God Is an Astronaut

God Can be an Astronaut produced a strong state to being the very best Irish indie export from the 2000s, because of their mixture of epic melodies of post-rock, the accuracy of electronic-fuelled Krautrock ? la Tangerine Desire and components of space rock and roll. The band’s position was additional boosted by their energetic anti-war position and their brutal live shows, which place a whole lot of focus on the visuals: the displays, specifically in the band’s previously times, included self-compiled video clips for each track and lots of light function. Brothers Torsten and Niels Kinsella (acoustic guitar/keyboards and bass/guitars respectively), the group’s traveling force, result from Glen from the Downs in Wicklow, and performed in several local rings before teaming up with the drummer Lloyd Hanney, the disciple from the popular jazzman Johnny Wadham, to create God Can be an Astronaut, which debuted using the electro-tinged recording THE FINISH of the start (2002), from their very own label Revive Information. Both singles from the CD, THE FINISH of the start and From Dirt towards the Beyond (both 2003), got airplay on many Western european MTV channels, identical to Delicate (2004), which marketed their second record All Is certainly Violent, All Is certainly Bright (2005). Preventing the sophomore slump — the record collected a whole lot of rave testimonials — God Can be an Astronaut resolved on a reliable record schedule, launching the EP AN INSTANT of Stillness in 2006 and the 3rd record, Definately not Refuge, in 2007 (it had been also available being a download). Definately not Refuge was marketed by way of a sold-out Western european tour that reached so far as Moscow and Istanbul, where they performed a festival audience of 25,000. The debut U.S. tour in early 2008, nevertheless, was even more of a bummer, because the music group had all their devices stolen in NJ. Returning to their house turf, God CAN BE AN Astronaut strike the studio once again, releasing their 4th record God Can be an Astronaut in 2008. Another full-length is certainly scheduled for the next section of 2009.