Squarehead (band)
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Squarehead
| origin = Dublin, Ireland
| genre = Garage pop, indie rock
| years_active = {{Start date|2008}}–present
| label = Richter Collective
| current_members = Roy Duffy
Ruan van Vliet
Ian McFarlane
}}
Squarehead are an Irish garage pop band from Dublin composed of lead singer / guitarist Roy Duffy, bassist Ian McFarlane and Ruan van Vliet on drums.
History
Squarehead were formed in January 2010 when Roy Duffy began recording solo acoustic songs. Roy and Ian had previously been in a band (called Vimanas) with Lar Kaye of Adebisi Shank.{{cite web |url=http://totallydublin.ie/music-feature-squarehead-55.html |title=Music Feature – Squarehead |publisher=Totally Dublin |access-date=2011-03-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131172739/http://www.totallydublin.ie/music-feature-squarehead-55.html |archive-date=31 January 2011 }}
The band released their first single "Fake Blood" on 7" Vinyl through Any Other City Records, a label run by Villagers drummer, James Byrne.{{cite web|url=http://www.dominorecordco.com/artists/villagers/ |title=Domino | Artists | Villagers |publisher=Dominorecordco.com |date=2010-10-04 |accessdate=2011-03-13}}{{cite web|url=http://www.anyothercity.com/ |title=Any Other City Records – Dublin Record Label |publisher=Anyothercity.com |accessdate=2011-03-13}} In a public vote on Nialler9 Music Blog, "Fake Blood" was voted Number One in "Irish Songs of 2010"{{cite web |url=http://www.nialler9.com/2010/12/irish/nialler9-irish-songs-2010-poll-results/3/ |title=Nialler9 Irish Songs of 2010 poll results | Nialler9 Music Blog |publisher=Nialler9.com |date=2010-12-16 |access-date=2011-03-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120041546/http://www.nialler9.com/2010/12/irish/nialler9-irish-songs-2010-poll-results/3/ |archive-date=20 January 2011 }}
The band's second single, "Midnight Enchilada" was released by the Richter Collective Label (Adebisi Shank, The Redneck Manifesto, ASIWYFA) on 21 March 2011. The single has received plays on Don Letts & Lauren Laverne show on 6Music,{{cite web|author=Don Letts |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ytkdj |title=6 Music Programmes - Don Letts, 27/02/2011 |publisher=BBC |date=2011-02-27 |accessdate=2011-03-13}}{{cite web|author=Lauren Laverne |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y48g7 |title=6 Music Programmes – Lauren Laverne, Huey Morgan sits in |publisher=BBC |date=2011-02-09 |accessdate=2011-03-13}} the Dermot O'Leary show on BBC Radio 2{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yrndb |title=Radio 2 Programmes – Dermot O'Leary, Zoe Ball Sits In |publisher=BBC |date=2011-02-26 |accessdate=2011-03-13}} and the X-Posure show on XFM{{cite web|url=http://x-posure.tumblr.com/post/3344849547/x-posure-wednesday-16th-february-2011 |title=Xfm X-posure Playlist - X-Posure Wednesday 16th February 2011 |publisher=X-posure.tumblr.com |date=2011-02-17 |accessdate=2011-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112752/http://x-posure.tumblr.com/post/3344849547/x-posure-wednesday-16th-february-2011 |archive-date=2011-07-17}}
On 25 February 2011, Morrissey attended a Squarehead show at the Workmans Club, Dublin{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/7535750.html |title=Morrissey rocks out to Squarehead |publisher=Hotpress.com |accessdate=2011-03-13}}{{cite web|url=http://deadl.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/morrissey-squarehead/ |title=Morrissey & Squarehead |publisher=Deadl.wordpress.com |date=2011-02-25 |accessdate=2011-03-13}}
Discography
{{discogs artist | Squarehead }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.myspace.com/squareheadmusic Squarehead Myspace]
- [https://twitter.com/ssquareheadd Squarehead Twitter]
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