Another Year Over” is the title of the latest release from Kells band Turn, who make a triumphant return to McGarrigle’s tomorrow, Wednesday, July 31.
The band were one of only two Irish bands (the others being The Frames) to play the Witnness Main stage on Saturday, July 13, supporting bands like The Prodigy, Foo Fighters and Green Day.
Their performance earned them high praise from the fans and from the press, but that won’t come as a surprise to anyone who saw them live in Sligo in April of this year.
That time the band were touring the country in support of their EP “In Position”. This time around they play McGarrigle’s to launch their double A-side “Another Year Over”/”Summer Song”.
The single went on release last Friday, July 26 and is expected to shoot into the Irish top 40 within the next fortnight.
The single also contains two B-sides, “Radio Radio” and “Want It The Same”. The former was originally an Elvis Costello song, but the Kells trio make it their own.
Ollie Cole, Ian Melady and Gavin Fox, the dapper gentlemen who make up Turn, first got together in 1999 and released their debut album “Antisocial” the following year.
However, a split from their record company, a nasty incident with a microphone (no, not that kind of nasty: Ollie was accidentally electrocuted) and an epiphany for Mr Cole saw the band change direction, refine their sound and really start making waves.
“In Position” earned phenomenal air-play for the band, and so far their new double A-side is doing likewise.
You’ll get to hear the new music and plenty more beside in McGarrigle’s tomorrow night. Admission is 5 euro, doors open at 8.30pm and the band will also be calling in the services of an Enniscrone group, Midas, as support.
Featuring Daniel O’Hara (drums), Paul Melia (vocals, guitar, piano), and Declan Laing (bass), Midas have been together for just over a year.
Unusually for a young rock band, classical music has even played a small role in their musical bias. The band play mostly their own material but also cover songs from bands like Bush, Silverchair, and The Jesus Lizard.
To find out more about Turn check out their cool new website www.turn.ie
For fans who can’t catch Turn in McGarrigle’s, they will be signing autographs and playing a tune or two outside Star Music, Tesco Arcade on Thursday, August 1 at 1pm.