I am a songwriter from Belfast. I record my own songs at home (unless otherwise stated) with a pretty basic set-up. I usually like to keep things simple as I think that a good song should stand on its own, when stripped back of superfluous baggage.
I play a few different instruments but mainly guitar and piano. I have been trying to play slide guitar.
 I record in as few takes as possible. I don't like my own voice and don't really listen to my own work after I have recorded and mixed it. I hope some people out there enjoy it, I get a kick out of writing and recording, and playing the occasional gig. I am in this for the long haul but I don't suppose I'll go far.
 I will try to upload as much as possible. Most of these tracks will probably be rough home demos and possibly a few covers as well. Thank you for stopping by my page. Please feel free to add me via Youtube as well. 

PODRACER

"tightly-woven, brilliantly antagonistic alt-rock " - BBC N. Ireland-Across The Line

"A fast paced melee of hammering guitar lines, pounding drum lines and roving, rumbling bass, combining melody with power" - loud-stuff.com

"Turn it up and rip the knob off. Music that should be listened to loud and only loud. Great vocals, riffs and beats for a perfect platform for eardrum destruction." - www.xrpradio.co.uk

Alan Anderson - Vocals/Guitar
Damien Carroll - Bass/Vocals
  Keith Mulholland - Drums

Angry, noisy, trashy, punchy and irreverent as they possibly could be, Irish three-piece Podracer take the post-punk sounds of the 80's, the SubPop sounds of the 90's and different elements of rock and punk to create a sound that defies the categorization of genre-tagging social media.
Their debut album "Parking Cars & Pumping Gas" was released on September 2012 and since then they have shared the stage with some of Ireland's finest rockers including Kerbdog, Little Matador (Snow Patrol's Nathan Connolly's side project), Whipping Boy, LaFaro, Giveamanakick & Fighting With Wire.
2017 saw the lads on their first mini-tour of the UK and while busy with local gigs, 2018 was very much a focus on songwriting. Their new single ‘Honey’ was released on April 6th of this year as a forerunner for their second album ‘Maskenfreiheit’ which was engineered by Jason Varley at The Shop Recording Studio in Carlingford and mixed/mastered by Neal Calderwood at Manor Park Studio, scheduled to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting public on July 12th 2019.
With lots of gigs lined up for the summer, expect to see Podracer sharing stages with some of Ireland's hottest new talent including Cherym, THVS and Duellists, plus festival appearances at Disturbance Fest and Arcadian Field......

"Honey" is out now on all digital platforms and on YouTube here - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAbsB9kHPD4  

Check Podracer out digitally at iTunes, Bandcamp and Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2BeqASia6ckc3EKDGUWxxV  
www.facebook.com/pages/Podracer/94729004261
www.podracer.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/podracerband

EASY SINGLES VIDEO - www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMa1sKGSRpc
HITCHHIKE HOOKER  FAN VIDEO - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhMle-zha7Q
TMWMNI /Inauguration LIVE in The Stag's Head -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imvLVsiAw6Q

All members had played in previous bands but were looking for something new. So songs were written and demoed by Stevie who began searching for people begin a new project.
Much work on songs and their structure and feel had begun.
Dave had got in contact next for bass duties turning up with the songs learned and listened to first time around, pretty impressive.
Gigging commenced in the likes of Goats Toe Bangor and places Like Voodoo and Pavilion in and around the Greater Belfast area,Venus Effect have received a warm welcome and great applause to kick things off and get the ball rolling.Bob became the new drummer and many more gigs ensued. The band have been described as grungy Alt/rock that makes the genre fresh and upbeat and aim to put on a good show and play a venue near you soon.

New songs have been demoed, written and recorded and should have been released earlier... though the Corona Virus pandemic has slowed things down.
With plans to record more and release material in some form as of 2021...
We hope this is a better year for music in general and live music returns heavily!


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