A double A-Side of Break! and Aaagh! will be the first single lifted from
the forthcoming UK release of “Aaagh!”.
The single will be released online on July 16th and in stores August 6th
Republic of Loose have signed a deal with UK based company General Overseas
Music, to liscence the album “Aaagh!” outside America and the UK. Aaagh! has
now been released as far afield as The Philippines and South Africa, where
the single “Break!” has gone top 40 on Radio. No plans are in place to tour
South Africa, but it is now firmly on the to do list.
Snow Patrol have Remixed ‘Comeback Girl’ for the new single which is released in the UK on October 1st.
Vinyl:
1.Comeback Girl
2.Comeback Girl – Snow Patrol Remix
iTunes:
1.Comeback Girl
2.Comeback Girl – Snow Patrol Remix
3.Comeback Girl – Live at Oxegen
4.Na Na Na Na Na
Check out the Loose story on the Snow Patrol Website www.snowpatrol.com
Download the remix of ‘Comback Girl’ by clicking here
Comeback Girl is released in the UK today.
Described by Irving Welsh as “The greatest song ever written”, Comeback Girl has been recieving plenty of airplay including plays from Eddie Temple-Morris on Xfm, Dermot O’Leary on Radio 2, The Trophey Twins on Radio 1. Aswell as,Fen Radio 107.5 Norfolk,Jimmy’s FM Leeds,Radio Verulam Herts,Radio Reverb Brighton,Phoenix FM Brentwood,Blast 1386 Reading,Hightrees FM Peterborough,Juice 107.2 Brighton,ATR FM Birmingham,Xpesssion Exeter,Shock FM Salford, Subcity Glasgow,Oak FM Leicestershire,Storm Radio Colchester,Future Radio Norwich,Xpress Radio Cardiff,LSR Leeds,BBC Ulster Northern Ireland,BBC Radio 1 Northern Ireland,Down FM Northern Ireland.
Comeback Girl is available on Vinyl and to download on iTunes today.
Check out the new video for Comeback Girl in the Video section.
Work is continuing on the new Loose album. Though no release date has been set, ROL.com have been told it’s likely to come out late April/early May. Songs believed to be vying for a place on the record include ‘I LIKE MUSIC’ ‘GO STEADY WITH IT’ ‘YOU DO ME ‘ ‘POQUITO’
‘THE RITUAL’ ‘WHAT YOU DO TO MY BRAIN ‘ ‘MISS ME’ ‘BURNING UP’
‘I.R.I.I.S.H.’ ‘THE TELEPHONE’ and ‘DONT LIKE SINGING’
Mick Pyro has written a tribute to Ronnie Drew which will be published this week in The Dubliner Magazine. The Dubliner hits the shelves this friday(29th)
‘The Ballad of Ronnie Drew’, a tribute to the legendary singer who has been battling cancer of late will be released on digital download from February 22nd and a CD single will follow on February 29th in Ireland only. Profits from the release will go directly to the Irish Cancer Society.
Mick joined the chorus for the recording of the song, you can check out the video on the U2 website: www.u2.com
Benjamin Loose, Dave Pyro and Brez have posted a couple of pics from the Loose studio sessions as well as some road pics and video clips of the band.
Check out the new Loose pics on www.royalartistclub.com/republicofloose
In the build up to the release of their third album, Republic of Loose have announced a residency at The Academy in Dublin. The Loose will play April 4th/11th/18th/25th. These will be their first Dublin shows since they sold out the Button Factory on New Years Eve.
Tickets available from Ticketmaster
Doors 10.30pm
Tickets €20.00 inclusive of booking fee
When Sinead O’Connor and Republic of Loose were approached to collaborate for the upcoming ‘Meteor Awards’ they decided ‘We People(who are darker than blue)’ was the obvious track to perform. The Curtis Mayfield song, which was recorded by Sinead for her recently released album ‘Theology’ is a searing diatribe against racism and ignorance. As timely in Ireland in 2008 as it was in Chicago in 1970, this heartfelt plea to embrace cultural diversity still rings true.
Everyone was so impressed with the outcome, they have now decided to release it as a single. Between them, they have completely reinvented the classic song. Sinead’s vocal interpretation is stunning and poignant, and is wrapped in the slick ROL production of catchy hooks, deft beats and a convincing rap from Republic of Loose frontman Mik Pyro. They employed the vocal talents of the Dublin-based, multi-cultural Discovery Gospel Choir and the results are quite beautiful.
‘We People…’ will be released on Sunday 10th of February, exclusively through iTunes; and then through all download platforms form the 17th of Feb. It will also be streamed on the Hotpress website from tomorrow, www.hotpress.com
You can catch the 1st exclusive live performance at ‘The Irish Meteor Awards’ on RTE 2 on Saturday 16th of Feb at 9pm
Prior to their highly anticipated performance of the Curtis Mayfield song ‘We people(who are darker than blue)’ at this years Meteor awards on Feb 15th, Republic of Loose and Sinead O’Connor will be joining Rick O’Shea on 2FM tomorrow for a chat. The Rick O’Shea show will be broadcasting from the Dundrum Shopping Centre between 2pm and 5pm. You can tune into 2FM between 90/92 on the FM dial or online at www.rte.ie/2fm