Full Transcript for Khidyie

Sessions. 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:27.680 Um I think there there are some local guys as well, local local to draw it, and they've been doing some really great um recordings in in um sorry, not the cues in in Clark's, um, yeah, in the Little Snokes and in Clark's. 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:34.000 And Kitty did a great uh rendition of her song Carbur Box, so yeah, definitely, definitely go and check that out. 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:38.959 And um Kitty has also recently played at the the Creel Art Festival. 00:05:39.199 --> 00:05:43.040 And I'm really excited for this gig because we're gonna be promoting it a bit later on in the episode. 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:54.160 Um Kitty's also gonna be supporting Telekora in an upcoming Blast of Tonga and Glass 6, um, which is coming up on the Maybank holiday weekend, and that one is not gonna be missed. 00:05:54.319 --> 00:06:03.920 Telekora is a fantastic um Japanese um Irish-based um musicians making some great kind of electro indie pop. 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:08.639 And um, yeah, I'm really excited to that because Kitty's also gonna be supporting Telekora and draw it out. 00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:12.240 Great to have um such a great artist playing and playing locally as well. 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:16.639 Yeah, a little bit we're diving a little bit more into the kind of sound that you get um with Kitty. 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:25.120 So Kitty's music has a kind of blend between I would say like a little bit more of a blend between like her vocals really remind me of like Lisa O'Neill from the folk side. 00:06:25.519 --> 00:06:29.199 Also, she really reminds me of kind of Maria Somerville's kind of music. 00:06:29.279 --> 00:06:32.560 It's got as I said, that kind of etheral kind of feeling to it. 00:06:32.959 --> 00:06:37.759 Um a musician I recommended on a previous episode, uh C Rose. 00:06:38.079 --> 00:06:44.879 Um also American American singer songwriter has some some kind of strong kind of um similarities there as well. 00:06:45.519 --> 00:07:11.759 And um like the sound really kind of leads into the acoustic guitar that she's playing, and it kind of there's a very kind of a kind of an echoey uh production on the vocals that gives it that kind of shimmery kind of feel, and um also got a back-end band in there on some of the songs that you're gonna hear, and it's got a kind of a I would say a lo-fi kind of kind of production on a lot of the songs, slow brooding sound, um, and then the song just sort of they all sort of just open out into the space in front of us. 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:23.920 And um yeah, vocals are kind of like quite gentle and fragile and the kind of tone for the vocals that really really uh complements and suits the um the lyrical content as well. 00:07:24.480 --> 00:07:32.560 Um yeah, just just authenticity, auth authenticity is really um the key, the key element I think of of some of the KD songwriting. 00:07:32.800 --> 00:07:36.800 Um so the vocals, yeah, are all very, very authentic,

sounding with without acoustic guitar. 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:40.399 Um as you mentioned, those the songs kind of speak to that. 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:49.439 Kind of almost like I would say uh meat cued kind of kind of vibes, but um, yeah, maybe maybe maybe something a little bit more going on um there as well. 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:59.759 And the lyrics just have this kind of lovely, almost like conversational um tone and element to them, um that are really yeah, just enjoyable to listen on a slow, quiet lesson. 00:08:00.480 --> 00:08:03.600 Um sense of nostalgia, heartbreak in the songs. 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:15.120 You know, you're you're you're hearing about these people who are meeting for the first time, and you can almost feel the almost uh the the for for foreboding of of of of tragedy maybe in their in their relationship. 00:08:15.360 --> 00:08:23.040 Um and uh yeah, I th as I said I think her s her her sound is is it's very familiar but also very, very unique. 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:27.600 Um and so Katie's music really deserves, I think, a close and quiet listen. 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:32.080 So in previous episodes I would have maybe played a song and then you know we talked a little bit about it. 00:08:32.320 --> 00:08:36.080 We're gonna play all three songs for you um back to back now. 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:44.480 And um we're gonna be playing Have We Met Before, Your Way and Cardboard Box, and they all feature on on Kitty's latest EP, as I mentioned. 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:55.279 Um yeah, kick back, relax, maybe sitting down, take some shoes off, maybe go grab a cup of coffee um and enjoy um some great music from Kitty. 