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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
Cheers Michael, the lads were great both in the Academy and Dundalk. it was a lot of fun despite the football related misery of wednesday!! we would have loved to have been responsible for some of the mess in your gaf but we both had work friday and we're very responsible young men. gona try our damndest to make the whelans gig on the 26th. peace, john
righ lads, story? really enjoyed the set on saturday. it was a class night, great to play with yous. best of luck with your immediate future endeavours.
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.
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