It’s a fact universally acknowledged that many of the country’s finest forward-pushing acts exist somewhere right on the periphery. Fronted by Andy Walsh, Dublin’s Little Gem Band – a self-proclaimed coming-together of “Earth based creators of music cosmiche” – are one such act. Eponymously named at the city’s independent record label and shop, the band will release a new LP, Friyay 13, both digitally and via limited edition pink cassette on June 21st. Recorded at Jigsaw and mastered by Stephen Quinn at Analog Heart, it will be launched at Jigsaw on the same date, with support from MaryCarl Luyos and School Tour.…