00:17:25.279 --> 00:17:58.480 Only so much love and I can do in this cardboard box I've built for too much. 00:20:55.680 --> 00:20:58.640 Hi guys, and welcome back to Bruce Sounds. 00:20:58.799 --> 00:21:00.240 Wasn't that absolutely fantastic? 00:21:00.400 --> 00:21:04.000 Um yeah, some three three great songs from Katie there. 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:12.640 And uh yeah, I definitely recommend following her following her career get on there, um, subscribe to to different platforms where uh she's got some of her music hosted. 00:21:12.880 --> 00:21:20.000 And um, yeah, you can go follow her on Instagram to keep on top of of where she's playing and when she's playing, and go go get along to to hear her sometime. 00:21:20.480 --> 00:21:24.079 Um we're gonna move into just a just a very quick uh gig review. 00:21:24.240 --> 00:21:27.839 Um so we're gonna just uh just review and mention girlfriend at the watchtower. 00:21:28.160 --> 00:21:29.519 This was a this was a great gig. 00:21:29.680 --> 00:21:31.359 Um yeah, I really enjoyed this one. 00:21:31.759 --> 00:21:34.640 Um yes, this was back in back in March as well. 00:21:34.880 --> 00:21:41.039 And l listen, it was just great to have a band as reputable as girlfriend playing uh locally and and also in the Watchtower. 00:21:41.200 --> 00:21:48.240 And again, a really great sign that um what the guys are up to there, um the guys who kinda put on a lot of the the music nights there. 00:21:48.400 --> 00:21:53.599 Um really great sign that there's a real vote of confidence in in Drahat's DOI music scene and that it's driving. 00:21:54.079 --> 00:22:01.119 And um yeah, it's a really was it was really great to to see them uh becoming and playing and I think um Well, mentioned this a bit. 00:22:01.200 --> 00:22:05.359 I think, like for me, probably highlight of the gig was uh was their bass player. 00:22:05.440 --> 00:22:12.160 I'm apologies, I don't know their name, and I think they might have been um maybe uh kind of torn musician with them uh who's originally from Drahada. 00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:21.599 And at least my highlight as a millennial uh was that uh she gave a shout out to the Purple Rooms in Drahada, which was just a you know great, great venue back in the day. 00:22:21.759 --> 00:22:31.119 And um yeah, maybe a bit of a a fore forerunner, is that the right word for um what what what what now is uh the the watchtower. 00:22:31.440 --> 00:22:36.559 And um yeah, I think the this I think the the venue really suited them as they kicked off again after a period of hiatus. 00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:43.359 So um they had a bit of a period of of um not touring and not releasing music, and they're they're back doing both now. 00:22:43.519 --> 00:22:47.119 And so yeah, it was a good good crowd size, I think, for for the venue as well. 00:22:47.359 --> 00:22:54.640 Band really, really tight, um well practised for a band that had you know just getting back torn again, um, and some great crowd engagement. 00:22:54.880 --> 00:22:59.440 Lead singer Hannah Lamari um always has a great um presence. 00:22:59.599 --> 00:23:04.480 Um but uh yeah that was a really really really great um really great gig. 00:23:04.559 --> 00:23:09.039 Solid solid set list playing some of the older material and then some of the newer stuff like Kitchen Sink. 00:23:09.519 --> 00:23:12.400 Kitchen Sink definitely um got people going, I think. 00:23:12.720 --> 00:23:29.200 And um yeah, as I said, um great to have such a such a reputable band playing locally, so big shout out to the guys from Spiral Knights for all the work they're doing on promotion and um yeah, along with that continue and um yeah well done for them for all the all the work that they've put into this one. 00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:31.599 So now just moving on to a couple of new releases. 00:23:31.680 --> 00:23:36.160 I'm just gonna mention some yeah, just some some recommendations for you to go check out. 00:23:36.400 --> 00:23:41.119 As I said, these are these are all Irish and um some local recommendations in there as well. 00:23:41.359 --> 00:23:45.440 And um yeah, I'm going to kick off with Cable Boy and their latest release, Forever. 00:23:45.599 --> 00:23:46.960 I think this is their first album. 00:23:47.119 --> 00:23:55.039 They've been um knocking around for the last

