Dublin’s THEE U.F.O release their brand new single ‘Surveyor’ today, February 2nd, and it is the second single to be taken from their upcoming new album entitled ‘Beaming A Moments Reflection’ which is due for release on March 1st. Surveyor will be available as a limited edition 7″ vinyl single which will once again be released on Fuzzed Up & Astromoon Records who will also be issuing a coloured vinyl edition of the band’s new album, too. Thee U.F.O will celebrate the album’s release with a launch show at The Workman’s Cellar on Saturday, March 2nd,with support coming from Mickey Chaos on the night. Followed by McHugh’s Watchtower in Drogheda on March 9th with support coming from Some Remain and Stratford Rise.
“Bass pulsating monotony, an unrelenting force. A journey thru’ our potential future of endless waste and destruction. Glitches in our system poke thru’, echoes of some palsied and life theming oasis, Push on forward, follow the echoes with love, lust for nurture. Everything repeats with inconsistencies, though nothing has changed.” – Darragh Hansard
Tickets for both shows are on sale now. Surveyor 7″ available from Fuzzed Up and Astromoon Records Bandcamp page from February 2nd.
Live
March 2nd – The Workman’s Cellar Album Launch.
March 9th – McHughs Watchtower, Drogheda.
“sonic equivalent of having a bucket of water thrown over you” , “genre-less mix of complimentary styles” – The Fragmented Flâneur
Thee U.F.O Started by Darragh Hansard & Beth Doyle, initially formed as an Industrial noise duo were the couple would wear wigs and boiler suits, they quickly shifted gears bringing forward some of Darragh’s Psychedelic Garage songs from a previous band and writing some softer Anti Folk songs. Thee U.F.O now find themselves melding their first incarnation of abrasive noise with psychedelic driven song writing. The Band began post covid gigs playing with the likes of Lifts, Search Results & Many more, Playing the Workmans Bank Holiday shows, Whelans Midnight Hour & Freehouse Gigs In galway, including DIY shows hosted by the Band themselves. The bands 2022 release ‘Ponderous Fug’ embodies these worlds meeting with songs like ‘Operator’ being a full aural assault, and ‘Transparent Seed’ giving flavors of Krautrock and Punk. Transparent Seed was featured in Thin Airs best Songs of 2022 and Ponderous Fug found itself in their best Irish Albums of 2022, also Receiving an Honorable mention from Nialler9 ‘s best albums of 2022 as well as multiple reviews in various outlets. The band released ‘Junk Funk Garbage’ at the end of 2023, which received a healthy amount of airplay from Radio including 2FM’S The Alternative with Dan Hagerty and BBC6’s New Music Fix with Deb Grant and Tom Ravenscroft.
