Another very interesting Irish prospect are The Smoking Giants. Their single ‘Push It Forward’ is a proper alt-rock number with a great riff and a big sound. The members of this group have played in different bands before and toured the UK and Ireland plenty, which explains why they sound like they’ve been together for years.
Their debut so far has already been nominated for best Single from pureM Dublin based magazine also Festival gig guide Ireland made it track of the week, , it has hit the airwaves with TXFM, YAGFM, Dublin City FM, 2FM, FM 104 live session/ interview.
Watch this space as the band hit the road with live shows to promote their debut "Push it Forward".


Mark Kelly; guitar
James O' Connor; bass
Mike Holton; drums
Jay; vox

3 piece grunge/punk/rock/stoner band from midlands In Ireland.
Debut album out in early 2014.

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4 Music lovers broadening our horizons and falling in love with music again

The Irish at War is a podcast about the military history of Ireland and of Irish people. Whether fighting in Ireland or in foreign service, this podcast aims to examine all the details from the man on the ground to the bigger picture consequences of the battle.

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