• Monday Mixtape: Ben Harris (The Dreads)

    October 26, 2020 - By 

    Frontman of Belfast’s premier garage-psych proposition The Dreads, and would-be character in an M.R. James story, Ben Harris takes us through some of his Samhain favourites. Timberjack – Come To The Sabbat Sabbats were pretty much an invention by judges and inquisitors during the 14th and 15th centuries that became mythologized before people then started actually practicing their own sabbats themselves. I find this and cans are a great opener to any sabbat. The Electric Prunes – Shadows One of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar was an Electric Prunes song. It wasn’t this one. Grand Theft…

  • Premiere: The Dreads – Know Your Name/Desires

    October 6, 2018 - By 

    In music, good things don’t always come to those who wait. But sometimes, truisms hold weight, and biding one’s time is worth every fidgety, impatient second praying for a release. A perfect case in the point comes in the form of Belfast’s The Dreads. A band whose blend of psych, garage and rock n’ roll has made for some electrifying live shows in the past, they’re back with a new-fangled formation and two tracks that double-up as a statement of intent. Released via Belfast’s Satsumas Home Entertainments, the band’s debut double A-side, ‘Know Your Name’ and ‘Desires’, coalesce over seven…