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Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
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Years active | 2009 | –present
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No Monster Club is the DIY indie pop project of Irish musician Bobby Aherne, [1] [2] also known as Dublin Duck Dispensary and Sir Bobby Jukebox. [3] [4]
Since their debut release in 2009, they have recorded a number of albums, split releases and EPs, alternating between a solo project and a full band. [5] [6]
The music video for their 2012 single La La Land was named as one of Nialler9's "50 best Irish music videos of all-time". [7] They performed this single on Chic-a-Go-Go in 2013, [8] performed a WFMU session in 2016, [9] and have toured several times with The Polyphonic Spree. [10]
An alternate version of their single Arms Across America was used as the theme song of The Alison Spittle Show podcast. [11] Their 2015 single I've Retired was featured in the movie Let The Wrong One In. [12] They contributed original music to the Dublin Fringe Festival musical Trial of the Centurys, [13] and to the RTÉ Jr Radio series Nero's Class. [14]
According to AllMusic biographer Marcy Donelson, No Monster Club "merges retro-minded garage-pop and elements of lo-fi psychedelia with passionate performances and ever-present tunefulness". [15]
In a review of 2016's I Feel Magic album, The Irish Times drew comparisons to the songwriting styles of Kevin Ayers, Syd Barrett and Nikki Sudden. [16] In his 2019 book Perfect Sound Whatever, James Acaster called this album "A good old quirky bit of fun". [17]
Some influences cited by the group include Animal Collective, Lionel Bart and ABBA. [18]
No Monster Club | |
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Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
Genres | |
Years active | 2009 | –present
Labels |
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No Monster Club is the DIY indie pop project of Irish musician Bobby Aherne, [1] [2] also known as Dublin Duck Dispensary and Sir Bobby Jukebox. [3] [4]
Since their debut release in 2009, they have recorded a number of albums, split releases and EPs, alternating between a solo project and a full band. [5] [6]
The music video for their 2012 single La La Land was named as one of Nialler9's "50 best Irish music videos of all-time". [7] They performed this single on Chic-a-Go-Go in 2013, [8] performed a WFMU session in 2016, [9] and have toured several times with The Polyphonic Spree. [10]
An alternate version of their single Arms Across America was used as the theme song of The Alison Spittle Show podcast. [11] Their 2015 single I've Retired was featured in the movie Let The Wrong One In. [12] They contributed original music to the Dublin Fringe Festival musical Trial of the Centurys, [13] and to the RTÉ Jr Radio series Nero's Class. [14]
According to AllMusic biographer Marcy Donelson, No Monster Club "merges retro-minded garage-pop and elements of lo-fi psychedelia with passionate performances and ever-present tunefulness". [15]
In a review of 2016's I Feel Magic album, The Irish Times drew comparisons to the songwriting styles of Kevin Ayers, Syd Barrett and Nikki Sudden. [16] In his 2019 book Perfect Sound Whatever, James Acaster called this album "A good old quirky bit of fun". [17]
Some influences cited by the group include Animal Collective, Lionel Bart and ABBA. [18]