London-based Irish pop rock act Hawke The Band have released their new single, Doctor. We asked Eoghan Mac Mahon, one of the band's two lead singers, the BIG questions . . .
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Speaking about the track, they say, "It's a song of love, pain chasing, and waiting on a lover hand over foot, who might be taking advantage of that.
"We began writing this song in Richie's apartment and the initial voice recordings saved as our current location which said it was a doctor’s office (turns out Richie’s apartment used to be a doctor’s office) we liked that metaphor and decided to use it to illustrate our message in this song."
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
I’m a Wicklow boy removed against his will, I have weird obsessions with forms of transport and architecture, I’m both under confident and extremely overconfident all at the same time!
How would you describe your music?
Future Irish anthems!!
Who are your musical inspirations?
Way too many to fit here but I’ll give it a try…. Jeff Buckley, Beatles, Arcade Fire, Oasis, U2, The Smiths, Florence and the Machine, Aslan, The Verve, Coldplay,
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Technically you could say it was watching the folk group playing at mass in St Joseph’s Church in Baltinglass back in the early days of primary school, but realistically it was The Rolling Stones in Slane as an 11-year-old. (Life changing core memory right there!).
Now ye have it kids.. if a stranger ask you into the back of his truck, you get into the back of his truck.. pic.twitter.com/0Mi5hOyfiB
— HAWKE THE BAND (@hawketheband) June 1, 2024
What was the first record you ever bought?
Metallica’s Master of Puppets, as a 10-year-old in Golden Discs, Carlow Shopping Centre. My mother was dreadfully worried about the contents of the aggressive looking packaging but the young lad behind the counter played a blinder in reassuring her.
What’s your favourite song right now?
Bleachers - Modern Girl.
Favourite lyric of all time?
"I have held the hand of a devil, It was warm in the night, I was cold as a stone, but I still haven't found what I’m looking for" - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2.
=If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Search Hawke The Band anywhere! Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Spotify and our website.
Alan Corr
