There comes a point when every band finds themselves in a new place on the horizon.The precocious snarls of youth gone, the invincibility of being new -and Pillow Queens have been one of the most acclaimed new bands in recent years -now replaced by something else. A feeling of being unburdened and unafraid, of dropping the ballast of what other people might think. This is not to suggest a band who have softened, or rejected the music that made their name, if anything the new material places them in another realm, open to seriousness and vulnerability. The band's timeline runs parallel to huge social and cultural change in Ireland, and queerness and Irish identity have always underpinned the songs. There hadn't, in short, been a band quite like them before in Ireland.
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Pillow Queens formed in Winter 2016 with the immediate release of their demo EP Calm Girls, which sparked a successful string of UK & Irish dates & festival appearances.
Their second EP State of the State made its way onto BBC 6 Music's playlists, with Steve Lamacq calling them "deceptively infectious, with sharp hooks and sharp nails". The lead single Favourite picked up lots of great support on the UK's national airwaves, including plays on BBC RADIO 1, BBC Introducing, RADIO X & Amazing Radio.
After two more UK tours, and two sellout hometown gigs, the band soon found themselves more and more comfortable on bigger stages, opening for the likes of American Football and Pussy Riot, capping off Summer 2018 with a stadium performance opening for Idles & Future Islands.
This quick momentum led to the band working with Mercury Prize nominated producer Tommy McLaughlin for their next single Gay Girls - which received a nomination for the RTE Choice Music Prize song of the year, as well as International airplay on NPR's World Cafe & KEXP. 2019 saw Pillow Queens venture into mainland Europe, with an appearance at this year's Eurosonic Festival, followed by an impressive string of European tour dates supporting Soak.
Pillow Queens' debut album 'In Waiting' is out now.
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Pillow Queens formed in Winter 2016 with the immediate release of their demo EP Calm Girls, which sparked a successful string of UK & Irish dates & festival appearances.
Their second EP State of the State made its way onto BBC 6 Music's playlists, with Steve Lamacq calling them "deceptively infectious, with sharp hooks and sharp nails". The lead single Favourite picked up lots of great support on the UK's national airwaves, including plays on BBC RADIO 1, BBC Introducing, RADIO X & Amazing Radio.
After two more UK tours, and two sellout hometown gigs, the band soon found themselves more and more comfortable on bigger stages, opening for the likes of American Football and Pussy Riot, capping off Summer 2018 with a stadium performance opening for Idles & Future Islands.
This quick momentum led to the band working with Mercury Prize nominated producer Tommy McLaughlin for their next single Gay Girls - which received a nomination for the RTE Choice Music Prize song of the year, as well as International airplay on NPR's World Cafe & KEXP. 2019 saw Pillow Queens venture into mainland Europe, with an appearance at this year's Eurosonic Festival, followed by an impressive string of European tour dates supporting Soak.
Pillow Queens' debut album 'In Waiting' is out now.
There comes a point when every band finds themselves in a new place on the horizon.The precocious snarls of youth gone, the invincibility of being new -and Pillow Queens have been one of the most acclaimed new bands in recent years -now replaced by something else. A feeling of being unburdened and unafraid, of dropping the ballast of what other people might think. This is not to suggest a band who have softened, or rejected the music that made their name, if anything the new material places them in another realm, open to seriousness and vulnerability. The band's timeline runs parallel to huge social and cultural change in Ireland, and queerness and Irish identity have always underpinned the songs. There hadn't, in short, been a band quite like them before in Ireland.
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Pillow Queens formed in Winter 2016 with the immediate release of their demo EP Calm Girls, which sparked a successful string of UK & Irish dates & festival appearances.
Their second EP State of the State made its way onto BBC 6 Music's playlists, with Steve Lamacq calling them "deceptively infectious, with sharp hooks and sharp nails". The lead single Favourite picked up lots of great support on the UK's national airwaves, including plays on BBC RADIO 1, BBC Introducing, RADIO X & Amazing Radio.
After two more UK tours, and two sellout hometown gigs, the band soon found themselves more and more comfortable on bigger stages, opening for the likes of American Football and Pussy Riot, capping off Summer 2018 with a stadium performance opening for Idles & Future Islands.
This quick momentum led to the band working with Mercury Prize nominated producer Tommy McLaughlin for their next single Gay Girls - which received a nomination for the RTE Choice Music Prize song of the year, as well as International airplay on NPR's World Cafe & KEXP. 2019 saw Pillow Queens venture into mainland Europe, with an appearance at this year's Eurosonic Festival, followed by an impressive string of European tour dates supporting Soak.
Pillow Queens' debut album 'In Waiting' is out now.
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Pillow Queens formed in Winter 2016 with the immediate release of their demo EP Calm Girls, which sparked a successful string of UK & Irish dates & festival appearances.
Their second EP State of the State made its way onto BBC 6 Music's playlists, with Steve Lamacq calling them "deceptively infectious, with sharp hooks and sharp nails". The lead single Favourite picked up lots of great support on the UK's national airwaves, including plays on BBC RADIO 1, BBC Introducing, RADIO X & Amazing Radio.
After two more UK tours, and two sellout hometown gigs, the band soon found themselves more and more comfortable on bigger stages, opening for the likes of American Football and Pussy Riot, capping off Summer 2018 with a stadium performance opening for Idles & Future Islands.
This quick momentum led to the band working with Mercury Prize nominated producer Tommy McLaughlin for their next single Gay Girls - which received a nomination for the RTE Choice Music Prize song of the year, as well as International airplay on NPR's World Cafe & KEXP. 2019 saw Pillow Queens venture into mainland Europe, with an appearance at this year's Eurosonic Festival, followed by an impressive string of European tour dates supporting Soak.
Pillow Queens' debut album 'In Waiting' is out now.
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