Your New Favourite Electro-miserablists
Born out of the wreckage of the late 90s Welsh indie scene, The Damn Blags (formerly Danblagroyd) are now to be found messing around with drum machines and sequencers in Wrexham and Cardiff. In the autumn, they are expected to complete their debut album.
They continue to receive airplay on BBC Radio 1, and BBC Radio Wales, where they have been described by DJ Adam Walton as having “a great sense of drama†and of being “consummate producersâ€. They were also nominated as having recorded one of the best new songs of 2007 ("Apocalypse"), and in October 2008 recorded a live session for Walton’s BBC show. In 2009 "Diolch am y Tristwch" has had extensive airplay on Radio Cymru, and BBC Radio Wales.
The band were featured on Bethan Elfyn's "Introducing..." show on Radio 1 in 08, and they have also appeared on Dan McKerrigan’s broadcast on Dee 106.3 to talk about their music (available to hear in the Videos section of this website). They were selected as "Band of the Week" on Magi Dodd's show on Radio Cymru, and interviewed by talent spotter Robin Owain Jones.
In March 08 the band made their TV debut on S4C's "Bandit", appearing on the sofa alongside the notorious Huws Stephens and Evans, and then performing their song "Y Wers" (to see their performance, visit the blog!)
The band have been busy cementing their reputation as an original live act. In 2008 they supported Metronomy at Wrexham's celebrated Central Station, and more recently supported the acclaimed Hot Club De Paris.
In March 2008 they played for the first time in Manchester's famous Northern Quarter, and were fortunate enough to be invited to play at the opening night of Cardiff's extremely prestigious Swn Festival in November. TV cameras were there to capture their performance for S4Cs "Bandit".
The band have gigged extensively across Wales and England. They have played at Callaghan's in Cardiff (to a crowd that included Super Furry Animals front man, Gruff Rhys); at the notorious Jackson's Pit in Oldham; at Le Pub in Newport; at Bangor's Hendre Hall, in Snogfest 2007; in Aberystwyth battle of the bands 2008; and at Dempseys in Cardiff city centre
If you would be interested in booking The Damn Blags for gigs, please contact them here at myspace, or email
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"Consummate producers" - Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales.
"Artists who challenge the norm when making new music" - Huw Stephens.
"Genius!" - Magi Dodd, Radio Cymru C2
