Basic Information

Label: Wicked Cool Records
Management: Ross McGee
Members: Jim Walters-Lead Vocals|Peter Smith-Lead Guitar&Backing Vocals|Gary Clarke-Rhythm Guitar,Organ&Backing Vocals|Ross McGee-Bass Guitar|Ken Mooney-Drums

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The Urges
Dublin, IE        Other / Psychedelic / Garage
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Bio

"....WE DO NOT LOVE, WE ONLY HATE, WANT TO DESTROY NOT TO CREATE...."

Primitive garage punk sound!!! The Urges are the hottest and coolest shit to come out of Ireland since Them featuring Van Morrison early in the sixties. The boys in The Urges came crawling out of their den in 2004 and have since then kicked some serious ass with their stripped-down-psychedelic-primal-zombie garage punk, with loads of fuzztone guitars and organs. With some incredibly rough and wicked songs and a distinct s...

Press

“London has The Horrors, and here's Dublin's revenge: psyched-out zombie rocker complete with all the horrorshow ingredients: the devilishly swirling Farfisa organ, the bendy guitar twangs, the singer who howls like a teenage werewolf at a beach party. ”
—  KEVIN COURTNEY, The Irish Times

Chart Position

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for Dublin, IE.

Artist Stats

Fans: 11,460
Song Plays: 211
Visits: 1,691
Video Plays: 98
Widget Hits: 6

Status

Twitter_icon_for_status: Saturday 11th Feb. Dublin. The Urges. Penny Dreadfuls. The Strypes. Resoul. It's a happening! https://t.co/NOhBzzVl

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