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  • Tune of the Week: Wallis Bird – Hardly Hardly

    Tune of the Week: Wallis Bird – Hardly Hardly

    From the very first note of this track, I completely fell in love with it, at the time of writing it has gone from having 13000 views on YouTube to about 23000. I’m probably responsible for those, it’s awesome.

    The overall production on the track is just immense, the vocals are, in parts delicate, but balanced beautifully when Wallis lets rip. It track also boasts an amazingly dance-able rhythm and a bass line that makes you think its gone wonky occasionally. Superb. This is my favourite track of 2014 so far. I was trying to figure out how I would describe all this. If I was a proper musician, I’d want to sound like Wallis Bird.

    The new album from Wallis ‘Architect’ is out in April, I’ve pre-ordered the double vinyl. Go on, preorder too.. you deserve it

  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 25: 12/03/2014

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 25: 12/03/2014

    On the show this week, I had the pleasure of playing some fantastic new music from Wallis Bird and Swords and I also had the first play anywhere of Bold Things new single ‘Fillings’, alongside that I had the pleasure of chatting to Nev from Youth Mass and Lucas from Spring Offensive.

    Here’s what happened:

    1. The London Ear Intro
    2. James: Frozen Britain
    3. Thumpers: Galore
    4. Chat with Nev from Youth Mass
    5. Youth Mass: Dream On
    6. Bold Things: Fillings
    7. Swords: Hips
    8. Wallis Bird: I Can Be Your Man
    9. Spring Offensive: Hengelo
    10. Chat with Lucas from Spring Offensive
    11. Spring Offensive: Bodylifting
    12. Chat with Lucas from Spring Offensive (Part 2)
    13. Spring Offensive: Speak

    Thanks for listening. You can listen live every Wednesday at 1400 and the repeat on Sunday nights at 2100. You can listen to the show again on the RTE player.

    You can also listen to the show in its entirety on Mixcloud.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 25: 12/03/2014 by Nessy on Mixcloud

    Don’t forget if you’re Irish and in a band based in the UK or touring in the UK, get in touch I’d love to hear from you. I love hearing new music so if you have something you think I’d be into send me a mail nessy @ nessymon.com (Take out the gaps)

    Thanks for listening.

  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 24: 05/03/2014

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 24: 05/03/2014

    This week was a chance to chat up with some old friends and make some new ones. Had a great chat with Jim from Bold Things about a gig the band are organizing in London over St Patrick’s Weekend, also had the chance to catch up with Craig from Red Empire to chat about the band’s new single ‘Small Mercies’.

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    Here’s the playlist:
    1. The London Ear Intro
    2. Raglans: Lady, Roll Back The Years
    3. The Black Delta Movement: Is That Blood On Your Hands
    4. We Cut Corners: Best Friends
    5. Chat with Jim from Bold Things
    6. Bold Things: Hearts Ajar
    7. Villagers: The Waves
    8. Fifi Rong: Lorna
    9. St Vincent: Digital Witness
    10. Chat with Craig from Red Empire
    11. Red Empire: Like Ritual (Live)
    12. Chat with Craig from Red Empire (Part 2)
    13. Red Empire: Small Mercies
    14. Kodaline: One Day (2014 version)

    Thanks for listening. You can listen live every Wednesday at 1400 and the repeat on Sunday nights at 2100. You can listen to the show again on the RTE player.

    You can also listen to the show in its entirety on Mixcloud.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 24: March 5 2014 by Nessy on Mixcloud

    Don’t forget if you’re Irish and in a band based in the UK or touring in the UK, get in touch I’d love to hear from you. I love hearing new music so if you have something you think I’d be into send me a mail nessy @ nessymon.com (Take out the gaps)

    Thanks for listening.

  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 23: 26/02/2014

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 23: 26/02/2014

    You know when people say, when I say, ‘I’ve a jam packed show’ ? It means ‘There’s a lot of things happening on the show today’. Realistically every show is 60 minutes long, you can’t cram more minutes into an hour but sometimes an hour just isn’t enough.

    This week was one of those. Last week I caught up with Pearse McGloughlin in his Idiot Songs guise at the BFI on London’s South Bank. I also had the opportunity to chat to Ben Angel from The Bohemian Embassy.

    There definitely wasn’t enough time.. here’s what happened:

    1. The London Ear intro
    2. Little Comets: Little Italy
    3. Chat with Ben Angel from The Bohemian Embassy
    4. The Bohemian Embassy: Come and See (Met You In Another Life)
    5. Chat with Ben Angel from The Bohemian Embassy (Part 2)
    6. The Bohemian Embassy: Look East
    7. Liz Lawerence: Health and Safety
    8. Broods: Never Gonna Change
    9. Chat with Pearse McGloughlin from Idiot Songs
    10. Idiot Songs: Nastasya’s Tears
    11. Chat with Pearse McGloughlin from Idiot Songs (Part 2)
    12. Idiot Songs: Villages of Ether

    Thanks for listening. You can listen live every Wednesday at 1400 and the repeat on Sunday nights at 2100. You can listen to the show again on the RTE player.

    You can also listen to the show in its entirety on Mixcloud.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 23: 26/02/2014 by Nessy on Mixcloud

    Don’t forget if you’re Irish and in a band based in the UK or touring in the UK, get in touch I’d love to hear from you. I love hearing new music so if you have something you think I’d be into send me a mail nessy @ nessymon.com (Take out the gaps)

    Thanks for listening.

    Photo of The Bohemian Embassy from Facebook