The Murder Capital

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The Murder Capital
The Murder Capital at the Valkhof Festival 2019.jpg
The Murder Capital at the Valkhof Festival 2019
Background information
Origin Dublin, Ireland
Genres
Years active2018 (2018)–present
LabelsHuman Season
MembersJames McGovern
Damien Tuit
Cathal Roper
Gabriel Paschal Blake
Diarmuid Brennan
Past membersMatt Wilson
Morgan Wilson [1]
Website themurdercapital.com

The Murder Capital is an Irish rock / post-punk band that formed in Dublin in 2018. The band's music has been described as dark, intense, and introspective, with a focus on themes of vulnerability, self-reflection, and emotional turmoil. The band members are James McGovern (vocals), Damien Tuit (guitar), Cathal Roper (guitar), Gabriel Paschal Blake (bass), and Diarmuid Brennan (drums).

Contents

History

The band began performing together in 2017, and set up their own label Human Season Records in 2018 before releasing their first singles in 2019. [2]

On 16 August 2019, The Murder Capital released their debut studio album, When I Have Fears , which was produced by Flood and was met with widespread critical acclaim. [3] In autumn 2019 the band performed a sold-out tour across the UK and Europe in promotion of the album. [4]

The Murder Capital performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023. [5]

Style

The band has been actively compared to several post-punk and art punk bands to arise out of the United Kingdom over the late 2010s, such as Idles, Soft Play (formerly known as Slaves), Shame, and fellow Irish band Fontaines D.C., primarily as a result of touring with these bands. [6] [7]

Writing for The Guardian , Damien Morris described the band as "reaching back to Joy Division’s drum tattoos, interlocking with surging, wave-break bass. Pixies' quiet-loud-quiet trick is in there, as are Shame and Savages, while PJ Harvey and the Bad Seeds infest tracks such as Green and Blue." [8]

In describing the themes of their music, the band told DIY magazine expressed visceral animation eager for improvement in their home town: "It just feels like there are loads of fuckin' hotels going up over Dublin, where there could be new housing," James hammers home. "There are cranes all over the city. There's one on George's Street right now, and they're gutting this beautiful Georgian building, and I stopped and asked the builder what it was gonna be, and it's turning into a fuckin' Premier Inn." The band further said, "the hotels are only a sidenote to the homelessness, the suicide, the mental health issues. The lack of services available to people who aren't from even middle class backgrounds," he continues. "We just wanna talk about it as much as possible, and make sure that the government knows that we're not happy with the standard of where it's at. People have real issues in their lives, and they need somewhere to go and talk about these things beyond their friends and families. It feels like there's no excuses." [3]

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The Murder Capital live @Rock am Ring 2022

Members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
IRE
[9] 		UK
[10]
When I Have Fears 218
Gigi's Recovery
  • Released: 20 January 2023
  • Label: Human Season
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl
1
[11] 		16

Singles

TitleYear
"Feeling Fades" [12] 2019
"Green & Blue" [13]
"Don't Cling to Life" [14]
"More Is Less" [15]
"Only Good Things" [16] 2022
"A Thousand Lives" [17]
"Ethel" [18]
"Return My Head" [19] 2023

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References

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  2. ↑ Hanratty, Dave. "The brutal romance of The Murder Capital". joe.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 Richards, Will (25 April 2019). "Keep the fire burning: The Murder Capital". DIY . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Hawkes, James (20 August 2019). "The Murder Capital: More is less". Dork . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Brayden, Kate. "WATCH: The Murder Capital perform 'Return My Head' at Coachella 2023". Hotpress. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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  9. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Murder Capital | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 27 January 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Kealy, Michael (11 January 2019). "The Murder Capital release highly anticipated debut single 'Feeling Fades'". Hot Press . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  13. ↑ Renshaw, David (25 April 2019). "Irish band The Murder Capital aim high with "Green & Blue"". The Fader . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "The Murder Capital have dropped a new live video for 'Don't Cling To Life'". Dork . 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  15. ↑ Murray, Robin (13 August 2019). "The Murder Capital Share Bruising Single 'More Is Less'". Clash . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  16. ↑ Aubrey, Elizabeth (20 July 2022). "Listen to The Murder Capital's bright new single 'Only Good Things'". NME. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  17. ↑ Shutler, Ali (23 September 2022). "The Murder Capital on new album 'Gigi's Recovery': "We had to find our sound"". NME. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  18. ↑ Krol, Charlotte (17 November 2022). "The Murder Capital share surrealist music video for new single 'Ethel'". NME. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  19. ↑ Skinner, Tom (5 January 2023). "Listen to The Murder Capital's anthemic new single 'Return My Head'". NME. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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