Dark Room Notes - "Love Like Nicotine" - SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artist

Dark Room Notes began life as a group of guitar-obsessed teenage boys in the west of Ireland, bashing out cover versions of their heroes' hits in their parents' dusty basements, while trying to find their own niche in the world of music. Gradually tastes changed, the musical outlets offered by a small town on the edge of Europe began to feel stale, and members left to pursue other lives and dreams. Eschewing the company of other humans, founding members Ruairi Ferrie and Ronan Gaughan found comfort in machines, first replacing a newly familial bassist with a synthesiser, and eventually finding a drum machine a worthy substitute for an academically-minded drummer. Hanging on to their guitars, the two found a Battles-like level of musicianship ever so slightly beyond them, and it became clear that a further pair of hands would be needed in order to help man the growing number of machines. Keyboard player Arran Murphy was brought in, closely followed by drummer Darragh Shanahan, and Dark Room Notes' lineup was complete.

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[MythicShot]

@tessysox New album out In April. Playing Twisted Pepper to launch it. Check out new single " Baby Dont Hurt Me No More " on here. Wicked :)

[tessysox]

Where have they gone.? One of the better bands to come out of Ireland...

[tatola666]

smooth

[MrEasley7]

love this

[phrogex]

What's up the the Band a Part reference at the end of the video?

[ShowerBoiKissinEars]

this is good :) 

[knightmareofGOD]

i know this band personally and my mum grew up with the drummer

[Poprittie]

they are truly awesome

[iamchino91]

dark ROOM notes