Oh Boland

Formed in Tuam, Ireland by songwriter and guitarist Niall Murphy,
Oh Boland is a loose aggregation of Buzzcocks power pop, SST era US Indie, and Crazy Horse rock-isms.

Oh Boland have toured extensively in the US, UK, and Ireland including
shows with Parquet Courts, Metz, Sheer Mag, and Franz Ferdinand and
have appeared at festivals such as Gonerfest (Memphis, TN), Left Of the Dial (Rotterdam, NL), and Electric Picnic among others.

Their first two LPs Spilt Milk (Volar Records, San Diego US) and Cheap
Things (Self-Released) have received reviews from Pitchfork and
Post-Trash, with Cheap Things included on Merge Records best of list for 2023.

Oh Boland’s third LP, Western Leisure was released in 2024 via. Madrid,
Spain’s Meritorio Records which saw the groups power pop tangling with
hyperactive midwest post-punk and pseudo-skronk guitar antagonisms.
The record premiered on Brooklyn Vegan and saw favourable reviews in janglepop.hub, Nialler9, Thin Air Magazine and See Saw.fun.

The now Dublin based lineup of Murphy joined by Ross Hamer (Hamer Place) and Jack Condon
(Search Results) has recently toured Ireland and the Netherlands and played shows with The Tubs and
Protomartyr. The fourth Oh Boland record, A Power Of Wides was
produced in 2026 with Daniel Fox (Gilla Band) and is slated for release in Winter 2026/Spring 2027.

Quotes

"For my two cents, its not too far away from what Paul Westerberg wanted, taking this sort of rock-steady guitar sound and infusing it with a bit more punch and twang. At times, you’ll find it hard to ignore the sheer exuberance from the boisterous gang vocals that seem to celebrate life. Here’s your chance to turn it up and just have some fun"- Austin Music Hall on Here Comes The Order Of Malta (April 2024)

"This is, as they call it, "poppy but sloppy" rock 'n' roll defined by their buzzsaw guitar tone. These melodies are memorable and sweet, their vocal delivery drunken and approximate' - Evan Minsker- Pitchfork

“The band play it tight, with a cracking rhythm, and big time hooks reminiscent of working class punk anthems. Just as the vocals seem to mumble their way off the rails, the band jump into a ripping guitar solo, and this one just keeps ramping up the good times.”- Dan Goldin on Cheap Things for Post Trash (Brooklyn, NY)

“Western Leisure is another dynamic, lively record that feels spontaneous and loose. It plainly rocks, with several songs featuring those trademark gang vocals that will have you joining in even if you don’t know the lyrics. “ - Add To Wantlist on Western Leisure.

“ “Here Comes the Order of Malta” is more of a sing-along garage rock jam—“get down off the cross” as it turns out is a perfect phrase to paste over an earworm. The diamond of the album (other than the artwork from Protomartyr’s Joe Casey of course) is the title track, an old-fashioned Western barroom track with piano and steel guitar. “Western leisure it kills more than it saves,” goes the thesis statement. “ - Evan Minsker for See Saw.fun on Western Leisure- May 2024.

“They played Don’t Make It Easy and Cheap Things from their recent album, but seemed far more excited about their new songs, with the final one featuring Murphy indulging in a full-on, wonderful, guitar freak-out. It’s hard to fathom why this band hasn’t attracted more attention as they are something of an event in concert.” – Killian Laher- review of Button factory show-April 2022