Restive Nation, with Support from Porridge, Durtburd and David DeBarra, play The Sound House, Dublin on Sunday, 11 October at 4.00pm. We asked Ciarán Timmy Lynch of Restive Nation the BIG questions . . .
Restive Nation are an alt-rock/electronic crossover band from Dublin, who have released numerous singles, two EPs and a full-length album.
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Porridge is the moniker of Irish electronic music producer, songwriter, and sound designer Chris Cahill.
Durtburd is known for pairing their grimy, heavy riffs with a bizarre, dark fictional narrative, with tracks like Shake Shake Fail and JFK Hole exploring local, small-town dark comedy and socially awkward characters.
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David deBarra is a singer-songwriter from Dublin with an experimental approach to pop and rock music and a background in arrangement and composition for voice. He has just released his second album Rest in Peace, Brian Wilson.
Tickets, priced €15.00, are available here.
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
I used to own and run Muzzle Music rehearsal studios in Chapelizod, Dublin.
I play in a Pogues tribute act who only play once per year in Castlebar!
I formed Restive Nation with my friend Chris after we saw Nine Inch Nails together in Belfast.
How would you describe your music?
Someone once described us as “sci-fi metal”. I like that, even though I don’t think we’re metal at all!
Who are your musical inspirations?
Nine Inch Nails would be a big one. A Perfect Circle, Failure, Soundgarden, Meshuggah.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Bon Jovi at the RDS in 1996′
What was the first record you ever bought?
It was a 7″ of God Gave Rock n’ Roll to You by Kiss in 1992. I had just been to see Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey in the cinema; I loved the song at the grand finale, and my dad took me straight into HMV and he bought me that single. It was a bit hard to understand that it wasn’t actually a song by Wyld Stallyns though! Somewhere along the way the record has gone missing, really hope it turns up some day!
What’s your favourite song right now?
Cheeky Bastard by The Scratch – I’m a bit late to the party with these guys, have only started listening to them recently!
Favourite lyric of all time?
“I’m taking her home with me, all dressed in white, She’s got everything I need, pharmacy keys, She’s falling hard for me, I can see it in her eyes, She acts just like a nurse with all the other guys” – The Nurse Who Loved Me by Failure.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Ah here, what kind of question is that?! I suppose if I had to choose it would be Like Suicide by Soundgarden.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Bandcamp, Breaking Tunes, Spotify.
Alan Corr