The Brutal Here and Now

"There are melodic echoes of Planxty or the Dubliners here, but matched against a blitz of guitar rock and feedback and a delight in the unexpected…one of the Irish albums of the year" - The Guardian "The most inventive, audacious and barnstorming Irish album of 2012…brazen, blazing and brilliant" - Irish Times "The Brutal Here and Now is utterly spell-binding…potential Irish album of the year" - Hot Press "One of the more intriguing bands delving into the spiritual backwaters of alternative folk" - Mojo "Ireland’s own Flaming Horslips…sets you jigging, sends you reeling" - Uncut "A spirited attempt at reimagining old music for a new age" - Q "Powerful and defiantly unique" - Entertainment.i