27th July - 5th August, 2007
Oldcastle, Co. Meath
Delorentos
Dublin-based 4-piece Delorentos released one of the most hotly anticipated
Irish albums of 2007, In Love With Detail, on nascent Irish independent
label Cottage in April.
It is comprised of 12 songs of achingly melodic, guitar-fuelled tales
of modern romance lovingly crafted and beautifully executed with a
balance and maturity that eludes many more experienced bands.
Road-tested during an extensive year of touring with re-writes
and tweaks administered on an ongoing basis it all came together in Dublin’s
Sun and Apollo Studios with Gareth Mannix (Republic of Loose, The Chalets,
Director, Humanzi) at the controls at the end of the year.
The original plan had been to use the bright and airy Grouse Lodge Studios
in Westmeath but the band lost a bidding war with Michael Jackson! It also
made things a little cheaper – not a bad thing considering the band were
scraping together the money themselves to cover all the costs.
The band drifted together in the usual fashion……… inspired by boredom,
creative energy, and a passion for music - obvious reference points are
Pixies, The Cure, The Clash and Arcade Fire; more oblique influences slide
in from most genres of music and virtually every decade from the 50s onwards.
Over a period of time that saw others attempt to tie down a description of
their sound, they holed up in the wilds of Portrane, Co Dublin and
concentrated on writing songs, pure and simple. They had no interest in the
frills and fripperies or the empty bombast that occupy other bands; for them
it has always been about 4 people communing to harness honest emotion,
fashion melodic hooks, and roll out infectious rhythms.
They tested the water on the live circuit and immediately stood out as a
band capable of pulling off fresh, gutsy live performances. With a seemingly
insatiable appetite for gigging they honed their live show and began to build
a reputation as a band for the smart money to keep an eye on.
By October 2005 they were ready for their first release, a 4-track EP named
after its title track Leave It On. It went straight into the Top 30 of
the Irish Singles Chart and fuelled a tour that included an appearance at
prestigious UK industry bash In The City as well as the filming of a slot
for Other Voices: Songs From A Room which was broadcast in early 2006. It
was followed in May 2006 by another single, The Rules, which bettered its
predecessor by debuting in the Irish Singles Chart at No 14.
The band continued through 2006 with a relentless schedule of live dates
touring with everyone from Bell X1 and The FutureHeads to Gang of Four and
Tapes n Tapes as well as incendiary performances at both the Oxegen and
Electric Picnic festivals, they built up their reputation, continued writing
new material and honed existing songs ready for recording.
2007 began with the release of Basis Of Everything in February, coinciding
with dates in the U.S. taking in New York and a series of shows at South By
South West. The album was released and debuted at No. 7! The rest is yet to
unfold; pay rapt attention!
Delorentos are:
Kieran McGuinness Guitar, Vocals
Ro Yourell Guitar, Vocals
Nial Conlan Bass
Ross McCormick Drums
"..they're Delorentos, they're sensational... write their name on your schoolbag!"
Tom Dunne, PetSounds, TodayFM
Further details available from the official The Delorentos Website
