Rob Smith (born 29 September 1982) [1] is an Irish singer-songwriter, DJ [2] [3] and writer from Terenure, [4] Dublin.
Rob Smith (born 29 September 1982) [1] is an Irish singer-songwriter, DJ [2] [3] and writer from Terenure, [4] Dublin.
Smith released his debut album, Throwing It All Away, in March 2008 to considerable success [5] and toured in 10 countries across Europe promoting it. The lead single from the album, Stand Up, reached number 1 in the Irish downloads charts that summer. [6] The follow-up, 2010's The Juliana Field, was released to critical acclaim [7] [8] and landed Smith a nomination for Most Promising Act at that year's Meteor Awards. [9] He released a live EP, titled Live in New York & Dublin, the following year. [10] He released a well-received punk rock single in February 2015 called Dale Boca Juniors which charted in both Ireland and Argentina. [11] In May 2015, he released a compilation titled Snapped Strings & Hangovers. [12]
He is also a DJ, specialising in indie and alternative rock, and has spun in countries such as Italy, [2] Netherlands, Scotland and the United States. [3] A notable Boca Juniors fan, [13] he is also a football writer for Irish music magazine Hot Press .[ citation needed ]
The Swedish Railway Orchestra is an electronic [14] project by Smith; he released his debut LP Northern Lights under the name in September 2016, [15] [16] as well the follow-up This Is a Dream to critical acclaim. [17] Musically, the project has been described in the press as a cross between LCD Soundsystem and Jape. [18]
Terenure, originally called Roundtown, is an affluent, middle class suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It is located in the city's D6W postcode area.
The Leinster Schools Senior Challenge Cup is the premier rugby union competition for secondary schools affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), and was first held in 1887.
"Heaven" is a song by the Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams recorded in 1983, written by Adams and Jim Vallance. It first appeared on the A Night in Heaven soundtrack album the same year and was later included on Adams' album Reckless in 1984. It was released as the third single from Reckless and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in June 1985, over a year and a half after the song first appeared on record. The single was certified Gold in Canada in 1985.
David Fanning is an Irish television and radio broadcaster, rock journalist, DJ, film critic and author. Fanning currently hosts weekend midday magazine/chat show The Dave Fanning Show on the Irish national radio station RTÉ 2fm and a number of RTÉ Radio 1 programmes. He regularly deputises on RTÉ Radio 1 across a range of primetime programmes and also presented his own Monday-Friday 9 am show Mornings With Dave Fanning in 2015.
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Clean Bandit are an English electronic music group, formed in Cambridge in 2008. They have had four number 1 hits and ten top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart. They direct and produce their own music videos, many of which have been nominated for Brit Awards and VMAs, while two of them, "Symphony" and "Rockabye", each have over 1 billion views on YouTube, with Rockabye having reached over 2.7 billion views. The group currently consists of founder Grace Chatto and brothers Jack and Luke Patterson. Jack Patterson is the principal songwriter and has been awarded two Ivor Novellos for the writing of "Rather Be". Many of their projects are known for blending elements of both classical and dance music, and featuring guest vocalists. Notable collaborators include Marina, Demi Lovato, Jess Glynne, Anne-Marie, Sean Paul, Zara Larsson, Julia Michaels, Luis Fonsi, Ellie Goulding, Iann Dior, Mabel, and Lizzo.
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This article lists various songs, albums, festivals, and performances of the year 2015 in Irish music.
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