couple of years with a few a few EP's and a few singles, and I think this is their first album forever. 00:23:55.119 --> 00:23:57.279 Yeah, this is this is really really good. 00:23:57.359 --> 00:24:04.640 It's kind of kind of got a kind of late 80s synth wave kind of feel, um, mixed in with a sort of kind of more grungier elements. 00:24:04.720 --> 00:24:17.920 So, yeah, if you like a bit of synth and um yeah, you like a little bit of um kind of maybe even naughty zindy, um I think you're gonna really really enjoy this block party um kind of kind of vibes in there as well. 00:24:18.079 --> 00:24:20.079 And um, yeah, definitely get on that. 00:24:20.319 --> 00:24:30.319 Second recommendation, this is a single from Mean the Bear, um Aubur, and um it's a it's a track that's in Irish, but I'm really excited for Meeshi and the Bear. 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:36.240 I think I'm gonna try and maybe get them um and get some of their singles played on the next episode of Bruce Sounds. 00:24:36.319 --> 00:24:40.240 So um yeah, you're gonna you'll hear a bit more from them in in future episodes. 00:24:40.480 --> 00:24:50.480 So they're um yeah, Synth, Synth Duo, um yeah, both both grew up in Drahada um at different stages in their life and making some really, really great um kind of electro pop. 00:24:50.799 --> 00:24:53.920 And I think they're just starting to gig and tour a little bit as well. 00:24:54.079 --> 00:24:58.720 Um so if you see um see them playing, I think I'm seeing them in uh next month. 00:24:58.799 --> 00:25:03.680 I think they're doing a supporting um role, I think, in a in a gig in the Grand Social. 00:25:04.319 --> 00:25:11.680 Um next recommender's gonna recommend, next album I was going to recommend is from Varro and uh The World That I Knew. 00:25:11.839 --> 00:25:15.440 This album came out last year, but I only came across it in the last couple of weeks. 00:25:15.759 --> 00:25:25.920 Varro are um yeah, a kind of trad uh trad kind of folk duo based in Dublin, and they've pulled in some really, really great collaborators for this album. 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:29.920 Um favourite track is probably a version of Skibbereen from Junior Brother. 00:25:30.079 --> 00:25:31.759 And um, don't hate me for this. 00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:35.519 I'm I'm not like a massive fan of Junior Brother stuff. 00:25:35.599 --> 00:25:41.359 I like makes some really, really great music, but just doesn't kind of land as well um with myself. 00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:47.200 But I thought this version of Skibbereen was was incredible and um yeah, well worth checking out that as well. 00:25:47.440 --> 00:25:52.400 Another recommendation for you, the band Chalk um and Crystal Punk. 00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:54.960 This this is a this is an absolute cracking album. 00:25:55.119 --> 00:26:26.000 Um so this is if anyone's ever been to Belfast and you've been to the Ulster Sports Club, this band and the music they make really uh I guess a lot of their songs do speak to Belfast

and speak to that kind of local um kind of kind of sense and that sense of maybe not fitting in in very tribal kind of places and trying to find your your way and all that and um yeah how to describe chalk like just kind of there's there's there's some post punk Indian there, but it's mostly more electronic. 00:26:26.079 --> 00:26:34.720 It's a it's a kind of little little bit kind of nine-inch nails-y, um, if that's if that's uh a way to describe something. 00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:38.160 Um but yeah, I think they're playing in double again in the next couple of weeks. 00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:39.680 Definitely worth checking out. 00:26:39.759 --> 00:26:43.200 Um, if you haven't got tickets, definitely one to to put in the diary. 00:26:43.519 --> 00:26:47.920 Also wanted to recommend Joshua Burnside's newest album, uh It's not gonna be okay. 00:26:48.160 --> 00:26:52.000 This album really, really, uh yeah, really hit me. 00:26:52.079 --> 00:26:54.240 It's it's quite uh it's quite an emotional album. 00:26:54.480 --> 00:27:08.160 Joshua had a uh bereavement last year, one of his one of his best friends um overdosed and the songs and this whole album is really about the grief uh that that Joshua's processing um in the aftermath of that death. 00:27:08.319 --> 00:27:11.039 And yeah, just some some absolutely brilliant songs. 00:27:11.200 --> 00:27:14.480 Standout song, the album, the title song, It's not gonna be okay. 00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:17.920 Uh just an absolutely cathartic song. 00:27:18.160 --> 00:27:22.559 Um yeah, just just absolutely laying it all out there. 00:27:22.799 --> 00:27:25.680 And uh yeah, really, really good, really, really good stuff. 00:27:25.920 --> 00:27:28.480 Finally, I'm gonna recommend Seamus Fogarty's ships. 00:27:28.559 --> 00:27:30.559 Um, this came out in February. 00:27:30.799 --> 00:27:33.599 Yeah, great to see Seamus Seamus back making some more music. 00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:35.119 He's made some absolutely cracking songs. 00:27:35.359 --> 00:27:38.160 I love the song Carlo, um, or is it Carlo Town? 00:27:38.319 --> 00:27:46.000 Um yeah, from some previous work of his, um, a song about getting too drunk in Carlo Town and ending up sleeping in a church. 00:27:46.240 --> 00:27:49.119 And uh it's it's a absolute it's a very, very fun song. 00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:54.000 Um, but yeah, his new album, Ships, is is definitely one not to not to miss out on. 00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:55.839 Definitely go go check it out. 00:27:56.319 --> 00:28:07.359 And yeah, finally, uh, we're gonna move into um the last last section of the podcast and do a little bit of a gig guide and wider culture guide for um for Draw Hadam. 00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:10.880 Just want to give a shout out to to Barry Landy on the launch of Blab. 00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:20.799 So I mentioned in a previous podcast episode that Barry was um yeah, launched a new musical project, uh Blab, which is uh I guess a musical curation project. 00:28:21.039 --> 00:28:28.799

