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 turns the meaning of a 16th Century joyous hymn (Gaudete) into something dark and foreboding thanks to Dara Gooney's inspired guitar licks, it is never straightforward. They are fully aware that straying from sign-posted roads is far more interesting than playing it safe.
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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