2007 is the year of the Ape

Fight Like Apes

It's a good idea these days to simianify your name. Arctic Monkeys, Fight Like Apes, eh, Gorilla Vs Bear? Ok. Anyway, Fight Like Apes are one of my favourite Irish bands, and in true fan fashion, I'm tipping them for the top, or at the very least, I'm telling you that their music is awesome.

It's fun, rocking, a bit Brooklyn, loud, messily drunk, DIY, punky, electronic, joyful, gooey, GOOD.

Edel Coffey has been playing 'Lend Me Your Face' on her Phantom show for a while, and they have been touring constantly too. Anywhere I've gone in Ireland in the past few weeks; Galway, Cork, Waterford, Dundalk, indeed Dublin, I see gig posters for them everywhere, so they must be working pretty damn hard.

If you haven't seen them live yet, they are supporting Suburban Kids With Biblical Names at Whelans this week, and there are s'more live dates below. Check them out.

FLA on MySpace

Lend Me Your Face mp3

Gigs
10 May 2007
Whelans w/ Suburban Kids with Biblical Names.
Dublin

11 May 2007
Electric Avenue supporting Neosupervital
Waterford

12 May 2007
Whelans with The Frank & Walters
Dublin

17 May 2007
Supporting The Apples in Stereo at Pandamonium (Whelans)
Dublin

18 May 2007
Spirit Store
Dundalk, Louth

19 May 2007
13:00
Tower Records (In Store)
Dublin, Dublin

21 May 2007
Cypress Avenue
Cork

23 May 2007
23:00
Dublin E.P launch Antics at Crawdaddy
Dublin

28 May 2007
Whelans supporting The Hedrons
Dublin

29 May 2007
Punk - Soho - as part of The Dolly Rockers Club night
London

31 May 2007
Roisin Dubh, Galway

1 Jun 2007
Lethean Bar
Portloais, Laois

3 Jun 2007
McHughs
Drogheda, Louth

16 Jun 2007
The Underground as part of Eigse Arts Festival
Carlow

5 Aug 2007
Mitchelstown INDIE-PENDENCE festival
Cork