Party: PADDY HANNA // LIVE AT WHELAN'S

Party: PADDY HANNA // LIVE AT WHELAN'S

Aiken Promotions presents
PADDY HANNA
plus guest

^ Upstairs ^

Tickets priced €12 (inc booking fee) go on sale Friday 6th November at 9am through www.whelanslive.com www.ticketmaster.ie & usual outlets nationwide.

Part of the same scene which spawned Girl Band – who he recently supported on their Irish tour – Hanna’s songwriting calls to mind Elvis Costello at his lovesick, literate best, as well as the rickety genre-spanning of Ezra Furman.

His recent single ‘Underprotected’ merges a relentless krautrock beat with complex interlocking guitar lines, not unlike Wilco at their most airborne, with some cheeky “sha-la-la” backing vocals thrown in for good measure. Hanna describes the track as “an ode to self-doubt, a story of embracing worth, while mourning the loss of a sorrow which once defined you,” and his voice – draped in his proudly undisguised Dublin accent – commands the track.

It’s B-side ‘Chocolate and Salt’ shows off all aspects of his voice, veering from gentle Edwyn Collins croon to Tom Waits growl in the space of a sentence. Meanwhile, his unique turn of phrase – “the dusty rug of old world thinking has covered me too long” – mark him as a singular voice amongst his Dublin peers.
A prophetic tale-teller and uncannily perceptive pop talisman, Dublin’s Paddy Hanna is, for us, something of a sub-genre unto himself. A key exponent of Paddyhannaism, week by week, his talents become yet more apparent, not least during a string of dates across the country recently that have coalesced as some kind of Good Word of Irish music and testament to a burgeoning appreciation of an artist who emanates an air of resolution. – The Thin Air

“Blessed with a sharply defined, neatly uplifting chorus and some biting, Elvis Costello style lyrics it’s a neat introduction to a curious talent” – Clash magazine

“One of Ireland’s finest songwriters” – Totally Dublin

“One of Dublin’s most consistently awesome songwriters” – Hot Press

“Bewitching” – The Line Of Best Fit

“Wonderful” – GoldFlakePaint

“Inspiring” – The Irish Times

TICKETS
ON SALE FRI 6th NOV, 9AM: €12 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings from WaV).
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.

AFTER THE GIG
Indie & Alternative Dance Party | Drinks Promos | 11pm til 3am

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