Turns out the tales are true and one can quite simply never have enough beauty sleep, especially when it’s in the form of a dreamy pop three-piece. Beauty Sleep were born after a bonding session ft. fridge magnets, rude words and a lot of G&T’s and just one year down the line are giving Belfast another name to shout about (on top of Snow Patrol, Two Door Cinema Club and Pleasure Beach). Not too loudly though – with Clash Magazine branding their last single as “Three minutes of sparkling songwriting” we need all of the Beauty Sleep we can get. 

The bands next single “All In” is set to be released on Friday and does indeed find you wanting ‘All In’ when it comes to their upcoming debut EP Nature Will Eat Me. “All In” sees us met straight away with the serene synths we have grown to expect from the trio which, although shockingly somehow manage to seem enough alone, are joined shortly by a pop-meets-indie-and-gets-on-very-well drumbeat and keys. Skip to the chorus and prepare to be hooked, quite literally. 

With a melody and lyrics highlighting yet again Beauty Sleep’s ‘Sparkling songwriting’ and guitars reminiscent of Fickle Friends, expect a hook that could challenge even the best of pop ‘hey’’s. 

 The band is set to play The Great Escape 2017:

Friday 19th May

The Hope and Ruin 14:30

& 

Jubliee Square 22:30 

Dublin band Æ Mak have announced their new single, 'I Walk', which will be launched in The Sugar Club next month with support from Laoise and Lumo Club DJs. They're also playing a number of dates throughout the country in April and May. ‘I Walk’ follows the November release of debut EP I Can Feel It In My Bones.

As well as headlining The Sugar Club, Æ Mak will play The Chestnut Victorian bar in Birr, County Offaly (22 April); The MACC in Belfast with support from Beauty Sleep (13 May); and Galway’s Roisin Dubh (24 May).

Combining a dreamy soundscape with bewitching dance moves Æ Mak have already earned a reputation as one of the most exciting young acts on the Irish festival circuit. Backed by a five-piece band, Æ Mak’s Aoife McCann and Ellie McMahon have played to highly receptive audiences at Body & Soul, Electric Picnic, Other Voices, Knockanstockan and Another Love Story. With their percussive vocal harmonies, synchronised choreography and punk-esque performance style, Æ Mak are a fiery live duo.

Tour Dates

The Chestnut, Birr — 22 April

The Sugar Club, Dublin — 27 April

The Mac, Belfast — 13 May

Roisin Dubh, Galway — 24 May