has anyone heard this song?...

[Guest]

Black Honey by Mainline - or the 2nd song, Once More (Because Of You) on their new single? it's been playing a fair bit on BBC, XFM and Virgin radio, so I'm wondering if anyone here has heard it...

Black Honey - their debut single - was listed in the last issue of Q magazine as one of the '50 essential downloads of the month'... even the NME(!) just called the title track "fantastic" and Bob Harris on his BBC radio show said recently: "...Some amazing new singles coming out in the early new year; Athlete, 13 Senses, and from Dublin, a really excellent band called Mainline... Of all the new things I've heard over the last two or three months, this is one of the absolute standout tracks, I think this is fantastic... It's a very dynamic record, dark actually, slightly dark, very brooding..." [then he played the 2nd song, before continuing] "...I think this is a fantastic single... and it's not the highlight track, actually, it's a sort of double A-side; Black Honey, and that track, Once More (Because Of You)... And I love the review of their live gigs; 'a euphoric rush of lights, melody and white noise', and I can just imagine that; I haven't seen them live but I think they sound terrific, and I'm going to play this a lot..."
(~ transcribed from the mp3 I made of the stream while it was still in the show's archive )

I've seen them supporting Primal Scream, Death In Vegas and Ian Brown in the last half year, so maybe someone else has heard the band, or at least the single??



~ disco' (back to bein too lazy to log in)

[discoRdance]

I'll take that as a 'no'

well, here's a link to an Xfm sesh (as long as it lasts), if anyone can be arsed.

http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=63855

I recommend all 3 songs

[discoRdance]

can people go here: http://www.rte.ie/2fm/hopefor2005.html and vote for Mainline ?

it takes just 5 seconds... just 5 seconds



...and if enough people choose not to ignore this latest post, I'll do my best to get another Boos gig to you all

[Tommy BOO]

Done.

You shameless bastard.
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[discoRdance]

thank you, Mr Boo.

hopefully more people will follow your good example.....................

they're the Single Of The Fortnight in the latest issue of Hot Press magazine, too

[discoRdance]

did you all vote, then? or did you all 'vote you'?

I think their singer might even be a Boo Radleys fan, coincidentally. But I'm not sure where I got that from

[Tommy BOO]

[Bev]

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[mixedcasesspaces]

I voted but I don't really know what I'm doing.
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[discoRdance]

yr partaking in the revolution


right, back to the ...







anyone else?

[Dave w.]

i voted.

i also listened to the xfm session. can't say i was blown away by any of the songs on a first listen, but it usually takes me a few listens to get into anything...

[Hew]

i just voted for 'em
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[discoRdance]

thanks to everyone who's voted so far

what's that now, 5 votes?


I reckon that's worth half the Boos gig ...


http://www.rte.ie/2fm/hopefor2005.html