“Can’t believe this has come out of Galway” - BBC R1
“Explosive and Catchy” - Hot Press Magazine
“One of the best tracks we’ve heard all year” - RTE 2XM
“Get on that train before it blows up!” - State Champs
Light Grey are a Pop-Punk band based in Galway, Ireland. The band are entrenched deep within the captivating domain of third wave pop punk. The duo draws on elements of Emo and Hip-Hop to create an effervescent energy all on their own.
HIGHLIGHTS
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BBC Radio One - Featured
Light Grey have been featured on BBC Introducing Northern Ireland and BBC Radio One.
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RTE 2XM - Record of the week
Light Grey have had 5 tracks featured on Irish national radio station RTE 2XM with Ali Dowey as the Record of the Week.
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Hot Press - Featured
Light Grey have been featured on Irish national music magazine Hot Press.
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Range of shows
Light Grey have played shows in Ireland top music venues such as The Workmans Club, Fibber Magees and a sold out Whelans in Dublin. The Roisin Dubh, The Black Gate & Monroes in Galway. Cypress Avenue in Cork and many more. The band have also played shows in the UK in places such as Birmingham, Norwich and Nottingham.
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Supporting Shows
Light Grey have supported Tigers Jaw (Hopeless Records), Forever Came Calling (Pure Noise Records) on their Irish dates.
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Also Featured On
BBC Radio One, Spotify Editorial Playlists such as New Music Friday, Ghost Killer Entertainment, Idobe Radio, RTE 2XM, Spaceuntravel, GoldenPlec, Amazing Radio, Spin South West, Alt Corner, Punk Rocks, Life is a Lemon, Punkio, Music Crowns, Distrolution Magazine, Three Songs and Out, The Last Mixed Tape, Hot Press, Rock ‘n’ Load, Love It To Death, DSCVRD, Punktastic, Werk.re, Almost Anything, Tinnitist, The Otherside, Bring The Noise, Dead Press, Muszak Review, MusicBox, NotBad.ie, EHG Radio, Tomorrow Radio, My Radio + More
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Physical EP orders
Light Grey announced a run of physical CD’s of their EP and has sold out of pre-orders within 48 hours with orders from as far as the USA, Japan, Austraia, United Kingdom and many countries within Europe.
Latest Release:
Insomnia (Single)
Light Grey have released their latest track; “Insomnia”. The track can be found on all streaming platforms.
Music.
Light Grey began releasing music in 2017 with their debut EP “Beginners Luck”. The EP sparked the band into a direction that brought them to the PopPunk sound that they keep to date. The band went on to release with a further 3 singles that they had fully self produced, gaining the band a significant following before the band took a break to work on their current EP “Are You Even Real”.
The latest EP — ARE YOU EVEN REAL is OUT NOW.
The latest single — Insomnia is OUT NOW
PRESS QUOTES
“Explosive and catchy”
— Hot Press Magazine
“I can’t believe this is what is coming out of Galway”.
— Gemma Bradley (BBC NI, BBC Radio One)
“I’ve had that track on repeat for the last few days it’s absolutely brilliant”.
— Nelius from Spin South West
“I think this is one of the best tracks we’ve heard this year from any band whether they’re from Ireland or overseas”
— Ali Dowey from RTE 2XM
Live performance video
We filmed and recorded this from our show in Monroes in Galway on the 11th of October 2021.
Biography.
Galway, Ireland’s Light Grey are production duo Ciaran Nevin and Mikey Connolly. Entrenched deep within the captivating domain of third wave pop punk, the duo draws on elements of emo hip hop and hyperpop to create an effervescent energy all of their own.
Since the bands formation in 2017, they have already collaborated with members of notable bands like WSTR, House Parties and Smrtdeath, gained significant praise from members of genre heavyweights like State Champs and The Wonder Years, and welcomed critical acclaim for their 2022 breakthrough single “Loser.”
The band recently released their latest EP “Are You Even Real” (Co-Produced by Luke Bovill of happydaze Ex. Woes ) showing off a totally new side of the band, experimenting with a combination of electronic sounds while blending PopPunk with Emo and Hip Hop. The band also showed that can be emotionally open dealing with issues the band had in the past, friendship and love.
In 2022 Light Grey announced their latest single Loser gaining high praise from New York Pop Punk giants State Champs stating “That’s going to work” — “Get on that train now before it blows up".
In 2024 the band will release their debut album.
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Contact us.
For any queries or bookings please contact Oscar at:
Management: Oscar@NvrMntRecords.com
+353 (085) 158 9633