Warpaint to rock the Roisin

Date Published: 05-Aug-2011

GALWAY may still be recovering from festival season, but that doesn’t mean the fun has stopped. The all-girl band Warpaint, a band worthy of any major event, play Róisín Dubh on Thursday, August 25.

It may be your only chance to see the group, made up of Emily Kokal (vocals/guitar), Theresa Wayman (vocals/guitar), Jenny Lee Lindberg (bass/vocals), and Stella Mozgawa (drums), in such an intimate venue.

The four went down a storm at Glastonbury this year, and were stellar on Jools Holland. Next month, they play at the Electric Picnic.

Warpaint weave intricate guitar lines, hypnotic vocals and driving post punk rhythms into gorgeous, sprawling songs that skirt the line between psychedelia and alternative rock.

Both live and on record, Warpaint sound like they’re channelling something otherworldly, yet always intriguing.

Rough Trade released their long-awaited debut full-length album The Fool in October.

Recorded in LA, The Fool was produced by Tom Biller (Beck, Karen O, Liars), with further mixes from Andrew Weatherall (New Order, Primal Scream, Bjork) and Adam Samuels (John Frusciante, Daniel Lanois). The Fool follows their Exquisite Corpse EP, released in 2009.

The quartet from Los Angeles has toured incessantly over the last couple of years; with standout performances at American festivals like CMJ and SXSW.

They have also shared the stage with esteemed indie acts like The xx, Band of Horses, Yeasayer, Akron/Family, Javelin, and The Walkmen.

This could well be one the year’s best gigs. Doors 9pm, tickets €27.50/€25 members.