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Excess & Ruin: Gavin Friday collaborates with Jeremy Reed and David J
Gavin Friday has collaborated with British poet Jeremy Reed and Bauhaus’s David J on a the title track of Jeremy Reed & the Ginger Light’s upcoming album “Excess & Ruin”. The new 15 track CD album from Jeremy Reed & the Ginger Light is now available to pre-order. The release date is April 4, 2019.…
Read MoreGavin Friday and Anni Hogan collaborate on Angels of Romance song
Gavin Friday features on the song “Angels of Romance” on the new album from Anni Hogan (Marc & The Mambas, The Willing Sinners) ‘Lost In Blue’, produced by Dave Ball (Soft Cell) and Riccardo Mulhall. Anni on collaborating with Gavin: “I had met Gavin sometime somewhere back in the day, but only briefly so this…
Read MoreSpecial Record Store Day release: U2 with Gavin Friday on vocals
U2’s ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me’ has been remixed for the 2018’s eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour and features Gavin Friday and Arcade Fire’s Régine Chassagne on vocals. Originally released as a single from the Batman Forever soundtrack album, ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me’ reached #1 in Ireland, #2 in the UK…
Read MoreAtonalist featuring Gavin Friday release first album Atonalism
French duo ATONALIST (Renaud-Gabriel Pion and Arnaud Fournier) featuring Gavin Friday released their debut album Atonalism on Audiotrauma on May 10th. Order your copy (digital, CD and/or ltd edtion coloured vinyl) from Bandcamp now. Gavin Friday and Renaud-Gabriel Pion Atonalist are joined by Gavin Friday who wrote lyrics and sang vocals on five tracks: “Different…
Read MoreGavin Friday on new Paul Brady album
Gavin Friday is among the many artists who join Paul Brady on his new album The Vicar Street Sessions, presenting highlights of Brady’s 23-gig run at the Dublin venue 14 years ago. The album also features Van Morrison, Sinéad O’Connor, Ronan Keating, Mark Knopfler and Bonnie Raitt. The Vicar Street Sessions: Volume 1 will be…
Read MoreGavin Friday and Howie B’s unique take on Shakespeare
Gavin Friday has collaborated with Howie B on a song called ‘The Summer’s Flower’. Recorded last summer in Dublin, it is their unique take on a Shakespeare Sonnet. The song is featured on Howie B’s new album ‘Down with the Dawn’, out April 7 on HB Recordings. Listen to the song on Spotify. For more…
Read MoreGavin Friday’s ‘catholic’ released on triple tri-coloured vinyl
Gavin Friday’s album ‘catholic’ has been released on triple tri-coloured vinyl. This signed, numbered deluxe pressing is a limited release of 500 copies and includes an 8-page booklet.
Read MoreGavin Friday records Big Star’s Kangaroo
Gavin Friday has recorded vocals for the song “Kangaroo” by Big Star (Alex Chilton) on the compilation album “Why hast Thou forsaken me” by Universal Daughters. The band Universal Daughters, put together for the project, includes among others Mike Patton’s guitarist Alessandro “Asso” Stefana, Mamuthones’ drummer Maurizio Boldrin and members of Verdena (one of Italy’s…
Read MoreHal Willner’s Son of Rogue’s Gallery features Gavin Friday
Gavin Friday sings “Tom’s Gone to Hilo” with Shannon McNally on Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys. Produced by Hal Willner, the double album will be released February 19 on Anti-Records. Executive produced by Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski, the compilation two-disc recording of sea shanties also features Tom Waits, Michael…
Read MoreVeda releases ‘I want to live’ featuring Gavin Friday
Dublin drag star Veda releases “Transphibian”, an EP featuring Gavin Friday, David Hoyle and Caoimhe Derwin. Gavin Friday sings backing vocals on Veda’s cover of “I Want To Live” which originally appeared on Gavin’s album Adam ‘n’ Eve. The three other tracks on the EP were co-written and produced by Ian Henderson. Available on iTunes…
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