The Clockworks Ireland’s hottest indie punk band
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by Danielle Holian
ime has come for Ireland’s hottest indiepunk band The Clockworks. And with the release of their debut extended-play ‘At the Greasy Spoon’, the four-track collection is an authentic and honest release from the four lads to date. ‘Bills and Pills’ opens the EP with a guitar driven and a beating sound, as James, the lead singer sings, “Hannah’s into Charlie / Charlie is a Speedfreak / David likes to dabble but he’s scared to be in trouble / Jack’s smoking is chronic
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Photography by Nicholas O’Donnell
/ I swear Matt’s an alcoholic / And Karen turns to pills when the bills threaten to double.” The truth about how society really is told throughout this tune, he repeats on the chorus, “But the bills keep coming / So the pills keep coming.” They don’t feel like they’re being heard. In general, they feel like they’re being ‘drowned out by bickering and bitching.’ Before the song ends, he continues, “There’s a bang bang on the door / She’s not waiting for the man anymore / He knows her well, she’ll take what she can / And