Unique Freaks

UNIQUE FREAKS (fkaThee U.F.O) Started by Darragh Hansard & Beth Doyle in 2019 initially formed as an Industrial noise duo, though they quickly shifted gears bringing forward Darragh’s Garage songs from a previous band and writing softer Anti Folk songs.
Thee U.F.O now find themselves melding their first incarnation of abrasive noise with psychedelic driven song writing. The Band began post covid gigs playing with the likes of Lifts, Search Results & Many more, Playing the Workmans Bank Holiday shows, Whelans Midnight Hour & Freehouse Gigs In galway, including DIY shows hosted by the Band themselves.

The bands 2022 release ‘Ponderous Fug’ embodies these worlds meeting with songs like ‘Operator’ being a full aural assault, and ‘Transparent Seed’ giving flavours of Krautrock. Transparent Seed was featured in Thin Airs best Songs of 2022 and Ponderous Fug found itself in their best Irish Albums of 2022, also Receiving an Honourable mention from Nialler9 ‘s best albums of 2022.

In July 2023 the band set out on a short Irish tour with Search Results, following these shows came a slot on All Together Now Festival, and opening for the likes of Jim Jones All Stars, Godcaster and more. The band released 'Junk Funk Garbage' at the end of 2023, which received a healthy amount of airplay from Radio including 2FM'S The Alternative with Dan Hagerty and BBC6's New Music Fix with Deb Grant and Tom Ravenscroft.

Their new album ‘Beaming A Moments Reflection’ Will release on March Second 2024