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DAN HEGARTY Opinion AUG-SEPT 23 Stop, Rewind, Cha
nge Sides If there’s one song that may have been coming in and out of your mind over the past number of weeks, there’s a distinct chance that it might be ‘Singing In The Rain’. Between showers it’s been a busy month for new music with some excellent tracks arriving from artists like iNNUENDO, KhakiKid, Mik Pyro, Soda Blonde, Ash and Cosha. The passing of Sinead O’Connor has been hard to take for many of us. So much has been said and written about her over the past number of weeks; her courage, her determination, and how she inspired people. What I keep going back to is what made me a fan; her magical talent as a singer, a songwriter, a musician and a performer. She didn’t just use her voice to sing though; she used it to bring about social change. Ireland as a country has developed so much over the past three decades, and Sinead O’Connor was one of the people who helped us get here. I hope that she had some idea of how much she was loved and admired. Cruel Sister brought us her latest track ‘Hands’ last month. It’s her first new music since her 2022 ‘girls my age’ EP. If you haven’t seen her play live before, try not to miss her show at The Grand Social on Friday, November 3rd. Charting the history of what’s commonly described as Supergroups yields mixed results. If their debut single ‘Los Angeles’ is anything to go by, we’re in for something special from Lol Tolhurst (formerly of The Cure), Budgie (Siouxsie & The Banshees) and Jacknife Lee (super-producer, Telefis, & all-round gentleman). The three have an album due on November 3rd. The lead single and title track ‘Los Angeles’ featuring James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem landed late last month. Four years in the making, the album also features The Edge, Arrow de Wilde (Starcrawler), and Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie. If you go searching, you’ll find an abundance of extraordinary Irish albums scattered throughout the recent and distant past. Some went on to be revered, while others maintained a small but avid group of admirers. Melodica Deathship’s ‘Doom your Cities, Doom your Towns’ was released in October of 2010. The duo of Tim Ording and George Brennan created an alluring concoction of music that doesn’t belong to any one style; mixing hip hop, folk, and at times a jazz-like hybrid. The follow-up EP ‘The Sunken Path’ (2012) is also worth investigating – both are in every sense of the word; extraordinary. PAGE 15 KHAKIKID SINEAD O’CONNOR - RIP CRUEL SISTER