The Ground Will Shake / Neon Atlas / Riot Tapes
Workman’s Club
Friday 25th, September
Doors 8pm
€5
The Ground Will Shake
Hailing from Dublin and formed in 2013 The Ground Will Shake are Gavin Healy, Paul
O’Connor,Joe Rodgers andAdam Smith. They released their début single –‘MISS SERENE’
– followed by ‘MELMOTH THE WANDERER’ in 2014. Following a successful appearance at
Electric Picnic in 2014 THE GROUND WILL SHAKE entered the studio in November last year to
begin recording their début album. The eponymous titled album was recorded and mixed
with the joint production crew of Irish Punk pioneer Pete Holidai and Gavin Glass. The album
blends the bands much loved music of the late 1950s and late 1970s with a modern twist to
form a queue of infectious earworms armed with killer hooks, riffs, melodies and boundless
“The songs are strong,the performances confident.‘Engine Heart’ combinesthe
propulsive rhythms of The Jam’s ‘Going Underground’ with an infectiously irresistible
tune that doesn’t waste any time hanging around”
HOT PRESS
“The GroundWill Shake is a constructed record. All the pieces fit and all ofthem have a
purpose for one reason or another. The album’s pop sensibilities shine through and
complimentthe rockier elements, resulting in an old-school new wave sound that feels
natural to both the here and now, and isn’t thatwhat music is really about?
Rating: 8/10″
THE LAST MIXED TAPE
Neon Atlas are a Cork-based alt-indie outfit that have been drawing a lot of attention from
local and national media of late. They have just released their second album ‘Graffiti Reality’
on their own label ‘Demeanour Records’. Graffiti Reality is the follow-up to 2013’s critically
acclaimed ‘Absolute Magnitude’ and according to critics ‘packs a serious musical punch’ –
being nominated for several awards in Ireland, and attracting attention from both the UK
and US. Neon Atlas have drawn comparisons with Silver Sun Pickups, Teenage Fanclub, and
Some of their recent accolades include being selected by UTV Media as their featured Irish
Act for the month of July 2015, their albumwas 2FM ‘The Alternative – Album ofthe Week in
August 2015 and they were Today FM ‘Home Grown Heroes’ in July 2015.
“Oozeswith Tim Wheeler-like melodies andWeezer-esque riffs…..the LP shines thanksto
super- slick production……. packs plenty of punch.”
HOT PRESS
“Hard to beat a solid, catchy riff –and that’s what helped bury this oneinto our brains.
Fantastic drumming and a sneering vocal also played their part in a pretty relentlessthree
minutes of indie-pop gold.”
BBC ACROSS THE LINE
Riot Tapes are Marty Canavan, Elaine Doyle, Darren Gorey and Chris O’Brien.
When singer Elaine first met Chris a fruitful writing partnership began. After a flurry of
recording the band released their debut single ‘Photograph’. With a line-up solidified in
the form of drummer Darren Gorey and bassist Marty Canavan the band signed to Reekus
Records. Their first Reekus release, ‘Cardinal Rules’, saw the band showcasing a sound driven
by infectious alternative hooks, driving beats and a standout voice. Follow up single, the high
-energy ‘Hello Insanity’ has recently been released to high acclaim with the band lining up
more releases for later this year.
“The entire propellent force of the songs seemsto allude to a new sense of purpose from the
four-piece”
THE LAST MIXED TAPE
“Each tune in the set is different, no filler, great breakdowns, with subtle changes in direction
to keep the audience’s attention, but never trying too hard” –
FESTIVAL AND GIG GUIDE (review of Valentia Isle Festivalset)
