Dublin band The Street Leagues have released their new single, Misery Hill. We asked Paul of the band the BIG questions . . .
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The third single from their recent album, Volume 1: The Historian, Misery Hill was inspired by Grand Canal Dock in Dublin and the lives that have passed through it.
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
We were considering calling ourselves the Pall Mall Street Leagues but some pointed out that would not look good as a poster: PMSL.
One of us has a big black notebook with hundreds of pages of notes from drunken band conversations over the years, like our very own pub narrator!
After a Glen Tilbrook gig, two not very sober members spent half an hour knocking on the ‘dressing room’ to show Glen a photo they took with him years ago. A barman came along and opened the door…it was a mop room.
How would you describe your music?
Our contemporary story-telling sound came about from a love of rich and fascinating lyrical detail with strong music parts that form a boat to carry each story along the Liffey. These are songs you step into and emerge with a feeling of having been somewhere else.
Who are your musical inspirations?
Squeeze, Elvis Costello, The Housemartins, Teenage Fanclub.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Simple Minds, Croke Park.
What was the first record you ever bought?
“The Red Album” by The Beatles.
What’s your favourite song right now?
La Ritournelle by Sebastien Tellier.
Favourite lyric of all time?
“We gotta form a congregation, sing down the nation/batter all the sinners to the ground”. Anxious – The Housemartins.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A Day In The Life by The Beatles.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Spotify, Bandcamp.
Alan Corr