2008 in Irish music

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This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Irish music industry.

Contents

Summary

January

February

March

April

May

June

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Reformed band The Verve appeared at Oxegen 2008.

July

August

September

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Ash performed their 1977 album in London in September 2008.

October

November

December

Bands disbanded

Albums & EPs

Over 180 Irish albums were released in 2008. [231]

Below is a list of notable albums & EPs released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2008.
Issue dateAlbum titleArtistSourceSalesNotes
January 28 Weightless Juno Falls [232]
February 15 Carry the Meek Ham Sandwich [233] * Review
* UK release in late May/early June
February??? The Infomatics
March 21 Eleven Modern Antiquities Pugwash [234]
March 28 Gypsy Trip Jaded Sun [235]
Spring 2008 Let the Truth Be Told Laura Izibor
April 4 White Wonder Crayonsmith [236] [237] Released by Out On A Limb Records.
April 18 Welcome to the Cusp Giveamanakick [238]
April 18 Spectre & Crown The Jimmy Cake [239]
April 25 Friendlier Up Here The Aftermath [240] [241]
April 27 I'm Siding With My Captors So Cow [242]
May 19Love Must Be Tough Eleanor McEvoy
May 2 The Hollow of Morning Gemma Hayes [243] [244]
May 2 Vol IV: Johnny Pyro and the Dance of Evil Republic of Loose [245] [246] [247] [248] [249] Review
May 9 Pleasant Square Robotnik [250]
May 10 Wizards Of The Coast Sea Dog [251]
May 16 Haunt Me When I'm Drowsy Halves [252] 7-Track Album
May 23 Go God Go Fred [253] [254] Played a live set in their local HMV in Cork on Tuesday June 3.
May 30 Windows to the Soul Dave Browne [255] First Irish album to be made available in USB format, exclusively from HMV stores
May 31 Rocky VI Reckyrd The Vinny Club [256]
June 3 Take the Whole Midrange and Boost It Oppenheimer [257]
June 4 Ritual Jape [258] [259]
June 6 The Rocky Road Damien Dempsey [260] [261] Went to #1 in the Irish Albums Chart [262]
June 27 Sweeter than Bourbon Seneca [263] Preceded by the Top 20 Irish Singles Chart success of their "Clarity" single.
July 21 Boy / October / War U2 [264] Review Deluxe edition rereleases
* Each will include a 32-page booklet featuring unseen photos, lyrics and liner notes by The Edge and band associates like Paul Morley, Neil McCormick and Hot Press editor Niall Stokes plus a bonus disc of rare collectibles.
August 8 Rocket Ship Red Kid [265] * The album launch will take place in Crawdaddy, Dublin on August 8, with support from The Hot Sprockets.
* Named after the 2006 single of the same name.
August 15 God Bless The Big Bang Rory Gallagher [266] Debut solo album
August 15 The Swell Season: Live From The Artists Den (DVD) The Swell Season [267] Recorded in Seattle's Good Shepherd Center Chapel shortly before Glen and Marketa won their Oscar, the 14-song set includes 'Say It To Me Now', 'Lay Me Down', 'All The Way Down', 'This Low', 'When Your Mind's Made Up', 'Lies', 'Drown Out', 'Falling Slowly', 'Golden', 'Pavement Tune', 'Once', 'If You Want Me', 'Concentric' and 'Star Star'.
September Lines & Space Niall Colfer [268] [269]
September Good Vibrations (EP) The Undertones [270] Limited-edition vinyl reproduction of four-tracker released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Teenage Kicks" Also features "Smarter Than U", "True Confessions" and "Emergency Cases". Also released is The Undertones: An Anthology , a 2-CD package featuring 29 of their best-known songs plus 27 previously unreleased demos, alternative takes, session and live tracks. Further album reissues, special compilations and a deluxe box-set to follow in 2009.
September 5 The Hare's Corner Colm Mac Con Iomaire [271] Review Debut solo album
September 5 Happy the Man The Guggenheim Grotto Guggenheim Grotto » home [272]
September 5 UK Tour '75 Thin Lizzy [273] Features the band's much-bootlegged November 1975 visit to Derby College. Noticeable for being the first tour to feature the twin-guitar attack of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, the track-listing is: "Fighting My Way Back", "It's Only The Money", "Wild One", "For Those Who Love To Live", "Still In Love With You", "Showdown", "Suicide", "Rosalie", "The Rocker", "Sha La La", "Baby Drives Me Crazy", "Me And The Boys", "Cowboy Song", "Little Darling" and "Sound Check Jam". A digitally enhanced version of the original master tape, the album comes complete with a 20-page booklet featuring dozens of previously unseen photos and extensive Brian Downey liner notes. Being so new that it didn't have a title yet, Phil Lynott jokingly refers to "Cowboy Song" as "Derby Blues".
September 12 Domino Effect The Blizzards [274] [275] Recorded in 2008 Interview [ permanent dead link ]
September 12 Sea Sew Lisa Hannigan [276] [277] [278]
September 12 Changes Liu Fang and Michael O'Toole [279] 10 tracks including pieces from Chinese tradition, Philip Glass, Astor Piazzolla, Antonio Vivaldi, Toshiyuki Hiraoka, Ian Wilson, and Béla Bartók
September 20 Under a Blood Red Sky U2 [280] [281] Available in three different formats – DVD + CD Deluxe, single CD and single vinyl – which will all have expanded artwork and sleeve notes.
September 26 Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion Fight Like Apes [282] [283] [284] Recorded in Seattle with producer John Goodmanson (Blonde Redhead, Blood Brothers)

