Following the limited release of cross-Ireland Little L Records compilation, 2016’s A Litany of Failures – featuring Oh Boland, Shrug Life, That Snaake and Junk Drawer – an expanded second edition has been confirmed for release on July 13.
Set to be released on 180g gatefold double vinyl, as well as through Bandcamp, Spotify and the usual outlets, it features 18 acts from Belfast, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Dublin, Galway & Limerick.
The DIY, co-op endeavour aims to provide an opportunity to perform outside each of their hometowns, shortening the mental distances between bands, and encouraging a cross-pollination of musical communities. Splitting costs between artists and the organisers, a sense of community has been forged to create a diverse document of often-overlooked new music from around the island, with the aim of providing a snapshot of independent, defiant identity in the oft-conveyorbeltised world of Irish music.
Featuring veteran indie-pop outfits No Monster Club, Dott – who’ve just released an excellent new album – and Big Monster Love, or rising outfits like Belfast’s slack indie rock trio Hot Cops, Cork’s psych-flecked indie of Any Joy or Postcard Versions. Beyond the indie realm, there’s garage-noise in Nervvs, electronica in Tuath, Alien She‘s art-punk, or The Sunshine Factory‘s psych. It’s almost beyond doubt that you’ll find a new favourite, with nearly every track exclusive to the compilation.
Watch the video for the first track to be unveiled, Postcard Versions’ hangover cure of a ditty, ‘Sunday Mornings With Nate’:
The tracklisting is as follows:
- Dott – You Don’t Have
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Shrug Life – 2009
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Hot Cops – Belle Of The Tar Pits
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Ghost Office – Here Come The Elders!
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Junk Drawer – Year Of The Sofa
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That Snaake – [no comment]
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Nervvs – Entertainment
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Blue Whale – Coitus
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Tuath feat. Veil – Lark Song
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Big Monster Love – On Donabate Beach
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Postcard Versions – Sunday Mornings With Nate
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No Monster Club – Rabbit In A Hat
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Any Joy – Sucker
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Field Trip – Longlist
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Cherym – Take It Back
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The Sunshine Factory – Interloper
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Fonda – You Don’t Know
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Alien She – Shield
Launch dates are as follows:
Friday July 13th @ Roisin Dubh, Galway w/ Dott, Field Trip, Shrug Life, Junk Drawer
Saturday July 14th @ JaJa Studios, Dublin All Day BYOB 10 Band Extravaganza! Postcard Versions, Big Monster Love, Dott, Nervvs, Blue Whale, Shrug Life, That Snaake, Junk Drawer, Ghost Office, Field Trip
Thursday July 19th @ The Art Department, Belfast w/Hot Cops (solo), Tuath, Junk Drawer, Ghost Office, Shrug Life, That Snaake
Saturday July 21st @ The Roundy, Cork w/Any Joy, The Sunshine Factory & Nervvs
Saturday July 27th – Pharmacia, Limerick w/Fonda, That Snaake (plus support tbc)
Stream the compilation here:
