POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with vocalist and guitarist DJ Campbell and bassist Dylan Scully of the Dublin rock band Pretty Ltd. They discuss meeting at the first year of BIMM, how the project transitioned from their previous metal band Minus Ten Thousand Hours, Dylan’s work as a concert photographer and how the shows that he captured influenced ideas for the band, how...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with twin sisters Róisín and Lulu of the Irish London-based electropop project ROOUE. They discuss their background, the seemingly cosmic interconnection that kept them together, forming ROOUE during the COVID-19 lockdowns and how adapting to the pandemic changed their trajectory and outlook, their debut EP “Juxtaposition” and how it chronicl...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the British music Kav Sandhu of the New York/Los Angeles rock group Blitz Vega. Kav talks about his time in Happy Mondays, how he met the late great Andy Rourke of The Smiths fame and began making music with him, what working with Andy was like, how Blitz Vega differed from other projects that he has worked on, the band’s posthumous debu...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the legendary musician and producer Martin Bisi. Known for his Brooklyn-based studio, BC Studio, over the past forty-plus years, Martin has worked on material for the likes of Sonic Youth, Brian Eno, Herbie Hancock, The Dresden Dolls, Ramones, White Zombie, EMF, Iggy Pop, and many more. In this interview, we discuss his career, his lates...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with guitarist Sonny Campbell and drummer Harry Phox of the Dublin post-rock duo Geo Postal. They discuss their formation, their debut single “Planet Express,” their goal to revitalise the Irish post-rock scene, and much more. FOLLOW US: ➤WEBSITE: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://postburnout.com⁠⁠ ➤TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/postburnoutcom⁠⁠ ➤INSTAGRAM:...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the Blanchardstown rocker Shaun Finn. Shaun talks to us about his latest single “Love is a Contact Sport,” why he went from writing songs about playing big shows and getting girls to what was actually true to him, crafting his live show, what he learnt as a self-made musician, topping the Irish iTunes Charts, his recent show at The Sound...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the Irish-Mexican artist and musician Saibh Garcia Weber. Saibh is the frontwoman of Saibhin, a seven-piece musical project based in Dublin, whose debut single, “Siren Song,” went to number one on the Irish iTunes Charts at the beginning of April. Saibh tells us the story of how, in the span of little over a year, she went from learning...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the Missourian award-winning composer Tyler Durham, who has worked on projects for the likes of Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros., and Paramount Pictures. Tyler talks about using his electronic orchestral project LIMINA to channel his creative juices and experience full dictation over the narrative of the music that he creates and how it com...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we share the audio of an interview that Aaron conducted with the members of the Galway dream-pop-infused rock band NewDad for Issue 21, Feb-Mar 2024 edition of “The GOO” magazine. Recorded in January, two weeks before the release of their debut album “Madra,” they discuss the journey from beginning to signing with Atlantic Records and everything in b...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with vocalist Dessa Vanuci and guitarist Steven Kennedy of the Dublin grunge-inspired band Green Gurl. They discuss their formation, their debut track “Monsters” which was released today, tonight’s launch gig at Whelan’s Upstairs, Dessa’s move from São Paulo to Dublin, how she finds the music scene in Ireland differs from Brazil, why she choo...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the Alberta Cross frontman, Petter Ericson Stakee, about the band’s near-twentieth anniversary, their time on a major label, why he settled in Somerset, playing in the scorching heat at Coachella, how making music now differs from when he started the band, and much more. FOLLOW US: ➤WEBSITE: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://postburnout.com⁠⁠ ➤TWITTER: ⁠⁠htt...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with vocalist Sam Jones and bassist Seán Woods of the Dublin-based alt-rock band AZURE. They discuss their debut EP “Casa Del Dáil” which was released today, the six-year gap between forming in 2017 to officially getting the project rolling in 2023, building self-sufficient musical networks in Ireland, the logistics of being a five-piece band...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the New Jersey-based socialist singer-songwriter Carsie Blanton. We discuss her latest album “After the Revolution,” her upcoming tour of Ireland, supporting Declan O’Rourke, American politics, the economics of being a musician, Gaza, her view of a post-capitalist world, Mark Fisher, radicalisation, the TikTok ban, the SXSW protests, sel...