Gilla Band (Shoulderblades: Song Dissection)

This week on the Thin Air podcast, Danny Carroll meets one of Ireland's most beloved group's Gilla Band, to talk about their recent single Shoulderblades.  The first song the band released in four years, Shoulderblades served as an intense, exhilarating teaser for second album 'The Talkies'.

Gilla Band's singer/lyricist Dara Kiely and bassist/producer Daniel Fox speak about how the song developed and reflect on it's varied influences - be they 19th century freaks, low-cost imported lager, or Leonard Cohen's howling anguish.

 

Tracklisting:

1. Gilla Band - Shoulderblades

2. Jon Hopkins - Open Eye Signal (Happa Remix)

3. The Beatles - Baby You're A Rich Man

4. Leonard Cohen - Memories

5. Leonard Cohen - Don't Go Home With Your Hard On