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Noise Annoys: Brand New Friend return with Grandstand
:: Brand New Friend – Grandstand (album, Virgin/Third Bar) WE KICK off this week with the new record by one of the most admirably irrepressible and relentlessly enthusiastic young bands around, Brand New Friend, who have weathered pandemics, label changes and puberty (just kidding) to bring you the loooooooong awaited follow-up to 2018's debut album Seatbelts for Aeroplanes.
Virtual gig guide: Your guide to the best live streaming music for the week ahead
:: Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff) TWO weeks ago, Miles from The Wonder Stuff did a Facebook Live streamed acoustic show from the comfort of his living room
Noise Annoys: Malojian's new album, Brand New Friend's virtual tour and Junk Drawer and Buí's new singles
BORED yet? For most of us, the latest social isolation phase of the Covid-19 crisis has meant a long stint sat at home.
Noise Annoys: Brand New Friend, Sister Ghost, GRSNI Presents and Sunflowerfest 2020
WHAT do you get when you combine reviews of two new local releases with news of the latest line-up announcement for a popular Irish music festival? That's right – it's this week's Noise Annoys.
Gig Guide: Live music for the week ahead
Today Isobel Campbell – The Empire, Belfast Sharon Shannon – The Black Box, Belfast Brand New Friend, Aeons, Poetic License etc – Volume Control, Oh Yeah, Belfast
Noise Annoys: Buí, Galants, Mono, Lankum and Brand New Friend
WELCOME back to Noise Annoys, your bi-weekly dose of musings on new alternative sounds from this neck of the woods and beyond.
Gig guide: Live music for the week ahead
Today: Belfast Electric Octopus, Rab McCullough Blues Band – Voodoo, Belfast The Cinelli Brothers – The Empire, Belfast Amos, Lofty Heights – The Menagerie, Belfast Kessler Effect, Dogmandu, Fierce Pit Bosses – Bennigans, Derry
Ash man Tim Wheeler on Irish gigs, Snow Patrol supporting duties and facial fuzz
IT'S been a very good year for Ash: having re-signed to their original record label Infectious, their latest album Islands saw the Downpatrick indie rock trio back in the top 20 album chart for the first time in over a decade, with its singles Buzzkill and Annabel receiving regular radio play.
Noise Annoys: Jinx Lennon, Brand New Friend & Damo Suzuki
BARELY 18 months after he released a pair of contrasting LPs on the same day, bold borderland bard Jinx Lennon is back with another new album, Grow A Pair!!!, a double-set which finds him further making up for a good few years there where he released nothing at all.
Noise Annoys: Brand New Friend, Wood Burning Savages, Ferals & Jinx Lennon
BARELY two years after their first EP American Wives received a positive report here in your Noise Annoys – "Five tracks of catchy strum and jangle!", "Invigorating pop-punkish energy and urgency!", "A whimsical, heart-achey vibe that perfectly captures the bittersweet sting of teenage romance gone bad!" – Castlerock indie popsters Brand New Friend are about to release their debut album Seatbelts For Aeroplanes for new paymasters Xtra Mile Recordings.