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, Michael Howard and Ahmed Gallab - two former members of the disbanded Kent, Ohio hardcore band Sweetheart - discuss their final record “The Unbearable Tightness of Being” and single “The Process of Making Us Well,” and how they were sat on for nearly twenty years until an offer came through to release them and how this rekindled their friendship   FO...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the Kilkenny artist and musician Niall Blaise. Niall tells us about how he got into music, growing up in a small village, moving to Dublin to attend BIMM, growing a TikTok following at sixteen, how Dublin differs from Kilkenny, his first headline show at The Sound House in January, his upcoming music releases, the Irish pop scene, what t...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with Paul Dillon of the Irish gothic post-punk band pMad. Paul tells us about forming pMad during the pandemic, their new album “I in Power,” their latest single “Opinion,” growing up as an alternative music fan in ‘80s Portumna, Co. Galway, his views on the modern music industry, and much more.   FOLLOW US: ➤WEBSITE: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://postburnout...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with Julie Hawk and Matt Harris of the Dublin-based alternative band HAVVK about their new insomnia-shaping album " To Fall Asleep ," the project’s tenth anniversary, meeting at open mics in London, starting VETA Music, the new addition of Bitch Falcon’s Nigel Kenny on drums, procrastination, their launch gig at Workman’s Cellar nex...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the guitarist and founder of the Belfast shoegaze band Virgins, Michael Smyth. Michael discusses expanding the project from a solo endeavour to a full band, their upcoming debut album “nothing hurt and everything was beautiful,” supporting Bdrrm, the resurgence of shoegaze, the influence of director Sofia Coppola on their music, working...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the British punk band Noah and the Loners in part one, and with the Sligo musician Stephen Gormley of Moon Looks On in part two. In part one, Noah Lonergan and Joseph Boyle of the London/Bristol punk band discuss their debut EP “A DESOLATE WARNING,” being part of the British punk lineage, old punk venues in London, being the youngest act...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, the Nashville-based musician Caroline Romano talks to us about her brutally honest latest single “Used by You,” why she almost considered not releasing it, becoming a musician despite her introversion, the Nashville music scene, what this new single means for her trajectory, her upcoming debut national tour, and more.   FOLLOW US: ➤ WEBSITE ➤ TWITTER...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with the Los Angeles-based pop musician Ava King. Ava discusses her debut album “Sex Money God,” its themes of exploring fake idols, her showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade, moving between France, China and the U.S., becoming a musician after working as a producer, and more.   FOLLOW US: ➤ WEBSITE ➤ TWITTER ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ YOUTU...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, we talk with Rhyss Davies, Kev Kennedy, Lenin Mitchell, Mark Moloney, Neil O’Flanagan, and Sam Shepard of the Dublin-based pop punk/hip-hop fusion Sauce Gang Collective. They discuss their formation, their latest single “Nintendo ’08,” their upcoming sophomore album “Mustard Melodies,” their live shows, writing music about modern-day Ireland, and mor...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, Ryan Key of Yellowcard discusses the band’s reformation after a definitive end, their new album “A Hopeful Sign” which is a reinterpretation of the band’s music with the Nashville post-rock band Hammock, the resurgence of pop punk, and their upcoming North American amphitheatre tour with Third Eye Blind. FOLLOW US: ➤ WEBSITE⁠⁠ ➤ TWITTER ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, Joe McVeigh, the guitarist for the Belfast postpunk band Enola Gay, talks to us about forming the band, their latest EP “Casement,” the music industry, politics in their music, being from the ceasefire generation, their upcoming show at Borderline Festival in Dublin, and more. FOLLOW US: ➤WEBSITE: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://postburnout.com⁠⁠ ➤TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https:...

In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, the Tallaght-born, Mayo-based folk musician Ryan Ennis of Two For Joy talks to us about the band’s latest record “One for Sorrow,” recording the album at the world-famous Windmill Lane Studios in eight hours, getting more personal than before, his time working at a music shop, how the Irish school system doesn’t reward creatives, and more. FOLLOW US:...