Album News: Neil Young - The Archives, Volume 1 trailer

No further delay news, which is good. But here is the trailer that comes on the Sugar Mountain DVD.

Oh God, this boxset is going to be amazing!

Setlist: Electric Six - The Academy, Dublin, 13 December 2008

Thanks to Fergus for sending me the setlist, said it was a "cracking gig". If you have any setlists for any shows that I don't have up here, be sure to email them in, thanks!

Dance Commander
Naked Pictures
Danger! High Voltage!
Improper Dancing
Gay Bar
Synthesiser
Rock N Roll Evacuation
Dance Epidemic
I Buy The Drugs
Night Vision
Germans In Mexico
Showtime
Down At McDonnelzz
Gay Bar pt. 2
Formula 409
We Were Witchy Witchy White Women
Dirty Ball
Your Heat Is Rising

Watch 'Danger Danger, High Voltage':

Single News: Lines Drawing Circle - Thebes

I'm a big fan of promoting upcoming Irish bands, and one band which could be massive are the splendidly-named Lines Drawing Circles.

Their debut single 'Thebes' will be released independently on Friday, February 6th 2009. It was Produced and Mixed by Gareth Mannix at Sun Studios, Dublin.

I've gotten my hands on the tune, and I must say it's pret-tay good for a first release. Look out for it.

For more info, check out:
http://www.linesdrawingcircles.com/

Download: The War on Drugs - Taking the Farm

When Craig Finn of Hold Steady fame makes a comment like "I still haven't seen this band live... but they made an amazing record that I was obsessed with for most of the year", and asks them to support their upcoming US tour, you take note. I had to see/hear for myself, and like Craig, I love what I'm hearing.

They come to Europe next year, no news of an Irish date yet, but here's hoping. There's no UK dates set either, so I'd say they'll be announced together.

Download:
The War on Drugs - 'Taking the Farm'

Watch 'Needle in Your Eye #16':


Check out their MySpace for more:
http://www.myspace.com/thewarondrugs

Download: Aidan Crowley - Long Distance Swimmer

Download the entire album courtesy of Jim Carroll, here:
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2008/12/11/download-adrian-crowleys-long-distance-swimmer-for-free/

Sorry for the delay in posting about this, my computer broke, and my primary concern was my list! But for those of you who don't have it, you can now get one of the best Irish albums of 2007 for free! And watch Aidan's new video too.

Album News: Dave Matthews Band - new album

No title, no tracks, no nothing. But we do have a release date. April 19th, 2009.

For now, check out a new song, #27:

Best of 2008: Irish Blogs & Publications, update 3

Update 4, here: http://swearimnotpaul.blogspot.com/2008/12/best-of-2008-irish-blogs-publications_22.html

Like LargeHeartedBoy's worldwide list, I intend to make a list of every Irish best of I see. Email me at swearimnotpaul@gmail.com or leave a comment if you want yours added!

2UIBestow Top 3 of Everything in 2008
Alan Whelan's Top 50 Albums
IndieLimerick's Top 10 Albums
Irish Times' The Ticket Best Albums & Gigs
Jim Carroll's Top 20 Albums
MP3 Hugger's Top 42 Songs
RTE Guide's Top 8 from '08
State Magazine Top 25 Albums
Swear I'm Not Paul (this blog, click on a section:) 60-51 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-01
UCD University Observer Top 3 Albums