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IT URGED HIM TO AN INTENSITY...LIKE MADNESS |
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| Location: | dublin, Dublin |
| Country: |  Ireland |
| Last Login: | May 26, 2008 (552 days back) |
About Me |
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"THE BEST GARAGE RECORD THIS DECADE" (ipunkrock.com) THE URGES Psych Ward Stomping Ground *** London has The Horrors, and here's Dublin's revenge: psyched-out zombie rocker complete with all the horrorshow ingredients: the devilishly swirling Farfisa organ, the bendy guitar twangs, the singer who howls like a teenage werewolf at a beach party. The Urges may lovingly recreate the primitive garage punk sound of the 1960s, exemplified by The Count Five, The Electric Prunes and the 13th Floor Elevators, but they avoid becoming too cartoon- like, sidestepping the schlock and focusing on the flipped-out mentalism of Read the Signs, You're Gonna Find Out, The 13th Floor and So Uptight. Recorded in glorious analogue in deepest Spain, Psych Ward is an 11-track shot of retro adrenaline and old-fashioned paranoia. They may be sucking on the rotting flesh of classic garage psychedelia, but at least The Urges have spawned something rivetingly unhinged. KEVIN COURTNEY - The Irish Times all photos are by the parisian FLORIAN "....WE DO NOT LOVE, WE ONLY HATE, WANT TO DESTROY NOT TO CREATE...."Born out of suburban frustration The Urges started out in a damp Dublin garage in late 2004. With little or no musical knowledge they set out to write nothing but raw stripped down rock 'n' roll. Since then they have enjoyed the success of their debut single '(Around &) Around Again' which topped the Irish charts in the summer of 2005 and have played along side many big named bands such as The Zutons, The La's, Wild Billy Childish, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, The Buzzcocks, Babyshambles, Kulashaker and just about every major garage band since the 60's (The Electric Prunes, The Remains, The Cynics, The Pretty Things). They have been included on a number of compilations with the likes of The Hives, 5678's, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Chesterfield Kings & have spent the last two years playing festivals throughout Europe including Oxygen (David Bowie, The Strokes, P.J. Harvey, The Kings of Leon) and the notorious Primitive Festival in Rotterdam, Holland (Von Bondies, The Mighty Ceasars, The Chesterfield Kings) as well as being invited to play Cavestomp in New York alongside such legends as The Sonics, The Alarm Clocks, Strawberry Alarm Clock & The Lyres. The Urges sound can be traced as far back as the mid 60's where primal fuzztone and psychedelic organ kicked of real rock 'n' roll - all the way up to the present day where indie garage rock could not be a more domineering musical force. When it comes to live shows The Urges don't resort to filling a set with pagiarized riffs & shoe gazing, their performances are both primal & chaotic emanating a threat of violence which makes the men stand back & makes the girls step forward! The Urges effortlessly drift in and out of different timings & melodies but constantly maintain an authentic yet primitive sound which always leaves the crowd crying for more. Having spent the last two years honing their sound The Urges have managed to capture this on their debut album. "A new generation of teenage psych-punk bands is hitting the scene these days and the leaders of this movement are without any doubt the amazing Urges, which 'Psych ward' proves impressively. They can be best described as the missing link between those old titans of the 60's, such as the Music Machine, the Seeds and the Electric Prunes and the 'Paisley Underground' of the 80's with bands like the Morlocks, Fuzztones and Miracle Workers. In fuzz we trust!!!" -Soundflat Records "The Urges Theme" Directed by the amazing Love Action , . "Jenny, Jenny" directed by Marco Laguna Di Capri, April 06 at the Go Lleida Festival in Lleida, Spain "The Urges Theme" caught on camera by Sixties Garage Girl , June 06 at the Primitive Festival in Rotterdam, Holland "Searching" - the urges destroy the Omens piece of brilliance, captured by Grahamo Wray in the Crawdaddy, Dublin, August 06 "(Around &) Around Again" directed by Marco Laguna Di Capri, April 06 at the Go Lleida Festival in Lleida, Spain |
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Music:Member Since: 12/15/2005Band Website: This is it Band Members: NEXT GIG: Stomping Ground presents The Mods & Rockers Ball at The Academy, Abbey St (formly Spirit) May 24 - with Graham Day LATEST RELEASE - Split 7" on Dirty Water Records Buy 7" here: DEBUT ALBUM!! Recorded in Gijon, Spain at Circo Perrotti Studios with Jorgé Explosion on production. OUT NOW!!! Buy CD here: Buy LP here: Also Available through: Screaming Apple (LP) Off The Hip (CD) Stomping Ground (CD) Urges "Psych Ward" T-Shirts available NOW!! Available in ALL sizes including Xtra Small Ladies! 