New band of the day – No 1,013: Funeral Suits

We'd love to describe these purveyors of epic, elegiac rock as mournful and majestic – but we'd be lying to youHometown: Dublin.The lineup: Brian James (vocal, guitar, synth), Mik McKeogh (bass, synth), Greg McCarthy (drums).The background: Funeral Suits were never going to be as chirpy as yesterday's new act, Stooshe, not with a name like that. That isn't the build-up to a surprise pay-off, they really aren't that chirpy. The band, a three-piece from Dublin who have been playing for a couple ...

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