Irish Albums of the Decade: 7 - David Geraghty - Kill Your Darlings (2007)

"Whether it's the jazzy allure of 'Delgadina' or the Nebraska-sounding 'Cracked Skull', Geraghty shows he's a master of atmospherics, his take on the downbeat intoxicating throughout. With the exception of recent single 'Fear the Hitcher' and the piano-driven 'Kaleidoscope', Kill Your Darlings avoids the uptempo - if you're a fan of slow songs, you'll be in no hurry to go anywhere else."

-Harry Guerin, rte.ie

New Electric Picnic additions

The Electric Picnic is now three weeks away, and an extra 16 acts have been announced for the three-day festival. Passion Pit, who played one of the sets of the weekend at Oxegen and who’ve released one of the albums of the year (the infectious Manners), are now added to the line-up, as well as David Geraghty (see the post below), hotly-tipped London four-piece the xx, and David Kitt.
The full list:

Passion Pit
the xx
Luciano presents Aether
Our Fold
David Kitt
8Ball
David Geraghty
The Hacker
Optimo DJs
Switch
Zombie Nation
Duke Dumont
Aeroplane DJs
Ebony Bones
Arveene and Misk
Japanese Popstars

We’ll have a little preview of the festival - and our tips on who to see - pretty soon.

David Geraghty returns to action with a 'Victory Dance'

Easily one of the best Irish albums of the decade, David Geraghty's 2007 debut album Kill Your Darlings was a delightful surprise. Taking time out from his day-job as multi-instrumentalist member of Bell X1, he crafted a stunningly accomplished record that found room for haunting, sparse atmospherics, alternately wistful and wracked folk tunes, and one rousing hoedown in 'Kaleidoscope'.

Geraghty's second album, titled The Victory Dance, is released on Friday, August 28, preceded by the lead track, 'Tuesday's Feet', which is available online now. He'll also be touring the country, starting with an appearance at the Electric Picnic.

Tour dates:

Saturday 5 September Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Co. Laois

Wednesday 9 September The Pavilion, Cork

Friday 11 September The Roisin Dubh, Galway

Saturday 12 September Upstairs, Dolans, Limerick

Sunday 13 September De Barra’s, Clonakilty, Cork

Tuesday 15 September The Spirit Store, Dundalk

Wednesday 16 September The Button Factory, Dublin


Gotta say I'm looking forward to this one.