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DELORENTOS: INSIGHT INTO THE DUBLIN HEROES’ LATEST ALBUM
Eine kleine nachtmusik
ROB HEIGH
DUBLIN’S Delorentos have had a rollercoaster journey in the music business, to date, but their commitment to the cause of the band has led to some of the best indie rock to come out of the capital in the past few years. Their recently released fourth album, Night Becomes Light, is another collection of songs that easily stands shoulder to shoulder with their award-winning Little Sparks, in terms of quality and class. H o w e v e r, a t t h e moment, the band are going around Ireland on their largest tour to date, which will end with a celebratory date at Vicar Street in December, and GazetteMusic spoke to K ieran McGuinness from the band about the process of preparing for the live shows with their new songs. He said: “It’s an exciting process and we’re working through it at
the moment. We’ve delivered the best album we could, not worr ying about how they are going to sound live. Now, we need to work out how to play the songs! “It’s com plicated, and different, and that’s the focus. We normally would have played the songs a lot and have them worked out before we recorded them, but this time, it is the other way around.” We caught up just as the album was due to be released, and Kieran spoke about the passion that has gone into the creation of Night Becomes Light. “I’m hoping people will like it. It had to be good and we had to be proud of it. The reality is, if you’re in a band, if you’re asking people to go to shows and buy your record, they have to be good. “There’s a lot of ‘noise’ – there are hundreds of records released every month, every week. If you want to do some-
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The lads from Delorentos, and the cover of their recently released album, Night Becomes Light
thing that people connect with and hold on to, it has to be the best you could possibly do, and you have to put everything into it.” As far as the upcoming tour is concerned, the band are putting their all into making these dates a representation of all of the heart that went into the album, as well as what works best for the performance environment, given that these
songs were born in the studio. “We’ve played the songs each 50 times, and every time we’ve tried to do something a little different. There are no four-part songs on the album. The songs are going to take different shapes as we play them, but we’ll work that out and get them right over the course of the gigs. “But it’s an exciting process, and some of
the best times are the ones interacting with people.” Delorentos play Vicar Street on December 12, and you can buy tickets from ticketmaster.ie. For further information on the band, see www.delorentos.net. For the complete interview, log on and listen to The AAP Podcast at theaapnetwork. libsyn.com, or itun.es/ i6gq7Jx, and download the Delorentos show.
ALL eyes are looking toward the East Wall in the lead up to the festive season as music lovers seek out the best ways of warming their musical hearts as Christmas looms ever closer - and there are treats aplenty under the 3Tree. Straight out of the box is former Smiths frontman Morrissey who has been in rare form live and on record this year (World Peace Is None Of Your Business is his best in years), and plays on December 1. Beloved icon Peter Gabriel arrives back with a show based around his classic So album on the 25th anniversary of its release and groundbreaking live tour on December 10. And if that weren’t enough, hometown heroine Imelda May brings the Tribal live experience home on December 19 and 20 - so treat yourself to an early present!
COMEDY COMPETITION: TOMMY TIERNAN LIVE Win latest live special ahead of Vicar Street shows
REFLECTING ON GREATNESS The ultimate David Bowie retrospective arrives HE may remain elusive but David Bowie has been very visible on the release radar in recent times. The magnificent The Next Day album last year rekindled people’s admiration for The Thin White Duke and the arrival of the latest Bowie retrospective, Nothing Has Changed, brings together the greatest releases of his career from the past 50 years. In keeping with the artwork, Bowie’s looking back, and the tracklisting for the ultimate threedisc edition is a mirror image of his work, from specially-recorded Sue (Or In The Time Of Crime) through to his very first release as Davie Jones And The King Bees, Liza Jane, in 1964. The two-disc and vinyl editions also feature impeccibly curated collections, and all give a perfect snapshot of the astonishing artistic and musical journey of a timeless visionary. A must for the Christmas list.
WE have three copies of Tommy Tiernan’s new live DVD, Stray Sod, recorded in the stunning surroundings of The Glebe Gardens Ampitheatre in Baltimore, Cork recently. Truly number one in his field, this captures Tiernan at his joyous and inspirational best. To win a copy, simply answer the following question: What is the name of Tiernan’s current live tour in Ireland? Send your answer with the subject line “Tommy Tiernan Live” to competitions@dublingazette.com by December 5. Tiernan will be playing on various dates throughout January at Vicar Street and tickets are on sale now, and you can find out more information at www.tommytiernan. com/gigs.