78 February 3 2011 TheWeek Cubs - Galway’s avant garde release new album

BY KERNAN ANDREWS them, recording their contributions separately, which were then added later. The album features improvisational music, CUBS - A kind of Irish avant garde supergroup - psych-folk, late night lysergic lullabies, electro- will release their debut album, The Whispering acoustica, and cosmic music. The album is housed Woods, tomorrow on Rusted Rail and in a beautiful hand-assembled sleeve. Deadslackstring. If you want to get a sneak preview of what the Cubs is a new recording project, featuring album is like then go to members of Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon, www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ScJfa0vJU to see United Bible Studies, C Joynes, Plinth, Agitated the video for The Whispering Woods track Radio Pilot, and Yawning Chasm, most of whom are ‘Blackberry Lane’ (written by Galway singer- Galway based. songwriter Aaron Coyne). The video was made in Eleven musicians - David Colohan, Aaron Coyne, Galway by tinyEPICs. Kevin Flanagan, Aaron Hurley, Chris Joynes, Vicky The Whispering Woods is available from Langan, Scott McLaughlin, Paul O’Reilly, James www.rustedrail.com. Initial copies ordered from Rider, Michael Tanner, and Keith Wallace - took Rusted Rail will include a bonus 3” disc of part in the songwriting and recording and the additional material called The Cubs’ Tapes. The result is 13 original songs. album is also available from Wingnut Records in Recordings took place in Galway, Dublin, Belfast, Bell, Book & Candle. See also England, and The Gambia in West Africa. Some www.deadslackstring.com musicians contributed to tracks after hearing THE SOUND Rolo Big Monster Love GARDEN album launch Tomassi to BY KERNAN ANDREWS drum beats, and keyboards to create By Maria Daly melodic indie pop that “waxes BIG MONSTER Love, the stage name of metaphysical about what’s what and what Dublin singer-songwriter Cormac Canney, is not”. will release his new album Game Over in Also on the bill are Galway singer- play Kelly’s the Róisín Dubh this weekend. songwriter Paul O’Reilly and Dublin band The launch will take place in the Yeh Deadlies. Admission is free. See upstairs bar of the Róisín this Saturday at http://bigmonsterlove.tumb Anna Calvi - Anna 8.30pm. Cormac employs acoustic guitar, Calvi (Domino) Wayne Brennan to play Monroe’s

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ANNA CALVI is a name you are going to hear a lot this year. She is the owner of one of pop’s must BY KERNAN ANDREWS powerful, sultry, and hypnotising voices. She holds an aura of mystery with her slicked THEIR MUSIC mixes punk, hardcore, post-rock, back hair and dark eyes. It is as if Anna knows electronica, , and full on metal. They are hip and something you do not, and she is not telling you they have a super cool frontwoman. They are Rolo BY KERNAN ANDREWS shows. what that is! Tomassi. To get a taste of his music go to Her self-titled album holds a certain charm, - Edward Dutton (drums), Joe WAYNE BRENNAN been called a Youtube to watch him perform his every song is perfection. From the opening track, Nicholson (guitar), Eva Spence (vocals), James Spence “phenomenal guitar player” by Jack L single ‘And I Love’ ‘Rider To The Sea’, which shows off her amazing (keys), and Joseph Thorpe (bass) - play an Us Vs Them and “an original voice with something (www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFxyPaE guitar playing, to the sultry, Dusty Springfield- show in Kelly’s on Thursday February 10 at 8.30pm. to say,” by The Irish Times. gLnc) and an acoustic version of ‘Make esque ‘First We Kiss’, Anna knows how to draw Taking their name from a character in LA Wayne Brennan will play The Live You Smile’ her audience in and keep them interested. Confidential, this quintet have made waves Lounge in Monroe’s on Friday (www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9w7N1A If you are still unsure, which you shouldn’t be, since forming in 2005. Already they have played the February 11 as part of his first solo s3qs). check her out on Other Voices on RTÉ Two on and SXSW and released two albums tour. The singer-songwriter, who has Tickets are available from Monroe’s. Wednesday February 16. - Hysterics and Cosmology . supported Jack L, Alabama 3, and The For more information contact Monroe’s Admission is €8. Support is from Murdock, We Come Coronas, will perform tracks from his on 091 - 583397 or 087 - 9783245. In Pieces, and Ilenkus. debut album, In My Hands, at the