Artwork
Late September 1977 Ash [285] 4CD deluxe edition includes the Trailer mini-album, Live at the Wireless , Live At Reading 1996, plus rarities and B-sides.
October Never Leave Anywhere The Hedge Schools [286]
October 3 Make Happy War (EP) Grand Pocket Orchestra [287] The tracklist features live favourite "Ballet Shoes" along with "Using The Body", "Down With The Label Man" and "Bite The Head Off Italy".
October 3 Lir Live Lir [288] A posthumous live album released through the independent label, 1969
October 13 Appetite For Reconstruction (remix album) Super Extra Bonus Party [289] [290]
October 17 I Never Thought This Day Would Come Duke Special [291] Artwork Review
October 17 From The Word Go Messiah J and the Expert [292] [293] Assembled between 2006 and 2008 in their own Labbey Road studio and includes collaborations with singers Leda Egri, Joanne Daly and Ro and Kieran from Delorentos.
October 31 Straight In No Kissing Dirty Epics [294] The band signed a distribution deal with Universal for the record.
November 7 And Winter Came... Enya [295]
Early November Post Romantic Pony Club [296]
November 18 Friday Night The Brilliant Trees [297] The band's debut album was reissued over a decade after original release. Also re-released were singles "Talent" and "Home".
November 21 Time to Tell the Parents (EP) Green Lights [298] The follow-up to their debut EP, Small Curious Things (2007), available in Tower and Road Records in Dublin, or by download from the Green Lights MySpace. Lead single is "Cut To The Chase".

