Troublegum

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And if, in some way, the three of us had been responsible for making records that had the same impact on them, that records by Joy Division, and the Undertones had on me, I'm over the moon with that.”

Is that why you did some of the things you did, like purposefully not making Troublegum 2 and adding cellos to Infernal Love? The album’s release and initial impact presaged another year of intense touring, including appearances at UK metal mecca Donington, and Irish alternative festival Sunstroke. While it all represented a moment for the band’s music, it placed huge pressure on the people behind it.When Therapy? came along, I was at probably the lowest point of my life. I only say this here so that you can understand why I have such strong feelings about the album that others may not share. It was a six month period that I muddled my way through not exclusively because of this album, but with the help of this album being a majority shareholder nonetheless. Every emotion I was feeling in my life at that time was mirrored in Andy Cairns music, lyrics and vocals on this album. However, Troublegum doesn’t remind me of that time at all, nor does it make me maudlin or upset because of it. Certainly it is still the best tonic to put on when I get down, or get angry. It does still draw out any anger I have in me when that is needed. What it does do is make me smile, because this is one of my magic talismans; an album I can put on at any time and draw from it the good feelings or power or inspiration or whatever it is I need, just from listening to it. Find sources: "Troublegum"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Everley, Dave (7 November 2019). "Therapy?: How Troublegum catapulted three unlikely Irish lads to stardom". LouderSound . Retrieved 15 July 2022. I grew up as someone who wasn’t exactly pin-up material, with weight and confidence issues, plus I had all this stuff I was carrying with me from Northern Ireland, the religious divide,” says Andy. “All that was in there.” Kneecap performed during the Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Co Laois last year. Photograph: Niall Carson/PAThe Devil inside, Therapy? - on tour with Jesus Lizard and Helmet - reach New York (Image credit: Getty Images) We’ve always done things to suit ourselves. We’ve never been that devastated by stuff that has gone wrong The Irish are very good building myths. But the thing about the English is that they start building myths around things that don’t exist,” Cairns says.