Rob Smith Dale Boca Juniors
Review by Dave Simpson
Rob Smith is a man of many talents. To begin
with, the Dublin based musician already has
two albums under his belt. The first, Throwing
It All Away, hit in 2008 and spawned three
singles that made it into the Irish download
chart’s top ten. Its successor, The Juliana Field,
arrived to critical acclaim in 2010, followed by
the Live in New York and Dublin EP in 2011.
In the seven years since his debut, Smith has
toured the world, playing live in some 30+
countries across three different continents. His
efforts have also been recognised by the
Meteor Awards when he was nominated for
best newcomer in 2010.
Outside of his illustrious career as a
singer/songwriter, Smith enjoys success as a
DJ, having done sets throughout Europe and
in New York. He currently exercises his skills
in the field as a resident in The Workman’s
Club on his home town’s Wellington Quay.
And if all that isn’t enough, Smith dabbles in
journalism as well, writing a sports blog for
Ireland’s Hot Press magazine.
For the moment though, he’s focusing on the
promotion of new single, “Dale Boca Juniors”.
Starting off with an old school riff, the track is
rife with the raw, unrefined sound that’s
characteristic of early punk productions. The
3.5
simple lyrics are delivered via coarse vocals
which gel well with the lively guitars and
percussion.
By Smith’s own admission, it’s “very
Ramonesey” and there is certainly no shame
in such a comparison. This could easily pass
Cua Celebrate
Review by Emily Belton
“Cua”, a three-piece band from Co. Laois,
have recently released their new single
“Celebrate”. Band members; John Davidson,
Shane Booth & Ros O’Meara bring together
dynamic and contrasting instrumentation and
vocal arrangements that make up Cua. The
2.5
talented three-piece band play a wide variety
of instruments including guitars, fiddle,
bouzouki and percussion. Cua combine their
virtuosity and delicate harmony arrangements
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