money,ROD,Early Grange Hill,Love.The new avengers,John Barry.P.J. Proby.Chris Farlowe.Shed seven.Billy Fury.Tommy Cooper.This Sporting Life,If.Glencar waterfall,Whitby.Lough Crew.Jorvic Viking centre.Hoffman.Skip James.Marcel Proust.The comic strip presents.Anthony Newley.Johnny Mcevoy.Slint.Tony Wilson.ENO.Roy Orbinson.Gene vincent.Mahler.Philip Larkin.Zoot Money.Teenage Fanclub.LLoyd cole.Gallon Drunk.Badly Drawn Boy.Under Milkwood.The Stunning.Vincent Gallo.If.Elastica.Adam Ant.Orange Juice.Terry Edwards,Magnetic fields,Wilco.Billy Childish.The Wedding Present.Shack.Mik Artistik,Steve Earle,Luke Haines,John cale,The Modern lovers,The Cars,John Peel,Andy White,Wire,Lewis Carroll,Burt Bacharach.Teenage Fanclub,Suicide,Mick Harvey,Pecker Dunne,Saint Etienne,The four Tops,Magazine,Johns Children,,The animals,RIDE,The Mighty Wah,Augustus Pablo,Martin Amis,Gene Pitney.Supergrass,ELO,The Move,Chet Baker,Debussy,Alan Bates,Theorem,Human League,Paul Morley.Sonic Youth,Gil Evans,Luke Haines.Peter Ackyroyd.Beethoven,Whistle down the wind.Orson Welles.Roy Harper,Keith Waterhouse.Neil Jordan.Billy Fury.Lord Buckley,Richard Burton in Villain,Peter Cook,The Frank and Walters,Jonathan Richman,Ken Russell,Vaughan Williams.Japan,Tom Lehrer,Orlando,Look In,Ted Hughes,Mark Mullcahy.O Henry,Rod Serling,Freddie Starr,Alan bates,Flan O brien,Eileen Caddy,The mary Janes,Leadbelly,Bill Hicks,Mishima,Elizabeth Smart.John Donne.Larry Cunningham.The company of the Wolves.T.S elliot,Black Box Recorder,Adam Ant.The Cement Garden,Alan Stiltoe,Jon Savage.
The Aftermath are a Mod Pop band based in the Midlands of Ireland.
They have so far had 3 top 20 singles along with their critically
acclaimed top 20 debut album Friendlier up here released in Ireland in 2008.
They have shared the stage with the likes of The Script, The Pigeon
Detectives, Ian Brown, Keane, The Frames & Razorlight to name a few and
have recently headlined Sweden's Peace & Love festival
as well as sold out shows from Dublin to Leeds to Berlin.
They are due to start recording album no 2 shortly due for an early release in 2010.
What some of the papers say -
“the saviours of Irish lad rock.”
The Irish Independent
“Say hello to Britrock's latest heroes - Who just happen to be Irish”
4/5-METRO NEWSPAPER.
“A record of uncompromising, inspired rock anthems. A stellar debut.”
HOT PRESS.
“The hardest working band in Irish showbiz.”
TOTALLY DUBLIN.
Hello how is it going?
Come on tell me.. well let me tell you two quick updates i have just uploaded a new song off of my last ep called "Laughter Missing" i hope you enjoy it like a good coup of hot chocolate and i have a facebook account also so you can find me there as Picke Miranda thank you so much
- folk-pop by picke
Conas atá?
is there any chance you'd cast another vote for my song, The Wind Took
My Hat Last Night in the indie top100 charts (their profile is on my
top friends list).
Hey...Thanks for the add! It would be really heard for me, not liking your tunes! (ok...that sounds kinda weird...my english grammer is not the best, but I guess, you got my point!? ;) ) So you might come over to Germany some day?! It is really nice here...Especially Dresden ;)
Hey The Aftermath, i've known your music for a good while now. Never saw you live yet but my fav song is definately "All I Want...Happy", brilliant song. Sure i'm only down the road from Drumlish so no doubt I'll be seeing you soon!! All the best lads from www.whereitsat.ie
Hi men thx for the request :) Cool music !!! Will stop by to hear it again !!! If you like look at our shops for guitarparts (direct link on our Page) greetz and keep rocking Jo