Garage & 50's Rock N Roll, Country, Gospel, Soul, Punk, Folk... Johnny Cash, The Pogues, The Dubliners, Compulsive Gamblers, Dolly Parton, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, The Soft Boys, Nick Cave, Scott Walker, Johnny Thunders, Bruce Springsteen, The Libertines, Elvis Costello, Lee Hazelwood, Gram Parsons, The Clash, Tim Hardin, Tom Waits, Jeffrey Lewis, Gogol Bordello, Devendra Banhart, Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop, Neilo Thing... and loads more shit
Sounds Like
The Sins Of Sainte Catherine [2006]
Death Threats EP [2008]
100 Midnights [2009]
THE MIGHTY STEF - STREETWISE TROUBADOUR FROM DUBLIN IRELAND
The Mighty Stef [AKA Stefan Murphy] is a singer and songwriter from Dublin Ireland, celebrated for the storytelling nature of his songs and his passionate live shows. He and his band are a veritable band of rock n roll Pirates, sailing a sea of influences that include everything from The Rolling Stones to the Pogues, Nick Cave To the Clash and Johnny Thunders to Johnny Cash.
The Mighty Stef’s upcoming sophomore full-length release “100 Midnights” is due out February 6th and promises to please die-hard fans and lure in new. These thirteen tracks feature an eclectic mixture of genres and sounds that will keep the listener on their toes. Fans will be treated to collaborations with Cait O’Riordan and Shane McGowan, the later who lends his vocals to haunting Townes Van Zandt cover “Waitin’ Around To Die”. The first single from “100 Midnights” is “Downtown”.
The Mighty Stef will introduce these new songs through extensive touring of Ireland and America and will make a string of appearances at Austin’s famed SxSW festival in March 2009 and gigs with trad punk band Flogging Molly
Also available on “The Firstborn Is Dead Recordings” is the “Death Threats E.P” which was released in May 2008 and The Mighty Stef’s acclaimed 2006 debut album “The Sins of Sainte Catherine”
The Mighty Stef is a rising international act whose passion and dedication to making heart-felt street-wise rock n roll makes he and his troop of outlaws a live act not to miss.
100 MIDNIGHTS AVAILABLE NOW FROM ALL GOOD RECORD SHOPS [IRE] AND USUAL DIGITAL OUTLETS WORLDWIDE
What 'They' say about The Mighty Stef & The Sins Of Sainte Catherine.
'Idiosyncratic Punk Rock Sea-Shanties' THE SUNDAY TIMES
'Channelling the ghost of Johhny Cash Through the Devil-Boned-Blues Of Jack White, The Mighty Stef is Dublin's finest unsung hero' NME
At Times The Mighty One even flirts with genius. His bluesey Tom Waits endebted rock n roll is pretty much as elemental as it gets, Stefs resping voice rings out like a deep south death-row prisoner that isnt going down without a fight.NME'
One part country, One part Noise, The Mighty Stef lands somewhere in between Nick Cave and Tom Waits, a touch more on the upbeat side than either though' WWW.DROP-D.IE
'Whisper The Mighty Stef's name in certain quarters and you'll hear him proclaimed as something of a genius, a pivotal figure within Dublin's psycho rock scene, hes been threatening something special for some time, and praise be, The Sins Of Sainte Catherine is a fine representation of his considerable talent. 'HOTPRESS MAGAZINE
This charismatic Dublin troubadour's bolshy blend of garage, rock, blues and good ol' broken hearted drunken laments will put fire in your belly.THE STAR NEWSPAPER
There is a maturity to stefs songwriting that echoes Nick Cave, but he manages to maintain an individualistic streak that gets better as the album winds down. The Themes of his songs are more realistic than optimistic, there are sparse moments when hope filters through in the disguise of tender harmonies. Do yourself a favour and add this album to your collection.TOTALLY DUBLIN MAGAZINE
With the sleazy swagger and sauce of a whole crew of sailors, the Mighty Stef is actually just one man. UK MORNING STAR
Howya! Today my album THE SINS OF SAINTE CATHERINE is released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland! It’s available in good stores, online shops and digital outlets. I would appreciate it if you gave my tunes a listen. Cheers, The Mighty Stef
PS: I’ll be playing some gigs in Germany in September. Check out my profile for details.
wataboutye Stef and the gang... hope yer all doin well.. i see ye's got a slot at Glasgowbury... fukin deadly lads.. its gonna be epic..!! see ya'll soon.. peace
Hey dudes, thanks for accepting us and for extending the warm welcome - everyone has been so supportive since the move from Oslo to Manchester and it makes all the difference!
We would love to see you at a show one day and toast our newfound proximity :-) Hope you like the tracks, which would you say is your fav? We'd love to pop over and will hopefuly be touring near you in the future! Basically, if you want us to play near you then we have to work together - feel free to download our tunes from our iLike page and just tell everyone you know about Daddysmilk, play us in the car, at house parties etc! Its people like you that inspire us to push ourselves further, forever and unrelentlessly onwards :D
What venues near you would you recommend as and when we swing by your way? Hope your well, big love from your new favorite Mancunian Anglo-Norwegian band ;-) lol!