#21

been surprised how big they’ve gotten so quickly, there are better bands in Ireland that haven’t had a leg up from BIMM, however they’re pretty decent and have been growing on me after not quite getting the fuss initially. will be checking the album out later.

#22

I’ll file this band alongside Idles. Category: Really?

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#23

(on the plus side they’ve made British music journalists look across the water for the first time in a while to find more stuff like them. i think even when Girl Band broke through they were considered too unique to bother with any of that)

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#24

Are they from BIMM? Fuck’s SAKE

#25

I had just assumed they were already but googled before posting and yeah

#26

And, of course, Idles have a link to BIMM. Will listen to the Fontaines DC album on the way to the Fixity album launch.

#27

I heard apparently Fontaines, The Murder Capital and Just Mustard share a PR company who have been promoting them as a package deal to UK media as part of some new Irish music scene that’s happening. It’s maybe a bit cynical but at the same time I do like all three of those bands…

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#28

Murder Capital are BIMM heads too, and they share rehearsal space with Fontaines apparently.

Personally think The Murder Capital might have more about them in the long run - frontman has some presence live and they’re less obviously wrapped up in the “Dublin” identity

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#29

I knew The Murder Capital were very much BIMM - doing an Irish headline tour before even releasing a single, all dressing like they’re in the Easter Rising Re-enactment Society, and their live show felt a bit stage-managed when I saw them - but they are decent and have potential.

Interesting about Just Mustard as I had noticed them supporting them both/being mentioned alongside them a lot recently, however they are genuinely great (best band of the 3 easily) and I’m very happy to see them get that exposure. they also feel a lot more genuine and organic.

Don’t begrudge any band a bit of PR really and hope they all do well. I think the sort of BIMM fast-track just always feels a little jarring in what’s a mostly fairly grassroots sort of scene.

#30

I’d not listened to Just Mustard before seeing them mentioned here but they’re fantastic, right up my street.

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#31

Great live, definitely see them if you can

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#33

Listened to it a lot this weekend. Solid album imo. Good live band too.

#34

Really enjoying this album. Right up my street.

#35

Very Ikara Colt innit

#36

Genuine question - why is that bad? Sorry I don’t understand.

Don’t like them, mind. But love Idles so god knows eh.

#37

Enjoying this on first listen. Way better than Idles imo

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#38

BIMM is like the Irish Brit School I suppose. I tend to have zero time for any of the bands coming out of the program. They’re quite proficient but are rigid and boring for the most part. I’ll take a crack at the Fontanies album this week but I’m not looking forward to it.

#39

Joke answer: West Brits?
Real answer: :face_vomiting:

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#40

Just hearing them for the first time today, pretty into it. Thought I’d check if they were touring and it seems I just missed them at King Tuts (200 capacity) yesterday but they’re in to play SWG3 (2000 capacity??) in November - that’s a pretty ambitious leap up, unless I just haven’t been following how popular they really are.

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