Question from megafactorgee:

Which albums influence YM the most?

Answer:

The Cure’s Disintegration, Neutral Milk Hotels In An Aeroplane Over The Sea,  Maccabees, Foals (all albums), Mogwai’s Mr. Beast, M83, Boards of Canada = Music Has The Right to Children, Underworld, Biggie - Ready to DIe, Beastie Boys = Pauls Boutique...

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Question from JTIT:

Blur or Oasis?

Answer:

15 years ago, I would have said Oasis, but now that I’m older and wider, Blur take the honours. To The End is a masterpiece.

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Question from NCrowley

Whats your views on iPod democracy? Is it always democratic? ;-)

Answer:

iPod democracy* is democratic at the start, until of course drink takes over then everyone is fighting for the iPod

*iPod democracy is when we're drinking, everyone who's in the room takes turns on putting on the next song. The name is somewhat ironic, considering it's the music Nazi's who end up dominating. When this occurs the 'far rightPod' has taken over. Dictators will remain nameless

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Question from John G

Any plans for a Canadian tour in your future?

Answer: 

Not at the moment John, we’re hoping to get to the UK shortly… Canada bit of a stretch for now I’m afraid.

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Question from Ian:

When yee coming to Sydney Nev? I hear the opera house has a few spare slots over the xmas period.

Answer:

Soon! We’ll be the ones with spotty backs and GAA shorts on Bondi Beach… hold on, there’s already a thousand fitting that description already… I’ll just text ye when I arrive.

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Question from Anon

Who is the dude of the band??

Answer:

Willy is definitely the dude in the band. He’s got a willy on him like a dude.

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Question from Mur

I work in an office with mostly men and have become really friendly with one guy in particular.

We just hit it off straight away and share loads of interests. We have a laugh too as our sense of humour is very similar. We even wear our hair the same way.

Although my girlfriends never met him she's always niggling at me with jealous comments. She's even threatened to come round to the office and 'jimmy 'ead butt the cunt'.

What can I do?

Answer:

Hmmm this is one of the more interesting questions we've received, thanks. From reading your question i can immediately identify that there are some 'trust issues' at play here. Have you tried talking to your partner? Let her know how important she is to you, communication is key to success in any trusting relationship... then she is way more likely to turn a blind eye to your blatant homosexual tendancies and you'll be blowing that guy before you can say 'Appletini's after work mate?

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Question from JAMMAN

Where do yas do your recordings? Looking to start doing my own stuff and don't know where to go

Answer:

All of our releases have been recorded with Shane Cullen in K9 Studio he seems to be the man of the moment for dublin recording these days, he's just done the new Squarehead album and stuff for The Last Days of 1984 which has bloggers the world over wetting their panties. He also does all the live sessions for Phantom FM's ICON show too. He's easy on the eye and has Super Nintendo hooked up to a big screen projector for all you nerds out there

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Kells or Navan?

Now this is toughie... while both towns boast significant aesthetic beauty (ahem!), i'll have to break it down. Kells is a town i have familiar feelings for... I was best man at the archetypal Kells man wedding, I know and have drank with half of Kells, certain people from Kells (you know who you are) introduced me to the coolest sounds of all time like My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Marychain, it was a Kells band who inspired me to not be a mouthy critic and to start my own band. So taking all of that into account... Navan

Nev

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Can you please post up the lyrics to Tunnels and Only Cunts Buy Vinyl cause i cant make all the words out and its been wrecking my head for ages ! Thanks :)

Answer

Ah Dylan, you've no idea how often we get asked for the lyrics to our hits (never). Here ya go, now don't be disappointed with their mediocrity

Tunnels

Every time I feel like letting go 

Happens all the time I cant say no 

Theres a beast thats living deep within 

Theres a beast destroying everything 

As I run the walls keep closing in 

A claustrophobic ring thats tunnelling 

All emotions straight right to the brain 

All emotions bursting every vein 

She is no good for me I know 

Every time I taste her lips it shows 

Theres a circle turning every night.. 

Tunnels without lights. 

When a loose tongue, lashes like a whip 

And theres no control deck on this ship 

A misanthropic murmur through the waves 

A misanthropic murmur: jealous rage 

Drink, reflect and rebuild, drink, reflect 

And rebuilding all the relationships wrecked 

Theres a storm that passed by here last night 

Theres a storm with me, for the rest of my life

Only Cunts Buy Vinyl

Scenesters, skinny jeans 

Acting like its 1979 

Tiny ties, wears scarfs inside, 

Don’t know what world you’re from, it’s not mine. 

Love all the typical 

Burroughs, Orwell, Thompson, Gertrude Stein 

Shoe gaze, new wave, any craze 

Pitchfork shapes your pseudo muso mind.  

You summer in, Berlin… cause that’s where the cool folks go! 

You’re studying Nietzsche, Cause that’s what the cool folk know! 

Guest list, Elitist 

God forbid you’d ever wait in line 

Dining out with girls who pout, 

Boring those trout faced harlots with your knowledge of wine

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