SICKBOY

An assured sound of disobedience in Dublin right now is that of Sickboy. Punking out energy laced guitar rock songs, they've been bringing their non-compliant sounds to Dublin venues for the past year or two. With an impressive demo last year and recording sessions from late 2005 and early 2006, they have shown a new determination, and although still currently unsigned, they aim to release some of their material later this year. As a measure of their recent progress, participating in the 2006 IMRO Showcase Tour for emerging bands in Ireland, they have been selected as one of the few to appear at the tour highlights showcase at The Village club in Dublin this Saturday June 3rd.

Three songs can be streamed from their myspace. A favourite, simply titled 'The A-Tune', captures a great balance between melody and guitar noise which reminds me a bit of the exhilarating sounds of The Jesus and Mary Chain around the time of Rollercoaster, blended somewhat with the effortless euphoric energy of The Stone Roses in their early years. The other two songs, 'Silence In Conversation' and 'Moderator' show a more punk edge of The Clash or The Stooges, infused with an influence of Joy Division in some great driving bass lines, while a fourth song, 'Help You Go Down' available from their cpu.ie space runs in a similar vein. A recent video of a live performance at The Shotgun Club can also be found on their myspace, along with details of their upcoming gigs.

Also certainly worthy of attention is a rather excellent side-project on the go by two band members of Sickboy called Crimes Against, which has an altogether more experimental psychedelic electronic rock sound that approaches Primal Scream at times, with perhaps hints of Death In Vegas in the mix. Two demo tracks are available on the Crimes Against myspace, 'Distance' and 'Filth', both of which were recorded last year, with 'Distance' available for download.

Related Links:

http://www.myspace.com/sickboyofficial

http://artists.cpu.ie//bands/439

http://www.myspace.com/crimesagainst