The Dirty 9s are starting 2012 off with something of a bang, as they release the poppiest thing they've done to date, their gig-closing live favourite 'Hey!'
Filming the video of the story of a woman clinging to the music of her youth, took the band on a journey from the streets of Barcelona, back home to Dublin's own Cobblestone pub.

While most of The Dirty 9s debut album can be heard soundtracking the current series of 'Raw' on RTE television, the band are also hard at work recording brand new songs in Dublin's famous Apollo Studios for a special Hotpress album, due for release this May.

Coming off the back of an exciting 2 years which saw the band releasing their debut album "Stop screaming, Start dreaming", described by State.ie as "a record of youthful endeavour..bags of promise" and a year long tour (including Electric Picnic/HWCH/Arthurs Day) which saw them become a thrilling live act, culminated in a showcase at Canadian Music Week 2011 at Toronto's legendary Horseshoe Tavern.
In one of their quirkier moments, The Dirty 9s “Ballad of El Diego”, recorded to support Maradona's Argentina in the World Cup in 2010 was described by The Guardian as a 'ludicrously catchy, horn-soaked Argentine anthem' and as 'appropriately, unhinged, OTT and rather magnificent' by Eamon Sweeney in the Sunday Independent.

As Spring brings a brand new single in 'Hey!' for release, the band are inspired by two years of music, life and touring and as they look to a bright 2012.
They have stumbled upon a spiritual home in which to write their forthcoming album in Camelot Studios, surrounded by fields and far away from the city. It is here the band are stripping everything back, allowing themselves to be influenced and inspired by the rhythms of Foals & Arctic Monkeys, the veracity of The National, and the melodies and sweetness of Bombay Bicycle Club and Lisa Hannigan.
What is being created is a uniquely soulful kind of music which feels more right than ever for this band.

The Dirty 9s are:
Fergal Moloney 
,Cian McCarthy, Keith Brett & Paul Rice
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