Spook of The Thirteenth Lock play Triskel Christchurch on April 12 with support from former Jubilee Allstar Barry McCormack. The video is the first from their new album, The Brutal Here and Now. Much acclaimed, the band are doing some rather innovative and wonderful things with Irish music. If Tortoise were from Dublin and had a passionate interest in traditional music them…
And the critics have agreed…
“the best tunes are wrapped in the kind of guitar blizzard mostly associated with Sixteen Horsepower or early Dirty Three” - Uncut
“One of the best pieces of contemporary Irish rock music we’ve heard in an age” - The Irish Times
“Heart-pounding Pogues-esque moments, My Bloody Valentine’s fuzzy logic, indie guitar crescendos and Nick Cave’s solitary confinement rock…wonderful work” - State.ie
“Irish album of the year by a country mile (with hairpin bends every 15 yards), haunting doesn’t even begin to describe it” - MP3 Hugger
“Irish album of the year by a country mile (with hairpin bends every 15 yards), haunting doesn’t even begin to describe it” - MP3 Hugger
And you can download a free MP3 from the album here…
One of the most intriguing Irish bands around at the moment…
