September 17th: NEWDAD this Saturday! PINK FLOYD 50th Anniversary Box Set, DYLAN Bootleg set, MAYKAY debut LP and in-store, CARDINALS debut + GORILLAZ for next year.

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How d folks

Hope all is well.

Firstly, our thoughts are with Adam and his family since Adam lost his grandfather at the weekend. They laid him to rest yesterday. Adam spoke beautifully at the mass. He was a huge figure in Adam’s life and will be an awful loss, he had a big part in raising a wonderful, kind, smart, honest grandson, 

I think John would be very proud of him.

Rest in Peace John.

 

Quite a bit to go on about today so will dive right in

We have NewDad with us on Saturday … .more or less sold out now….room for 5 or 6 more but sin sin then. Album purchase is entry.

Yes NewDad Saturday …..doors are 12 pm and performance will be 12.15 followed by a signing of records and CDs…really really chuffed to have them in with us….super band….if you aren’t able to get in and want a signed copy then email us and we will try our best to sort it…CD and vinyl available…really looking forward to this one…here is a tune from “ Altar” the new album out this Friday the 19th Sept

NewDad – Pretty

Robert Smith was asked did he like any new music…” the NewDad album has been on in my car for a long while”…see ye Saturday!!

 

Other releases then for the 19th sept include

 

Another instore to announce and delighted to be announcing it is the debut solo album launch from May Kay.

“On 10 October, MayKay will release her first solo album on GrainStore Records. Known for her

fearless energy as the frontwoman of Fight Like Apes and for a string of collaborations across

the Irish music scene, she’s now taken a step she never thought she would.

“After years of great bands and deadly collaborations, I’ve finally done the solo thing,

” she says. The album has, as she puts it, been “a long time coming, and follows the release of

‘Busted’  is a song that tackles the way older men influence younger men. It’s a collection that

reflects two decades of making music, but still manages to feel like a surprise, even to its creator”

Here is the song

MAYKAY – BUSTED (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

So MayKay will be with us on Weds the 15th of october @ 5 pm….ill remind ye!!
Looking forward to it

I see the  Debut album by Cork’s own  CARDINALS was announced in the last few days … .super band….album not out till next Feb…exciting one!

Here’s a bit more info…and a song at the end.

“Cork’s acclaimed Cardinals announce their much-anticipated debut album ‘Masquerade’. Set to land February 13th on tastemaker label So Young Records, the ten song album was recorded with producer Shrink at RAK Studios, London across the summer. It’s a record that is at once grand and intimate, awash with romance and flickers of holy imagery, and most of all, it’s an undeniable fulfilment of the innate promise the band have shown since their earliest beginnings.

These are emotionally expansive songs, some simmering with an undercurrent of violence, cynicism or fervent discontent (Anhedonia, The Burning of Cork, Barbed Wire) and others gleaming with a bright-eyed vulnerability. A vivid first half contrasts a darker second and crafts a record with a clear A-side and B-side. A nod to the band’s collective love of vinyl, that tonal shift takes its cue from a variety of expected and unexpected influences – from the brittle honesty of folk to the theatrical melodrama of goth-rock. “

Here is the latest tune…released yesterday…excellent it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dIWVkmaiuY&list=RD4dIWVkmaiuY&start_radio=1

The lads are Kinsale direction i think originally

Releases then for the 26th of Sept include

 

I was at two special gigs over the past week … .the Remembering Talos show in the Operahouse was unforgettable really, beautifully done from start to finish,  tasteful and poignant, brilliantly done to all involved. Twas beautiful, the love in the room was so palpable.

RIP Eoin…what a talent

Talos – Crows | Mahogany Session

And I was at Black Country New Road on Sunday night in Cypress, they seriously impressed me, wonderful musicians and wonderful harmonies and vocals, blew me away a bit to be honest….they had me before they took the stage tbh….lights went low and Microdisney’s “ birthday girl” blasts out from the sound system, and the 6 piece enter the stage belting out the song…twas a classy entrance

Salem Sisters

Main week for this week is releases for Friday 3rd Oct…shout if interested in anything

Going to hand ye over to Shane as he takes ye down the road … .quite a few big announcements in the past week really … .trying to write this and run the shop is a little tricky…but I think i said everything i wanted to say!!

Anywoo over to you kid…

Sound, Ray. Hi all, hope ye’re well!

Just want to echo Ray’s words regarding Adam’s Grandad, John. Rest in peace.
Never easy to lose someone so close. We’re all here for you Adam bud.

First to mention today from me is one of Adam’s favourites, BOB DYLAN, and the next installment of the Bootleg Series, Vol. 18, ‘Through the Open Window’. It will be released on Halloween as a 2 CD, 4 LP or an 8 CD Box Set.
Here’s some more info about it:
”
This next volume in the award-winning Bootleg Series tells the story of Dylan’s emergence and maturation as a songwriter and performer, from Minnesota to the Greenwich Village bohemia in the early 1960s. It includes rare Columbia Records outtakes, recordings made at club dates, in tiny informal gatherings, in friends’ apartments, and at jam sessions in long-gone musicians’ hangouts.
The 8CD Deluxe set features 139 tracks – 48 never-before released performances, as well as 38 super-rare cuts plus a hardcover book with extensive liner notes by Sean Wilentz and over 100 rare photographs. The last two discs of the set consist of the unreleased complete recording of Dylan’s 1963 landmark show at Carnegie Hall, mixed from original tapes.”

Watched the HBO Jason Isbell documentary last weekend. Great watch. Cool to see him in the studio.
He came across as a difficult person to work with, at least from his wife, Amanda Shires’ perspective.
Tough on the little girl how it ended up between them.

Second to mention today and coming out on December 12th, PINK FLOYD – Wish You Were Here: 50th Anniversary! Class album. One of their best. Twill be on coloured LP, 2 CD, 3 LP, Deluxe Box Set and Blu Ray.
Here’s a bit about it:

“Featuring “Shine On You Crazy Diamond“, the hypnotic “Welcome To The Machine“, the scathing “Have a Cigar“, and the essential title track, Wish You Were Here is undoubtedly one of the most important album releases in the history of popular music.

The record’s themes of absence, isolation, transience, and comment on the insincerity of the music business are embodied in the iconic album artwork. 50 years since its release, Wish You Were Here sounds as resonant and vital as ever. This special anniversary edition allows fans, for the first time, to delve deeper into a pivotal moment in Pink Floyd’s history.

Wish You Were Here 50 gives fans an exciting new perspective into one of Pink Floyd’s most iconic and best-loved records. The 50th anniversary edition features the original album plus two discs of studio rarities including previously unreleased alternate versions and demos presenting Pink Floyd’s eighth studio album in a brand new way that demands repeat listening.”

Also coming soonish, THE BEATLES – Anthology 4 on 2 CD or 3 LP (November) and a brand new GORILLAZ album, ‘The Mountain’, but alas, not til March 2026, yikes.

Here’s the list of the rest:

That’s all from me for today. Back to the bainistoir to send us away for tea. Slán.

Thanks Shane

I forgot to mention Mark E from EELS has a new record out this week with another musician from 79.5….under the moniker BOO BOOS…different but good…give it a listen and email if you want a copy
https://youtu.be/bFYB7yULf4c?si=2lDzFdMKV0QdNK_y

Right sin e for this week so folks

Thanks for listening

Ray, Shane, Adam & Mia