bog band

bog band (yes, lower case) are Stephen Sorensen and Isaac Clarke. Formed in Dublin, Ireland, they write alternative pop with an eye to the classical song-writing tradition – the songs are full of understated, romantic melodies with sputtering beats and fuzzy guitar, affectionately calling what they make 'Laptop Soul.'

Vanity Project, their first EP, was devised and recorded in various bedrooms and one tiny studio. A friend once described the songs as "Thin Lizzy on a GameCube" which fits their own vision of the music as an unwieldy MIDI orchestra, imagining their rigid computer instruments personified in a chaotic band.

The Quietus called it “a slick and easy blend of mellow left-field pop that betrays their love of The Style Council and Prefab Sprout, as well as a rare deftness when it comes to razor-sharp modern production.”

Any explanations for the name will lead to murky territory—much like the bog. Call it a playful jab at celtic revivalism or just some mischievous misdirection.