ireland – MusicGeek.org http://www.musicgeek.org/wp Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:37:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.12 PLAYLIST: Not all Irish groups are U2, you know http://www.musicgeek.org/wp/2010/03/17/playlist-not-all-irish-groups-are-u2-you-know http://www.musicgeek.org/wp/2010/03/17/playlist-not-all-irish-groups-are-u2-you-know#respond Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:37:03 +0000 http://www.musicgeek.org/wp/?p=1373 As it’s Saint Patrick’s Day — and as we’re all obviously Catholic, we celebrate this religious holiday(!) — and people’s attentions are going to be turned toward Ireland, I thought it might be nice to build a playlist with a few of my favorite bands from Ireland. Don’t worry, none of them are U2. Here are nine songs from three groups: The High Llamas, God is an Astronaut, and My Bloody Valentine.

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  • My Bloody Valentine – “To Here Knows When” live at the Fuji Rock Festival ’08
  • The High Llamas – “Bach Ze”
  • God is an Astronaut – “Infinite Horizons”
  • My Bloody Valentine – “Thorn” live at the Fuji Rock Festival ’08
  • The High Llamas – “Nomads”
  • God is an Astronaut – “The End of the Beginning”
  • My Bloody Valentine interview after winning a Classic Album award
  • The High Llamas – “Sun Beats Down”
  • God is an Astronaut – “All is Violent, All is Bright”
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