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Mark Mckenna playing with his band The Girl Talk.

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The Girl Talk at Whelans Ones to Watch 2017 cr: photo by Gina Cooney #TheGirlTalk

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#GIGCHAT : THE GIRL TALK

In one of the places where music is well-respected, Dublin, you may find some talented musicians play from gig to another gigs. Almost no place for cover bands, instead each band play their originals, blessed your night wih fresh music just written from bedroom or garage jam. Once, our ears caught this band called themselves as The Girl Talk. They are Mark (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Jonathan a.k.a Jon (bass), Ben (lead guitar), and Jack (drum), most of them are in their various years of college, mostly majoring commercial music studies in British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM) Dublin.  Jon and Jack are like childhood sweethearts and finally met Ben at school. They found Mark in BIMM, “Jon and Mark wore the same jumper and hit it off on the first day!”

In Dublin, this band has made name and already booked in several great local gigs. Their popularity increases as people found that Mark appeared in a movie Sing Street (2016). That gave them international fanbase though. But, without even knowing about the famous film, we believe their music will bring them further in music industry. Listening to their songs will remind us a bit to The 1975 (let alone, their quartet formation) with more guitar parts similar to The Modest Mouse’s style. Each of them bring their personal influences and ideas to the band, Jon picks Simon Gallup, Jack’s Toro Y Moi, Ben is into The Smiths, and Mark is clearly in love with The 1975.

We already has reviewed them before. They already has two official songs released on their soundcloud and for the rest of theirs you can find on their gig’s videos uploaded on Facebook. Some fans uploaded their gig performances on Youtube and share them on twitter and instagram as well. Well, thanks to those fans, and we think this band needs one more crew assigned to record their performances. Well, their music is not heavy influenced by the bands they pick though. They created fresh alternative-rock on “Scariff” and “When I Know”, while gave that vintage 80s tunes on “In L.A.” and “Come Around” by adding Saxophone.

Many had asked you about the name choice, and you said it represent the music industry nowadays which mostly talk about girls, love, and sex, do you use it as a critics to the industry as well?

Ben : Yes, I suppose we do. But we can't say much ‘cause we do the same.

Jon : It’s more of a light-hearted joke, because we do the same

Song inspirations ?

Ben : I think you can be inspired by everything around you, hard not to be.

Jon : Inspirations is mainly from what every is happening around us.

You have such a massive fanbase in Asia, Thailand and Korea mostly, how do you feel about that? They even send you some amazing gift to Ireland, which was so sweet. Do you have something to say to them?

Yeah we love them all there amazing to use!

How is that being an indie band ?

Obviously we will come up on difficulties, it’s just putting in the hard work!!

If there is any big record label interested to sign you contract, will you sign it and follow what the label want or stay indie and do music you love? Because we know some bands change into mainstream ones when they do so?

We would only sign if we had creative control ‘cause otherwise it’s not use

Name bands or musicians (not the 80s) that you recommend us to listen?

Toro Y Moi, Wild Nothing, Mac Demarco

Well, this band plan to release more official songs this year, and maybe an EP. As an indie bands, usually they found difficulties on funding for recordings and promotions, but thanks to the social medias. That helps a lot today. You can find them on twitter, instagram,  facebook, souncloud. Surprisingly, this guys are really humble and friendly toward fans. They are willing to reply to any fans questions in the middle of their crowded schedule, both as band and as students. That’s awesome for a band, it creates strong fanbase and supports for their musical journey.

Members : Mark McKenna, Jonathan Cooke-Allen, Jack Bird, Ben Spelman

Origin : Dublin, Ireland

TOP 3 SONGS : Scariff, Medicine, Talk About Me

Year Active : 2016 - present

Twitter : @thegirltalkband

Instagram : @thegirltalkband

Facebook : The Girl Talk (@TheGirlTalk4)

Soundcloud : The Girl Talk

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