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(145 votes - 3.34 / 5)
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We asked ‘The OBCD’ 5 questions when they entered the 2011 Rising Stars…
Q1. Where are you from?
Rathfarnham, Dublin
Q2. Musical influences?
NOFX, Muse, Blink 182, The Strokes, Sublime and Bloc Party to name a few…
Q3. What’s your song writing process?
The bones of the most of the songs are written by Eoghan and Matt then Jonny and Shay put their own flavous to them,but not every song is like this,sometimes a song just gets made up and finished at a jam.
Q4. Most bizarre gig experience?
On our balcony TV performance back in June we perfromed our song “Siren”.At the last chorus as Eoghan sings the word siren, an ambulance siren goes off down on the street below.Check out the video below to see
Q5. If you could share the stage with anyone, who would it be and why?
A glaring Samuel L Jackson- Pure stage presence
A brief history in their own words…
The OBCD are Eoghan O’Neill (Guitar, Trumpet and Vocals), Matthew Mooney (Lead Guitar) Jonny Byrne (drums) and Shay Ferris (Bass, Backing Vocals). A Dublin based band, members Matt and Shay are musicians from The Rock School, Ballyfermott, which has provided a platform for artists such as Damien Dempsey, Mundy and Wallis Bird.
The OBCD are no strangers to the gigging scene having played across Dublin for the last 5 years including hotspots such as Whelans, Crawdaddy and The Workmans Club while also taking part in The Hard Working Class Heroes Festival 2010. Their fresh and exiting debut Ep ‘Leave Us An End’ was recorded in Grouse Lodge Studios and mastered by Aidan Foley of Masterlabs and has been branded as ‘an intoxicating blend of indie, ska, rock and punk’ (Roisin Dwyer, Hotpress)
Track 1, Square One landed the band their first national broadcast on the Dave Fanning Show (15th February/2FM). ’Leave Us An End’ was released on the 25th of February in Crawdaddy and is available in Tower records, Sound Cellar, Metro Music and Mojo records.
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Class act.