Three musical brothers from Ireland making strange noises that you can singalong to. Or kill to. Or drive to. Or scratch your arse to. The soundtrack to your life. Or death. I don't care really.
Dwight - Bio:
In a nutshell - Mildly disturbed, somewhat melodic, severely catchy rock music.
Dwight are Stephen and Emmett O’Sullivan (brothers since birth from Kerry) and Eoin Barry-Murphy (brother since bass from Cork).
The trio started playing together in a serious capacity in 2003 when they found themselves based in Dublin city. Each brought his own eclectic group of influences to the table (from Russian choir to Radiohead to Weezer to the Doors to the Cure to the Sex Pistols to.... you get the picture). The end product was a beautiful unique sound, refreshing in its honesty, exciting in its humour and infuriating in its catchiness.
Dwight quickly honed their skills and burst onto the live scene. They played, and very soon after headlined, many of the most prestigious venues in Ireland, gaining a reputation as energetic, electric performers.
Enthused, the trio decided to take the next step and spent some time in the studio. The result sings for itself. Released in The Village in February 2004, the 'Kill or Cure' EP captured the melodic energy of the live act and has planted Dwight firmly in ears all over. The EP was independantly released and distributed nationwide and soon, reminiscent of the great famine, the Dwight Blight had been spread across the land.
Promoting such a product was easy and it has received airplay on both national and local radio. Some feedback:
"This is fantastic!" - Alison Curtis, Today FM.
"O' Sullivan's vocals are delivered with a mature growl and a possessed disownment." - John Meehan, Phantom FM. "Dwight are the best new band on the Irish music scene" Smiley Bolger, Irish music guru.
"This E.P. is a gem and Dwight look set to inject some much needed fun onto the Irish music scene." - Rob MacNamara, leakedalbums.com
"..... sonic maturity which is impressive for such a young band" - Musician.ie
"A band to watch out for" - BBC2 Across The Line
"We are the shit!" Stephen O’Sullivan, Dwight vocals.
Since the EP release Dwight have watched their profile shoot up and their fanbase grow steadily. Dwight were chosen to play at the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival in Dublin in 2004 and the end of the year saw them invited to support such acts as Pony Club and Alphastates. Not a bad years work!
In recent months Dwight have guested alongside Fred, The Frank and Walters and Turn. The boys have just compiled a new setlist of electric melodies and are preparing to road test these tunes and bring this music to the masses.
Remember kids, the future is Dwight.
All around Ireland and France and the UK. Want to get out more. We love live and live to play live. Every gig is a protracted dreamlike moment of magic. Can't describe it.
The cooking of Jeremy Irons, a spider I once watched, the smell of paint, the fumes from an exhaust, the weather and the following bands;
Weezer, The Beatles, The Frank and Walters, Tom Waits, The Cure, The Sex Pistols, Radiohead, Brendan Benson, The Charlatans, The Coral, The Presidents of the United States of America, Grandaddy, Pink Floyd, Wilco, The Kaiser Chiefs, 8mm, Aphex Twin, Ash, Groove Armada, The Happy Mondays, Hybrasil, Interpol, Pony Club, JJ72, John Lennon, Keb' Mo', The Killers, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, The Band, Prince, Pulp Queen, REM, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Republic of Loose, Ronan Moriarty, Roots Manuva, Ry Cooder, Sigur Ros, Simple Kid, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Zero 7, Neosupervital, New Order, Pearl Jam, Portishead, Primal Scream, Suede, Air, The Pixies, Monty Python, Madness, Turn, U2, Whipping Boy, The Who, Wilco, The Beta Band, Super Furry Animals, Supergrass, Therapy?, Tom Jones, Jefferson Airplane, Nirvana, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash, The Smashing Pumpkins, Snow Patrol, Nick Cave, Creeper Lagoon, The Dandy Warhols, Dennis Leary, The Flaming Lips, Ben E King, Ben Folds Five, Bjork, Willie Wonka, The Zutons, Kings of Leon (for the beards at least...), The Kinks, The Magic Numbers, The Mars Volta, Massive Attack, The Sex Pistols, Bjork, Sound Garden, The Strokes, Morrissey, Iggy Pop, Green Day, Bob Marley, Buddy Holly, The Soggy Bottom Boys, Mercury Rev, Miles Davis, Modest Mouse, Blondie, Blur, Electric Six, Eric Clapton, Foo Fighters, Gorillaz, Bob Dylan, Elvis, Elvis Costello, Muse, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Neil Young, BB King, Hendrix, Jeff Buckley and The Kinks.
Absolutely anything that makes interesting noise. Guitarwise I have to mention my beloved Gibson LP and Fender Strat. Always wanted them since before I knew what a guitar was.
We like to play naked but seldom get away with it. Steve grew up in a psychiatric institute and hates the fact that everybody knows. Tough shit Steve! Haha.