Cat Meat – Americana with some very familiar faces
What you may need to know…
01. Cat Meat are something of a hub of Irish music veterans to say the least: Ian Olney (Power of Dreams/Cypress, Mine!) is central to the main line-up, while Morty McCarthy (Sultans of Ping/Pharmacy) has guested behind the kit, and live bassist Mark Healy has prior form in Cypress, Mine! and Lift.
02. Emerging a few years back, the band have recently dropped by some old stomping grounds, with gigs in Cork city and Ballydehob. The outfit plies a warm if somewhat forlorn mix of folk, Americana and blues.
03. Streaming above is the band’s new full-length, Trembling Tongues Make Magpie Bait, also available for free/pay-what-you-want download from the band’s Bandcamp.
04. We’ll keep you posted on any upcoming return Irish legs for the band, though video from their last few shows is up on their Facebook.
Thoughts: The sum of their influences and reference points, but with a hint of ’90s alternative ingenue amid it all.
Four members no? Only three mentioned.
Mentioning musicians/guests relevant to the Irish music scene, as is the remit of the column
That was really nice.