Member Since: 3/24/2005
Band Website: republicofloose.com
Band Members: "Mick Pyro'' (vocals)
"Benjamin Loose (bass, vocals)
"Deco (keyboards)
"Dave Pyro (guitar, vocals)
"Brez (guitar, vocals)
"Coz Noleon(drums and percussion)
"Andre Lopes (drums and percussion), with percussionist Gargos and backing singers Orla La, Emily Rose and Eve Ill Jones along for the trip.
Influences: My Page "It starts with a rap of sorts – OK, call it one side of a mentalist conversation –over a churning beats’n’riff loop, which briefly segues into a 70s rock squealer, like the stage has been hijacked by Peter Frampton before breaking into sharp funk steps, a beautifully wired soul vocal and a rallying tune, like Sly & The Family Stone are in control. By the end of the 45 minutes and 12 tracks, you might have recognised something like a sleazy Hall & Oates; mercurially lopsided Celtic soul hip hop; light, breezy slices of Californication; a drunken Outkast in an after-hours shebeen; even a Deep Southern twist on a harmonising boy band. But mostly you’ll clock a band that gleefully trailblazes through the melting pot of 21st century sound, that thoroughly knows and trusts its musical chops to pull off a sensational, unafraid, surprising, sometimes alarming ride. As Wikipedia puts it, the band appear “unsure whether they want to be gangbangers or cowboys or gospel singers.†No wonder their album is called Aaagh! "
Sounds Like: SOUNDSBONO: APRIL 2007
“Trailblazers. The Celtic twilight turned into Celtic soul with Van Morrison. Republic of Loose grabbed the Celtic tiger by the tail, swung it around their heads and threw it out the window into the cosmos. What I love about their Celtic cosmos movement is that they don't want anybody else in it. Republic of Loose are sophisticated soul bootboysâ€.
JUST JACK: MARCH 2007
“Republic of Loose were something I ain’t never seen before anywhere else and I've travelled around quite a bit. If they'd be up for it, I'd like to work with them in the futureâ€
GARY LIGHTBODY,SNOW PATROL: FEBRUARY 2007
“The best band in the country this year and for many years to comeâ€
Republic of Loose VOL IV:Johnny Pyro And The Dance Of Evil
"Another excellent album from one of the best bands in the country" Hotpress 4/5"Another cracking record from probably the best band in Ireland" Sunday Tribune 4/5
Aaagh!
"Splicing Outkast and The Stones In Songs that rely on Pure feel" - The Observer "An astonishing work of wit and soul - The Daily Telegraph"
"A cocktail of sleazy blues, dirty funk and righteous fervour that has more in common with the deep south than the suburbs of Dublin" - Q
"The most exciting new band since Oasis" - Neil McCormick, The Daily Telegraph
Record Label: Loaded Dice
Type of Label: Indie