- The Flaws
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Name = The Flaws
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Origin =Carrickmacross ,County Monaghan ,Ireland
Genre = Indie-Rock
Years_active =? – present
Label =Arrivals Records
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Current_members =Paul Finn Shane Malone Colin Berrill Dane McMahon
Past_members =Stephen Finnegan
Notable_instruments =The Flaws are an Irish
Choice Music Prize -nominated, Meteor Award nominated indie-rock quartet, hailing fromCarrickmacross inCounty Monaghan andDundalk inCounty Louth . The band released their debut EP in Summer 2005 and their fanbase has been growing inDublin ,Dundalk ,Monaghan and other pockets of the country since 2004.The Flaws consist of: Paul Finn on Vocals/Guitar, Dane McMahon on Bass/Backing Vocals, Shane Malone, Lead Guitar and drummer Colin Berrill, and are managed by Irish music industry legend Derek Turner.
Career
Background
The group originally went to school together in
Carrickmacross but only formed a band in Spring 2004. The Flaws had their most extensive tour to date during Summer 2005 around Ireland withDublin bandDelorentos andBelfast indie outfitFast Emperors .In early 2007 original drummer, Stephen Finnegan left the band for personal reasons.Popularity
The Flaws played the Crawdaddy Stage of
Electric Picnic at 1:15 pm on SundaySeptember 2 2007 . They did an instore in BPM inWexford on SundayOctober 28 at 3:30 pm. Thye played "Rock 'N Roulette" on "The Podge and Rodge Show " on TuesdayNovember 20 . The Flaws were nominated for two Meteor Awards in the categories "Best Irish Album", and "Best Irish Band" at the 2008 Meteor Awards. Their debut album, "Achieving Vagueness " was also nominated for theChoice Music Prize . The list of 2008 festival appearances for the band includes a return to the Electric Picnic and slots at Glastonbury,Indie-pendence andCastlepalooza .The Flaws have also had their music played on a number of radio stations and music channels in Italy.Discography
The Flaws's four-track
EP was recorded inTumbleweed Studios inDundalk ,County Louth . National commercial radio stationToday FM broadcast the track onAlison Curtis 's "The Last Splash" programme, in which she described the lead track "16" as "brilliant". The EP also includes the tracks "Idolise", "Everybody's Got to be Somewhere" and "Fed to the Lions". Their debut album, "Achieving Vagueness " was released onSeptember 14 2007 to critical acclaim. AChoice Music Prize nomination for the album followed onJanuary 10 2008 . Their debut album was recorded and mixed by acclaimed Irish producerGareth Mannix (Republic of Loose /Delorentos /Director ).External links
* [http://www.theflaws.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theflawsmusic The Flaws Myspace]
* [http://www.bebo.com/theflawsmusic The Flaws Bebo Page]
* [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?entity=podcast&media=all&submit=seeAllLockups&term=nvtv FREE ACOUSTIC SESSION by The Flaws from NvTv]Their debut album was recorded and produced by
Gareth Mannix (Republic of Loose /Delorentos /Director ).
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