THEE U.F.O release new EP 'Glowing Friends' Out Now!
Dublin Garage Psych duo THEE U.F.O (Unique Freaks) release their new EP entitled Glowing Friends which is available to stream and download from this Saturday (July 27th). It features the recent single Flutter (I Found Love) as well as three other brand new tracks including Acid Tongue, More To Love and the title track, Glowing Friends. The EP will be released through the bands own Gelatinous Records with a CD and Tape edition available as well a Digital Download and available to stream on all the usual platforms. The band will head to London this Saturday, July 27th to play at the Bad Vibrations All-Dayer at legendary London venue The Shacklewell Arms alongside Trout, Doom Club, GZI Wisdom and Jude McCreath. And will open for U.S Psych Rock band Meatbodies at The Workman's Cellar on Tuesday, August 20th. Followed by a headline show at Dublin's, Anseo on Friday, September 27th.
Glowing Friends is available buy and stream on all usual platforms from Gelatinous Records Bandcamp page Here
Live
July 27th - Bad Vibes All-Dayer, The Shacklewell Arms, London
August 20th - The Workmans Cellar (support to Meatbodies)
September 27th - ANSEO, Dublin, Headline Show
Glowing Friends EP
Acid Tongue
Flutter (I Found Love)
Glowing Friends
More, To Love
Thee U.F.O Started by Darragh Hansard & Beth Doyle, initially formed as an Industrial noise duo were the couple would wear wigs and boiler suits, they quickly shifted gears bringing forward some of Darragh’s Psychedelic Garage songs from a previous band and writing some softer Anti Folk songs. Thee U.F.O now find themselves melding their first incarnation of abrasive noise with psychedelic driven song writing. The Band began post covid gigs playing with the likes of Lifts, Search Results & Many more, Playing the Workmans Bank Holiday shows, Whelans Midnight Hour & Freehouse Gigs In galway, including DIY shows hosted by the Band themselves. The bands 2022 release ‘Ponderous Fug’ embodies these worlds meeting with songs like ‘Operator’ being a full aural assault, and ‘Transparent Seed’ giving flavors of Krautrock and Punk. Transparent Seed was featured in Thin Airs best Songs of 2022 and Ponderous Fug found itself in their best Irish Albums of 2022, also Receiving an Honorable mention from Nialler9 ‘s best albums of 2022 as well as multiple reviews in various outlets. The band released 'Junk Funk Garbage' at the end of 2023, which received a healthy amount of airplay from Radio including 2FM'S The Alternative with Dan Hagerty and BBC6's New Music Fix with Deb Grant and Tom Ravenscroft. while their previous single 'Surveyor' was Nialler 9's number 1 Irish songs you should hear this week. March 2024 saw their latest album ‘ Beaming A Moment's Reflection’ released to great critical acclaim and airplay in foreign regions like, USA, Italy and the UK.
