The Scratch (band)
Appearance
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Origin | Dublin |
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Years active | 2016 | –present
Labels | Sony |
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Website | thescratch |
The Scratch are an Irish band based in Dublin, whose music blends Irish traditional music and heavy metal.[1][2]
Career
[edit]The Scratch were founded in Perrystown in 2016 by four of the five members of Red Enemy, a heavy metal group.[3]
They released their first album Couldn't Give a Rats in 2020,[4] and their second Mind Yourself in 2023. It was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.[5]
Personnel
[edit]- Conor "Dock" Dockery (guitar, backing vocals)
- Cathal McKenna (bass, backing vocals)
- Daniel "Lango" Lang (cajón, percussion, lead vocals)
- Jordan "Jordo" O'Leary (guitar, lead vocals)[6][7]
Discography
[edit]- EPs
- Old Songs (2018)
- The Whole Buzz (2019)
- Albums
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.breakingtunes.com/thescratch
- ^ https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0220/1433388-the-scratch-release-video-for-hole-in-the-ground/
- ^ https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/artists/2064920
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-scratch-couldn-t-give-a-rats-rousing-acoustic-rockers-itching-for-fun-1.4215836
- ^ https://www.choicemusicprize.ie/portfolio-item/scratch-the-mind-yourself/
- ^ https://www.itsbeyondthepale.ie/line-up/the-scratch
- ^ https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1111/1415981-the-scratch-celtic-prog-rock-fusion-anyone/
- ^ https://thescratchmusic.bandcamp.com/
- ^ https://www.hotpress.com/music/album-review-the-scratch-mind-yourself-22994218/