'screamin' jim walters' jim walters - lead vocal, blues harp & master of Theremin likes - garage dislikes - everything favourite colour - black & white 'this man is taken' gary clarke - rhythm guitar/organist & backing vocals likes - curry burgers dislikes - reggae favourite colour - code beige 'caveman glen' glen lee flynn - lead guitar & backing vocals likes - surf music dislikes - mods favourite colour - black & white & red 'ken the mod' ken mooney - drums likes - northern soul dislikes - heavy metal favourite colour - modern brown 'bad management' ross mcgee - bass guitar likes - doing things dislikes - jazz favourite colour - turn on red Influences: Garage and Psychadelic bands such as: Love The 13th Floor Elevators The Rolling Stones (62-72) The Electric Prunes The Centurions The Stomachmouths The Kinks The Zombies The Sonics Nuggets comp's Pebbles comp's Back from the grave comp's The Chesterfield Kings The list goes on...... Sounds Like: Debut Single Released May 05: (Around &) Around Again b/w - Goodbye & Jenny, Jenny SOLD OUT! Compilation appearances: Gloria Club Paris - Jenny, Jenny News Of The World MKII - (Around &) Around Again Blood On The Scratch Plate 65 - The Urges Theme Join The Tea Set - 7" - You're Gonna Find Out Record Label: Wicked Cool Records / Screaming Apple Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Garage / Psychedelic / Surf) |
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Teenage Wasteland Best of 2007 |
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| from http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/12/top-cds-in-the.htmlTop
CDs in "The Teenage Wasteland" for 2007Fans of Bill Kelly's "Teenage Wasteland" radio program, prepare your clicking finger to pounce:... Posted by the urges on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:49:00 PST |
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Psych Ward reviews - warts and all!! |
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| Urgesv., urged, urg·ing, urg·es. v.tr.1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel. 2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort. 3. To stimulate; excite: "It urged him to an intensity like m... Posted by the urges on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:46:00 PST |
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The Urges Live on WFMU Radio |
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| Last wednesday we took an early PATH train to the WFMU studios in New Jersey to record a few songs for Joe Belocks Three Chord Monte show followed by a short interview.We recorded a few off the album ... Posted by the urges on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:45:00 PST |
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New Video |
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see The Urges new video for the Urges Theme on our site.
directed by Jessie & Suzie Love Action!!!!
stay loose
The Urges Posted by the urges on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:13:00 PST |
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The Urges - Album Launch |
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| PRESS RELEASE PSYCH WARD THE URGES DEBUT ALBUM LAUNCH NIGHT 26 October Sassy Sues, The Sugar Club, Leeson St. 11pm Available on Screaming Apple Records (LP-Germany) Off The Hip Records (C... Posted by the urges on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:11:00 PST |
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Psych Ward, future releases, Tours etc.... |
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| What the fuck is goin' on with The Urges?!?Okay, Psych Ward our debut WILL be out in october. The proposed Irish launch party is going to be held on Friday the 26th at Sassy Sues Go Go Inevitabl... Posted by the urges on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:27:00 PST |
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Fuzztones Tribute Album - "Illegitimate Spawn 2" |
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| The Urges have been invited by The Fuzztones main man Rudi Protrudi to contribute a track to the forth coming tribute album - Illegitimate Spawn 2.
The track is 'Skeleton Farm' - in which we have... Posted by the urges on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:49:00 PST |
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Limited Edition 7" |
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| Rowed out Records are due to release a limited run of 500 copies of a split 7" which will include our track Gonna find out. This will be the first release of our Debut album Psych Wa... Posted by the urges on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:48:00 PST |
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Cover's by The Urges |
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| Okay for anyone interested here is a list of covers we have done over the past few years. Or at least a list of the ones I can remember!"Your gonna miss me" - The 13th Floor Elevators"Gloria" - ... Posted by the urges on Tue, 08 May 2007 05:30:00 PST |
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Who the Fuck are The Urges? |
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| "Who 'The Fuck' Are The Urges?" by JJ Mc Dregg of the Dregg's---------
Who are "the urges"?
Well i've been asked that question a hundred times since i met the guys inSpain. I first met them at a festi... Posted by the urges on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:54:00 PST |
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