{"id":34093,"date":"2012-04-18T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-recommends-the-winter-passing\/"},"modified":"2022-08-07T12:58:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T11:58:47","slug":"already-heard-recommends-the-winter-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-recommends-the-winter-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Heard Recommends: The Winter Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"With a style made up of 90’s emo, folk and rock, Irish indie punk band,\u00a0The Winter Passing<\/strong> showcase a style that has been likened to Tigers Jaw, with the brother-sister combo of Rob and Kate Flynn providing charming vocal melodies throughout their recent four-track demo EP.<\/p>\n

Influenced by The Replacements, Weezer and The Gaslight Anthem, the\u00a0Tipperary-based quintet have quickly been making a name for themselves locally in\u00a0there\u00a0early days, and the coming months will see the band moving on to better things as they have shows lined up with Into It. Over It. and PJ Bond, as well as two split EP’s in the works.<\/p>\n

With an appreciative, honest EP already in their arsenal, Already Heard caught up with vocalist and guitarist Rob Flynn to find out more\u00a0The Winter Passing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Already Heard: Could you introduce yourself and your role in The Winter Passing?<\/strong>
The Winter Passing: Hey I\u2019m Rob Flynn, I play guitar and do some of the vocals in The Winter Passing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: How would you describe your sound and are there any bands you would compare yourselves to?<\/strong>
TWP: I think it\u2019s just punk music in general with a few other things added to the mix like Folk, 90\u2019s Emo and Rock I guess. I don\u2019t know if we sound directly like any one band but I\u2019d like to think we have parts and things that sound like Osker, The Replacements, Weezer and The Gaslight Anthem to name a few. <\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: Can you tell us how the band came together?<\/strong>
TWP: I just really wanted to start a new band with my best friends again, so one morning when I was on a tea break at work, I text Col (Jamie Collison – guitarist) and told him we were starting a new band, he was down with the idea so we met up a few days later and wrote some songs. John (Macmahon – drums) and Neil (Kirwan – bass) joined a week or two later and we started jamming in my shed on weekends. I asked Kate (Flynn) to sing and play Organ in the band around Christmas time. And here we are now.<\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: I understand the band includes members of Anderson Mesa and Time Spent. What experience from those bands has been brought to The Winter Passing?<\/strong>
TWP: Well four of us were in Anderson Mesa together so we were use to playing music together, when we talked about doing this band, we decided to do a couple of things differently from the beginning with the band, things that we messed around with in AM, the whole band experience this time around seems to run a lot smoother. Personally I have become a better musician from being in Time Spent, working with a new bunch of lads helped me with song writing and the general idea of being in bands. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=“http:\/\/thewinterpassingsongs.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-winter-passing-demo” data-mce-href=“http:\/\/thewinterpassingsongs.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-winter-passing-demo”&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The Winter Passing Demo by The Winter Passing&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; <\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: You recently released a free demo. Why should new fans give the demo a listen?<\/strong>
TWP: We worked hard on the songs, I think everyone in the band is really proud of the songs also, it\u2019d be cool for people to back us. And it\u2019s not everyday you hear a punk band singing about Tipperary and rural\/suburban Ireland<\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: What influenced the demo lyrically?<\/strong>
TWP: There is a couple of things that influenced the lyrics. I moved to America for two months almost two years ago now and while I was there and when I got home, I had a lot of lyrics and words wrote down, most of the lyrics on the demo stem from that period in my life. ‘Crooks’ is about coming home and wishing I wasn\u2019t home. Feels like ‘Yesterday’ is about missing a girl, ‘Nowhere Still’ is about being unsure of where I am in life and ‘Excuses, Kid’ is about friendship. <\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: You’re playing shows with Into It. Over It. And PJ Bond in the coming months. How would you describe a normal Winter Passing show?<\/strong>
TWP: A typical TWP show is much like a toned down Rammstein show really!! No I\u2019m joking, it\u2019s pretty much just 5 friends singing songs about being bummed out, it\u2019s nothing major, we\u2019re just trying to give it our all. <\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: How do you plan to follow up the demo release? I understand you’re planning two split releases with Indian Taker and Forrest?<\/strong>
TWP: Yeah, we\u2019re recording some acoustic songs in the coming weeks for a split with Indian Taker for California, it\u2019s going to be 3 songs each from both bands, we\u2019re doing two new songs and a cover as are Indian Taker. Check them out, they\u2019re great.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Then we\u2019re putting out a split with our friends in Forrest who are incredible. That should be out in early June and we\u2019re planning a release weekender with some Irish and UK dates, which I can\u2019t wait for. We just want to keep writing music, playing shows and tour. Hopefully more people listen to us too!<\/p>\n

Already Heard: These split releases are going to be released on cassette. Are you fan of the cassette format and do you think it’s a format that is making a revival?<\/strong>
TWP: Yeah I love cassette, there\u2019s something so legit for me about retro music formats like tapes and records. Nobody really wants to pay for music anymore so it\u2019s more about the novelty in buying a cassette than anything else, they\u2019re cooler than CD\u2019s. They\u2019re also cheap to make and to buy so it works out best for everyone involved.<\/em><\/p>\n

I recently started a record label with my friends Ian (Kelly – Starters\/Time Spent) and Sean (Reid – Time Spent) and we plan on putting out our first few releases on cassette as it\u2019s cheap, and we can help more bands out in the process you know?<\/p>\n

I got a new boom box only the other day and listened to Oasis \u2018Definitely Maybe\u2019 on tape with my mate Joe, it was great, it felt like we got trapped in 1996! Cassettes rule anyway.<\/p>\n

Already Heard: How would describe the current Irish music scene?<\/strong>
TWP: It\u2019s alright, it\u2019s been better. I don\u2019t know much about the indie scene and genres like that but the punk scene is still going strong. It\u2019s mostly confined to the cities (Dublin, Galway, Cork etc), I guess people don\u2019t have the money to come out to shows on a regular basis anymore, which sucks but there is still incredible shows happening every month. I know it\u2019ll pick up again soon, it\u2019s a hard time for everyone with the current financial crisis in Ireland.<\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: With bands like Starters, Time Spent and Driveway, it seems to be an area that is becoming well-known, especially overseas. Would you agree?<\/strong>
TWP: Yeah, Starters are definitely turning heads around the world which is great because I love those lads and they write incredible music, as do Driveway. I love seeing my friends bands doing good and being able to tour and have people acknowledge what they\u2019re doing. <\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: Are there any bands from the area you would recommend?<\/strong>
TWP: Yeah there is, check out all of these, you won\u2019t be disappointed. Frustration, Crows, Boardwalk, Loose Nut, Bang Bros, Stick Around, Morning Lights, Chewing on Tinfoil, Starters, Driveway and Nibiru. There\u2019s so many good Irish bands though and not enough of them get the attention they deserve so check out all of them and you\u2019ll find links to other bands that I forgot to mention. <\/em><\/p>\n

Already Heard: Do you have any final words to close the interview?<\/strong>
TWP: Thanks to Sean for taking the time to ask me these questions. It\u2019s always cool to see people getting involved. Shout outs to GWB Records, Starters, Driveway, Loose Cannons and Flea Kiely. Listen to Forrest. <\/em><\/p>\n

‘The Winter Passing Demo’<\/em> by The Winter Passing<\/strong> is available to stream and download on Bandcamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Winter Passing<\/strong> will be releasing two split EP’s with Indian Taker and Forrest later this year on Guys With Beards Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Winter Passing<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Tumblr<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Sean Reid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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