Electro pop pioneer Paul Quin launches his debut album with a gig at Dublin's Pepper Canister church on Saturday June 11. We asked Paul the BIG questions . . .
Paul Quin's album Live on Earth is the culmination of two and a half years of writing and recording with producer and co-writer Aidan Casserly, and a host of other Irish musicians.
The album will be released simultaneously with this live event on June 11 through Scent Air Records with physical CD copies of the album available on the night.
At The Pepper Canister Paul will perform the new album in its entirety as well as telling some of the stories behind the songs on Live on Earth.
As a prominent member of the LGBTI+ family, Paul Quin’s tunes and tales are about both the thrill and the loneliness of growing up on the outside looking in.
Emerging duo Frozen Stares open the show while Paul will be joined on stage by guests, including legendary Irish Jazz and blues singer Flo McSweeney and Keeley, who’s currently making major waves on the Irish music scene.
Tickets for the Pepper Canister gig are available at ticketstop.ie
What’s the story with you playing at the Pepper Canister?
I sang in the choir as a young boy so you could say my very first singing performances were in a church environment.
I have been fascinated with The Pepper Canister and its history and relationship to people like Oscar Wilde.
Performing in it was always a dream. The dream is now coming true even if I am no longer a choir boy!
Tell us three things about yourself?
I’m an Aquarian. I am not keen on heights. I love a nice craft beer.
How would you describe your music?
Storytelling. Songs about people, places, and situations all dressed up as swirling radio-oriented pop songs.
Who are your musical inspirations?
The Smiths. Travis. Marc Bolan. Suede. Cocteau Twins. Saint Etienne. Human League. Mike Oldfield. ELO. Pink Floyd.
What was the first gig you ever went to and the first record you ever bought/downloaded?
Depeche Mode at the SFX hall, Dublin 1985
ABBA: SOS
What’s your favourite song right now?
Mimi Webb: House On Fire
Favourite lyric of all time?
'And in the darkened underpass, I thought, oh God my chance has come at last’
The Smiths: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Sam Fender: Seventeen Going Under
Where can people find your music/more information?