Summer +

Date unknown

Singles

Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2008.
Issue dateSong titleArtistSourceSalesNotes
January 25"KeepsaKe" Ham Sandwich (Download only)
February"Bullrun" Travega [299] Released to radio on February 5.
February 8"Sing for Your Supper" Cathy Davey [308]
February 10"We People Who Are Darker Than Blue" Republic of Loose & Sinéad O'Connor [309] [310] (iTunes Download)
February 15"Ragdoll" David Geraghty [240]
February 22"Take Me Away" Pugwash
February 29"Bite the Bullet" The Kinetiks (Download only)
March"Already Sleeping" Hooray For Humans [234]
March"Bruised from Kisses" The Radio [311]
March 7"The Cure" Dirty Epics [312]
April 4"I Like Music" Republic of Loose Video iTunes and all other download platforms in Ireland
April 4"Maybe This is not Love" Joe Chester Free Download
End of April"Moving" Cathy Davey [313]
May"Footprints" Supermodel Twins [314] Reached #2 in the Download Chart
May 2"After All That's Happened" Niall Colfer [268] Available from iTunes on May 9
May 2"Out of Our Hands" Gemma Hayes [315] Digital release
May 2"The Bodies Start to Move" Joe Chester Free Download
May 2"Waking Up in America" The Guggenheim Grotto Guggenheim Grotto » home Available from iTunes
May 2"Shed a Little Light" Foy Vance [316] [317] Available for download
May 9"Harmonic" The Minutes [318] [319] Digital release date
May 15"Skyscrapers" Fred [320] Available to download from 7Digital [ dead link ] (www.7digitalmedia.com)
May 16"Out Tonight" The Flaws Video Download only
May 30"Rainy Night in Soho" Damien Dempsey [321] Pogues cover
End of May "Congratulations" Kanyu Tree [252]
June 16"Breakaway" Joe Echo [322]
June 20"The Steady Song" Republic of Loose [323]
July 1"Chocolate Factory" The Pale [324] Paired with "Lady Gregory" on CD and also available for free digital download on iTunes
July 11"Something Global" Fight Like Apes [282] Taken from forthcoming debut album
July 15"Atom Bomb" Juno Falls [325] * From the album Weightless
August 1"I'm Gonna Be" Nicole Maguire [326]
August 1"This Time Next Summer" Supermodel Twins [314]
August 8"Running" Fred [327]
August 15"Japanese Toy" Cowboy X [328]
August 15"Back to Front" The Infomatics [329] Second single by the hip hop act
August 25"Lille" Lisa Hannigan [277]
August 29"Trust Me I'm a Doctor" The Blizzards [330]
September 5"Tin Tin" Peakin' Trippers [331] Reached #45 in the Irish Singles Chart
September 19"Easy As It Flows" Carosel [332] Taken from their forthcoming album Kaleidoscope and available in both digital and CD formats.
September 19"Jake Summers" Fight Like Apes [333] * Originally on the How Am I Supposed To Kill You If You Have All The Guns EP.
* "Snore Bore Whore" (Spherical mix) features as the b-side to the CD version, while the 7" is accompanied by "Corey Pop" and a matching hand-stamped bag.
September 19"Enough Is Enough" Myp et Jeep [332] Taken from their debut album Blood is Not Enough, due in January 2009 on Reekus Records.
October 3"Megaphone Man" Messiah J and the Expert [334] Video Released on Inaudible Records (Cavallerro) (RMG Digital)
October 10"Guided by Ghosts" Codes [335] Recorded with producer Greg Haver and released on both hard copy (HMV) and download (via iTunes and downloadmusic.ie)
October 10"Coming Back Around" DC Tempest [336] Winners of the Hot Press /Sennheiser competition to play the Live Stage at The Music Show
October 10"Way Too Pretty" Dirty Epics [337]
October 13"Take Back the City" Snow Patrol
October 17"Sweet Sweet Kisses" Duke Special
October"About You Now" The Saw Doctors [338] Cover of Sugababes hit as performed on The Podge and Rodge Show . Reached #1 in the Irish Singles Chart – week ending 17 October 2008. Proceeds – €10,000 on that date – given to Galway's Salerno Cystic Fibrosis Fund.
October"Broken Glass" Fight Like Apes [339] Seventh single by the band. Hot Press proclaim them veterans.
October 31"You Feel the Fire!" Le Galaxie [340]
November"The Reason" The Blizzards [341]
November 7"From My Heart to Yours" Laura Izibor [342] Taken from her debut album Let The Truth Be Told, due for international release by Atlantic Records in January 2009.
November 10"The Things"" The Things [343] Taken from the album Some Kind of a Kick .
November 14"The Lights" Fred [344]
November 28"The Reason" The Blizzards [345]
December 12"Crack the Shutters" Snow Patrol
December 19"Phil Lynott" Jape [346] Taken from the album Ritual

Unknown

Festivals

Oxegen 2008

Electric Picnic 2008

Heineken Green Energy

Garden Party 2008

Indie-pendence '08

Castlepalooza '08

Lovebox Weekender

Solas Festival

Bud Rising

Live at the Marquee

Cois Fharraige

Slane 2008

Hard Working Class Heroes 2008

Music awards

2008 Meteor Awards

The 2008 Meteor Awards took place in the RDS Simmonscourt on Friday February 15, 2008. [375] Below are the winners: [376]

AwardWinner(s)
Best Irish Male Duke Special
Best Irish Female Cathy Davey
Best Irish Band Aslan
Best Irish Album Addicted to Company (Paddy Casey)
Best Irish Pop Act Westlife
Best Irish Live Performance The Blizzards (Oxegen 2007)
Best National DJ Ray Foley
Best Regional DJ Keith Cunningham
Hope for 2008 Ham Sandwich
Most Downloaded Irish Song"Galway Girl" (Mundy & Sharon Shannon)
Best International Male Bruce Springsteen
Best International Female Amy Winehouse
Best International Band Radiohead
Best International Album Neon Bible (Arcade Fire)
Best Live International Performance Muse (Oxegen 2007)
Industry Award Jim Aiken
Humanitarian Award Mary Donohoe, Founder and Chairperson of The Rose Project
Lifetime Achievement Award The Saw Doctors [377]

Choice Music Prize

The Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2007 was awarded at Vicar Street to Super Extra Bonus Party for the album Super Extra Bonus Party LP on February 27, 2008. [378]

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