Irish quintet Theatre go for a widescreen sound on their debut EP Incarnate, which fits lyrics wherein the emotions run high. They put folk, post-punk and shoegaze in a blender and topped it off with the crystal clear lead vocals of Maeve O’Shea. Whether she tackles bittersweet childhood memories (You Are), religion (Messiah) or twists the meaning of 16th Century hymn (Gaudete into something dark and foreboding thanks to Dara Gooney's inspired guitar licks, it is never straightforward.
This is a band that is not feeling around where they want to go. They have hit the ground running, fully formed, with a bunch songs that earned them a place on the rock club circuit pretty damn fast. All they need now is more material for a full-length and their label to shell out the money for a physical release.
Irish quintet Theatre:
Maeve O’Shea: vocals
Oscar Halpin: guitar
Dara Gooney: guitar
Gerry Sheil: bass
Sean Storan: drums
Incarnate is released via BMG / Echo, available on all the usual digital outlets.
Tracks:- Gaudete
- You Are
- Messiah
- Black Swan
- The Fall
- 06/14 Beyond The Pale Festival, Drummin, Ireland
- 06/26 Thomond Park, Limerick (w/ Lewis Capaldi), Ireland
- 07/25 Deer Shed Festival, Topcliffe, UK
- 07/26 Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
- 08/29 Rock N Roll Circus, Sheffield, UK
- 10/05 The Castle, Manchester, UK
- 10/06 The Lexington, London, UK
- 10/07 The Louisiana- The Croft, Bristol, UK
- 10/09 Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield, UK
- 10/12 Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK
- 10/13 Voodoo Daddys, Norwich, UK
- 10/14 Heartbreakers, Southampton, UK
- 10/15-17 Sŵn Festival, Cardiff, UK
- 12/17 The Academy, Dublin (w/ Blondshell), Ireland
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