Mute The TV - Irish Artist Of The Week

Mute The TV are a four piece indie-rock band from Greystones, Co. Wicklow. The band consists of brothers Elliot and Dylan Crampton, Oscar Hackett and David Heffernan. They are an independent band who record, produce and mix their music at home which gives them plenty of time to procrastinate and argue (Dylan and Elliot), but it also keeps their costs low which allows them to release music more regularly. The band most recently headlined a raucous night in The Harbour Bar in Bray to a full house for a night of headbanging, singing and questionable dancing. Elliot and Dylan both have their own solo careers and between them have supported acts such as Aslan, Cathy Davey and Hazel O’Connor. The brothers have also made appearances on the RTE Late Late Show. Elliot most recently fulfilled his childhood dream of playing Dublin's Olympia Theatre where he played the drums for his friend who was opening for The Stunning. Oscar hosts a monthly pop-punk/emo night in Dublin in The Workmans Cellar. Takeaway and Telly is a jangly, hook laden, don’t bore us get to the chorus, straight up pop song, but sprinkled with FUZZ! Albeit an uplifting, upbeat tune, it has a darker undercurrent of feeling alone and yearning for company. Lyrically it addresses feeling isolated and depressed, something brothers Elliot and Dylan have both had their battles with. Earlier in the year the band released two singles, “DNA” and “Depression Session”. We All Want Someone To Shout For described “DNA” as ‘a chugging bit of anthemic garage rock with a blitzing punk spirit’. While Where The Music Meets had this to say about Depression Session - ‘It’s equal parts reflection and revelation, tucked inside some of the most approachable alt-rock Ireland’s cooked up lately’. Depression Session was added to Spotify's editorial Hot New Bands and Fresh Finds UK & IE playlists and was used in an episode of UK TV show ‘Made In Chelsea’.