All photos: Remy Connolly
Info: Last night saw Belfast band Girls Names hit the main stage of Whelan's as part of their U.K. and Ireland tour for latest album Stains on Silence. With a dedicated fan base in Dublin it was no surprise to see the venue fill up quickly as their performance approached following a hypnotic support set from the elusive King Snif whom I really enjoyed very much also. The crowd were clearly fully knowledgeable regarding Girls Names' discography as there were plenty of whoops of delight from the floor when the opening bars and notes of each song emanated from the stage. Their mood-driven, sometimes dark, sometimes energetic set was a broad stroke of many mini-genres all darting out from a bedrock of new wave and synthpop. My only regret was that I hadn't had more time to become acquainted with Stains on Silence before the show, which I was only introduced to during the week by Zombie Picnic's drummer, thanks Brendan! I'm now looking forward to dipping into their previous albums also as their latest LP is pretty amazing.
