The Flaws
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| The Flaws | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Indie-Rock |
| Years active | ? – present |
| Label(s) | Arrivals Records |
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| Paul Finn Shane Malone Colin Berrill Dane McMahon |
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| Stephen Finnegan |
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The Flaws are an Irish Choice Music Prize-nominated indie-rock quartet, hailing from Carrickmacross in County Monaghan and Dundalk in County Louth. The band released their debut EP in Summer 2005 and their fanbase has been growing in Dublin, Dundalk, Monaghan and other pockets of the country since 2004.
The Flaws consist of: Paul Finn on Vocals/Guitar, Dane McMahon on Bass/Backing Vocals, Shane Malone, Lead Guitar and drummer Colin Berrill, and are managed by Irish music industry legend Derek Turner.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Background
The group originally went to school together in Carrickmacross but only formed a band in Spring 2004. The Flaws had their most extensive tour to date during Summer 2005 around Ireland with Dublin band Delorentos and Belfast indie outfit Fast Emperors. In early 2007 original drummer, Stephen Finnegan left the band for personal reasons.
[edit] Popularity
The Flaws played the Crawdaddy Stage of Electric Picnic at 1:15 pm on Sunday September 2, 2007. They did an instore in BPM in Wexford on Sunday October 28 at 3:30 pm. Thye played "Rock 'N Roulette" on The Podge and Rodge Show on Tuesday November 20. The Flaws were nominated for two Meteor Awards in the categories "Best Irish Album", and "Best Irish Band" at the 2008 Meteor Awards. Their debut album, Achieving Vagueness was also nominated for the Choice Music Prize. The list of 2008 festival appearances for the band includes a return to the Electric Picnic and slots at Glastonbury, Indie-pendence and Castlepalooza .
[edit] Discography
The Flaws's four-track EP was recorded in Tumbleweed Studios in Dundalk, County Louth. National commercial radio station Today FM broadcast the track on Alison Curtis's The Last Splash programme, in which she described the lead track "16" as "brilliant". The EP also includes the tracks "Idolise", "Everybody's Got to be Somewhere" and "Fed to the Lions". Their debut album, Achieving Vagueness was released on September 14, 2007 to critical acclaim. A Choice Music Prize nomination for the album followed on January 10, 2008.
