Plugd Purchases

More musical acquisitions to warm both the earholes and heart…

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My latest Plugd purchases were:

Dublin’s long since deceased Road Records pointed me in the vicinity of Portland duo Quasi back when this blog was still very much in its infancy. The frenetic American Gong would go on to feature in that year’s Top 10 records list but truth be told, there’s no record on there that I can genuinely say that I still listen to with such reckless teenage excitement. So it’s predecessor being one of my favourite albums of all time, Mole City has a lot of expectation weighing on its 24-track shoulders but initial listens point to Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss sending another ball straight out of the park. I love Quasi.

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Two Dublin dates for unboxable LA soundshifter Julia Holter are on the horizon and none for Cork. Boo.

For more on Julia Holter visit:

Danish angel Agnes Obel may have been at the centre of one of those gigs that got away (when she played Triskel Christchurch a few years back I believe I was otherwise detained) but at least I had the fortune of seeing her play the slightly-less-fitting Marquee earlier that year as support for Fleet Foxes. The new record has only had the briefest of spins but a solitary listen points towards a more accomplished, confident sounding Obel on Aventine.

For more on Agnes Obel visit:

– Plugd Records is situated on the 1st floor of the Triskel Arts Centre on Tobin Street, Cork (Ireland) 
– For a looksy at previous Plugd Purchases click here

Want to share your own musical purchases? Feel free to comment below. Otherwise try check out your local independent record stores whenever you can. If in the Republic of Ireland such an opportunity can be explored at:

• Plugd Records (Cork) – plugdrecords.blogspot.com (Located on 1st floor of Triskel Arts Centre on Tobin Street – behind Soho off Grand Parade)
• Tower Records (Dublin) – www.towerrecords.ie (6-8 Wicklow Street – just off Grafton Street)
• Elastic Witch (Dublin) – elastic-witch.tumblr.com (Located at the back of the Twisted Pepper on the ground floor – 54 Middle Abbey Street)
• Freebird Records (Dublin) – elastic-witch.tumblr.com (15A Wicklow St, Dublin 2)
• Sound Cellar (Dublin) – www.freewebs.com/soundcellar (Located at 47 Nassau St Dublin 2)
• The R.A.G.E. (Dublin) – theragedublin.tumblr.com (Located at 16b Fade St Dublin 2)
• Wingnut Records (Galway) – www.facebook.com/wingnutrecords (Located in The Bell, Book and Candle at Small Crane)
• Rollercoaster Records (Kilkenny) – Rollercoaster on Yelp (Located on Kieran Street)
• Wingnut Records (Limerick) – www.facebook.com/wingnutrecordslimerick (Located in Moviedrome, Henry Street)
• Wingnut Records (Waterford) – www.facebook.com/wingnutrecords (Located in Hard Times, 2 Peter Street – just at the entrance to City Square)
• Ben O’Neill Music Shop (Waterford) – www.benoneilldungarvan.com/ (Located in 19 O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford)
• Wingnut Records (Athlone) – www.facebook.com/wingnutathlone (Located in The Passionfruit Theatre, 9 Northgate Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath)
• South East Records – www.facebook.com/southeastrecordsireland (Located at 2 Peter Street, Wexford)