So um with each episode of the project, I guess, Blab 1, uh you got a got four artists um featured and spotlighted. 00:28:28.880 --> 00:28:36.319 We had some some draw out artists based in there as well, uh Nixer, who we've played on the show, and um delivery service as well. 00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:48.880 And so you get there was a gig, um kind of launch gig, and you could get a zine, which featured introduced from from the four bands, and um then also a uh cassette tape as well. 00:28:49.039 --> 00:28:50.559 And um, yeah, well done, Barry. 00:28:50.640 --> 00:28:58.160 Um sadly I missed that one due to being sick, which was which was a big pain because that looked like a like an absolutely great um great night. 00:28:58.240 --> 00:29:04.640 Um so yeah, well done, well done Barry, and much more to come from from Blab, I'm sure, over the coming um coming months. 00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:10.240 I did want to flag as well a new a new music festival um kicking off in Drohada in the summer on July 4th. 00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:11.680 So this is Rhythm Naboyne. 00:29:12.000 --> 00:29:13.920 And um, I'm really excited to see the Duggar. 00:29:14.160 --> 00:29:17.359 Duggar, one of the headline artists for for the festival. 00:29:17.519 --> 00:29:22.480 Um, absolutely brilliant band, um, really yeah, great kind of folk Americana band. 00:29:22.880 --> 00:29:32.640 And uh I think the festival is going to be spread out over Sarsfields, McHugh's, and kind of later night electronic stuff, I think, in in Earth Nightclub. 00:29:33.119 --> 00:29:38.000 And um, yeah, uh, I think tickets are on sale already, so yeah, jump on that if you haven't already. 00:29:38.240 --> 00:29:40.000 And um, yeah, a couple of other gigs. 00:29:40.319 --> 00:29:43.359 Uh The Elephant Room, um, kind of punk band. 00:29:43.599 --> 00:29:47.599 Um, they're playing with Peer Pressure and Ethel's Odyssey, May 16th, The Watchtower. 00:29:47.839 --> 00:29:51.759 Uh, that's going to be another kind of kind of grungy, heavy, heavy night. 00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:55.680 And um also want to flag Mind Grown and Silco playing. 00:29:55.839 --> 00:29:57.839 Mind Grown are a new grunge band from Drahida. 00:29:58.079 --> 00:30:00.240 Had a listen to them in the last couple of days. 00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:06.400 Um, yeah, very, very much kind of 90s um grunge uh kind of kind of stuff. 00:30:06.480 --> 00:30:09.839 So yeah, that that's uh potentially another great gig. 00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:16.480 Um and as I mentioned earlier in the show, BLOS BLOSS 6 is is on the Maybank holiday weekend. 00:30:16.559 --> 00:30:19.599 So 2nd of May, I think it's is it Sunday, 2nd of May? 00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:21.359 Um Telekura is playing. 00:30:21.519 --> 00:30:24.640 Telekura is one of my one of my favourite artists as well. 00:30:24.799 --> 00:30:33.279 Um, based here in Dublin, um, Japanese artists based here in Dublin make some amazing um indie indie pop music and kiddie supporting on that one. 00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:38.240 Um so if you're in the town of the Maybank holiday, do not do not miss out on that one. 00:30:38.480 --> 00:30:46.079 And um as as as is kind of um the norm now, the the last weekend of each month also has some Soundtown events on. 00:30:46.160 --> 00:30:54.000 Um so you've got a couple of couple of events on happening throughout the this week, um, and this coming this coming weekend as the last weekend of the month. 00:30:54.079 --> 00:30:55.599 So yeah, jump on those as well. 00:30:55.839 --> 00:31:03.680 And finally, I just want to uh throw another shout out if you're a local band and you're making some music and you'd like to get played on the podcast. 00:31:03.839 --> 00:31:06.880 Um yeah, please do send us over any recordings you've got. 00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:09.680 We would be absolutely delighted to play some of your tunes. 00:31:09.920 --> 00:31:13.519 And um, yeah, that's it for now for episode four of Bruce Sounds. 00:31:13.680 --> 00:31:20.240 Delighted to have you with us um this uh for this episode, and yeah, we'll check back with your machine again soon.