Wilt (band)

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Wilt
Origin Kilkenny, Ireland
Genres Alternative rock
Years active19982003
Past members Cormac Battle
Darragh Butler
Mick Murphy
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Wilt were an alternative rock band founded in Kilkenny, Ireland in 1998. Formed by ex-Kerbdog members Cormac Battle on vocals/guitar and Darragh Butler on drums, the line-up was completed with their friend Mick Murphy on bass.

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Wilt played their first gig at The Funnel in Dublin on 26 March 1998. Their debut album, Bastinado, was released in July 2000. Wexford native Derren Dempsey joined on guitar/backing vocals as a live touring member in 2002 to promote their second album, My Medicine. [1]

Although Rock Sound magazine tipped them as being Ireland's version of Hüsker Dü and Weezer, Wilt broke up in 2003.

Discography

Singles / E.P.s

YearTitleLabelTrack listUK Chart [2]
1998No WorriesDiscordant1. I Want It All
2. Working For The Man
3. I Want It All
180
1999It’s All Over NowMushroom1. It’s All Over Now
2. Working For The Man
3. Never Enough
103
2000Radio DiscoMushroom1. Radio Disco
2. The Party’s Over (CD1)
3. Headline News (CD1)
4. My Kind of Girl (CD2)
5. Bette Davis (CD2)
56
2000Open ArmsMushroom1. Open Arms
2. No Worries (XFM Session) (CD1)
3. Mansion on the Hill (CD1)
4. Never A Friend (XFM Session) (CD2)
5. Mercy Seat (CD2)
6. Radio Disco (XFM Session) (7”)
59
2000No Worries (re-issue)Mushroom1. No Worries (re-recording)
2. Flutter (CD1)
3. Expedestrians (Evening Session) (CD1)
4. April Skies (Evening Session) (CD2)
5. No Worries (Evening Session) (CD2)
83
2002Take Me HomeMushroom1. Take Me Home
2. Tell You Too Much
3. Penny Black
76
2002DistortionMushroom1. Distortion
2. Tonic (CD1)
3. Major Condition (CD1)
4. Two Steps To The Sun (CD2)
5. Patience (CD2)
6. I Want It All (Fanning Session) (7”)
66
2003Understand
(UK Promo)
Mushroom1. UnderstandN/A
Bastinado
Wilt bastinado album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Wilt
Released10 July 2000
Recorded1998–1999 at Sun Studios, Dublin
Genre Alternative rock
Label Mushroom Records UK
Producer Ronan McHugh
Wilt chronology
''Bastinado''
(2000)
My Medicine
(2002)
My Medicine
Wilt my medicine.jpg
Studio album by
Wilt
Released27 July 2002
Recorded2001 at RAK Studios, London
Genre Alternative rock
Label Mushroom Records UK
Producer Dave Eringa
Wilt chronology
Bastinado
(2000)
My Medicine
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Amazon.co.uk (4.6/5) [3]

Albums

YearTitleLabelTrack listIrish ChartUK Chart
2000BastinadoMushroom1. It’s All Over Now
2. Radio Disco
3. Open Arms
4. I Found Out
5. No Worries
6. Goodnight
7. Never A Friend
8. Working For The Man
9. Peroxatine
10. Moving On
11. Expedestrians
12. Radio Disco (Fanning Session) (CD2)
13. No Worries (Evening Session) (CD2)
14. Peroxatine (Fanning Session) (CD2)
15. Open Arms (XFM Acoustic) (CD2)
16. Moving On (XFM Acoustic) (CD2)
21150
2002My MedicineMushroom1. Distortion
2. Understand
3. Take Me Home
4. My Medicine
5. Stations
6. Dave You Were Right
7. Tell You Too Much
8. Family Man
9. Wait A Minute
10. Broken Glass
11. The Plan
1598


Other

YearTitleLabelWilt Song
2003emBraces (Various Artists)Origin RecordsThe Plan (Galway Bay FM Session)


Radio Sessions

DateRadio StationSessionTrack list
19.9.99XFMAcoustic Session1. Open Arms
2. Moving On
- more?
21.12.99BBC Radio OneEvening Session1. Radio Disco
2. April Skies
3. Expedestrians
4. No Worries
18.3.00RTE 2FMDave Fanning Session1. Radio Disco
2. Peroxatine
3. Never A Friend
4. I Want It All
19.3.00XFMXFM Session1. Radio Disco
2. No Worries
3. Never A Friend
2002Total Rock RadioDiamond Dave Session1. Distortion
2. Understand
3. My Medicine
4. Take Me Home
5. Stations
2002Galway Bay FMGalway Bay FM Session1. The Plan
- more?

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References

  1. "Comprehensive Wilt Discography".
  2. "UK Top 200 Chart History".
  3. "My Medicine". Amazon UK. 2002.