Chosen by Monk
My latest pick comes from a Dublin trio who define a genre all of their own – “velourcore” – and they’re determined prove that it’s an ‘Easy’ process to do so with this tasty morsel of tongue-in-cheek anthemic indie-pop:
Commenting on the track, the band said:
’Easy’ is a tune about that person we all know, the one that’s always complaining, no matter how privileged their situation is. There’s always someone that’s better off than you, sure, but there’s countless more that have it way worse, so be grateful for what you have. Some people always find a way to be pissed off, but they actually have it pretty easy.
Trading on their tongue-in-cheek late ‘90s pop aesthetic and a typically razor sharp Irish craic, the trio are fronted by big boss man DJ Campbell, who writes the tunes, sings the tunes, and struggles with guitar. If it weren’t for the phrase ‘sure look’ his vocabulary would be halved.
Drummer Tom Gaffney apparently wore drumming gloves once and forgot how to chew for a month. He’s also the only one with actual musical ability out of us, but he doesn’t brag about it and we thank him for it, adds DJ.
Completing the line-up is bassist Dylan Scully thinks he’s Peter Parker. Not Spider-Man, just Peter Parker. He started playing bass by accident when his childhood friend replaced his PSP with a bass guitar.
Fresh from supporting NI indie-punks Cherym in Galway recently, Pretty Ltd will play a handful of select Irish dates over the coming months, with further live dates TBA:
- Saturday 27 April – Derry/Londonderry, Benningan’s Bar (w/ Bucket + Monday’s Child)
- Friday 3 May – Cork, Fred Zeppelin’s (w/ Bucket, Spit, Other Mother)
- Friday 24 May – Limerick, Dolan’s