DIRTY EPICS
DUBLIN , COUNTY DUBLIN
Three men and one woman from Dublin whose debut, Straight in No Kissing (Universal), is a retro-revelation that recalls X-Ray Spex at their most aggressively horny. Pure pop-punk for wow people, and single "Way Too Pretty" is an instant come-on classic.
Marc Savlov, Austin Cronicle SXSW
“If you like uncomplicated punk, then try Wicklow natives Dirty Epics on for size. Having garnered rave live
reviews their much-awaited debut does exactly what it says on the tin…
Think The Subways partying with The Kills- raunchy rebellion guaranteed to end in errant hook-ups and questionable bruising”
The Irish Times***
“The winning combination of urgent drums and guitars as well as Sarah Jane Wai O’Flynn’s scattergun screech
gets the pulse racing from the off… there’s plenty of evidence here to suggest that they may have a bright future ahead.”
The Irish Independent***
“Their schtick (scuzzy, rock ‘n’ roll brevity) is so unervingly, invigoratingly direct, you can’t help but nod and tap your foot furiously from the first second to the last”
The Sunday Business Post ***
“Straight In No Kissing is an immediate affair, grabbing the attention with it’s pulsating punk-pop soundtrack and O’Flynn’s vibrant vocals”
The Sunday Times
“SJ Wai, the singer of Dublin band Dirty Epics, is one of the most exciting performers in the country”
from Epic Tales of Love by Martin Burns – News of the World 24/02/08
Dirty Epics have a unique punky rock poptastic sound which stems from a mass of diverse influences, Kings of Leon, Iggy & The Stooges, Blondie... Solid Drums and Bass, driving Guitars, powerful vocals and a kick ass sexy front woman make for eye popping live shows and give Dirty Epics their edge.
They released their much anticipated debut album “Straight In No Kissing” at the end of 2008 on their own label SCAR Records and distributed by Universal Music.
Their thrilling performances have seen them gig at: Tripod - supporting The Rapture, Crawdaddy – their Launch Gig was voted “Gig of the Week” by The Irish Times,
The New Bands Stage, Oxegen 2007, The Green Stage at Oxegen 2008 and The Green Sphere’s Stage 2009 in front of 8000 festival goers
Indie Pendence, Castlepooloza, Hennessy Artistry and The Academy, The POD at their packed out Hard Working Class Heroes performance, Music Ireland in the RDS,
The Guinness 250 Concerts
SXSW, The Craic Festival NY, Mercury Lounge NY, Pianos NY, MusExpo Europe, and various other hotspots around Ireland and the UK. Dirty Epics have played on RTE shows Podge and Rodge, The Café, The Once a Week Show, The Raw Sessions, UTV’s Live at the Limelight and will be the only Irish band featured in the Nokia Music Stores Sessions from SXSW.
