THUMPER

Delusions Of Grandeur

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Contemporaries of Fontaines D.C. and The Murder Capital, THUMPER are among the leading lights of the Irish scene. Over the last two years, the north Dublin six-piece have been developing their sound – and building an increasingly passionate following. They combine intense poetic lyrics with a big punky sonic assault to startling effect.

While Delusions of Grandeur features plenty of homages to classic alt-rock such as Weezer, Pixies or The Dandy Warhols, it is also steeped in the influence of contemporaries such as Viagra Boys, King Gizzard, Shame and even Idles at their most psychedelic. At other points, the sheer bombastic nature of its production recalls Irish psych alumni My Bloody Valentine on Loveless or no wave veterans Sonic Youth on Daydream Nation.

"Musically, we decided long ago to fill our songs with as much melody, harmony, and hooks as humanly possible while still retaining a heaviness and an edge." So it's safe to say that THUMPER delivers these elements in droves.

Live, THUMPER are a massive beat, "They have that wall of sound with four guitars and two drummers; it's tough, snarly and full of fire." - Damien Dempsey

Already completing three extensive tours of the UK and a shortened EU tour (thanks to the pandemic) alongside appearances at Eurosonic, Groningen, and Hamburg's Mucke Bei Dei Fische festivals is no mean feat for a band about to release their debut full-length LP. It does, however, show that their live presence is an undeniable force to be reckoned with, breaking them out into the UK and the world.

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