Emerging Irish Indie rock `n' roll band The Savage Hearts have released their third single, Silver Locket. We asked Evan Walsh of the band the BIG questions . . .
Formed by former The Strypes member Evan in 2022, The Savage Hearts have played at Electric Picnic, Sea Sessions, Kaleidoscope and Cavan Arts Festival and supported The Boomtown Rats and The Undertones.
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Now swapping his drums for bass guitar and vocals duties, Evan has teamed up with friends and collaborators Darragh Muldoon (lead guitar/lead vocals) Eugenio Collinassi (tenor saxophone) Luke Cassidy (drums) and occasional collaborators Becky Walsh (vocals) and Terry Brady (harmonica/keyboards).
The band released its debut single, Gang War, last February, followed up by Speeding Bullets in July on Galway-based indie label Blowtorch Records.
Speaking about Silver Locket, Evan says, "It’s definitely my favourite track of ours that we’ve released as a single so far - we’ve tried to have a bit of an upward trajectory with everything the band puts out that things get slightly more intricate musically and hopefully show a bit of development in influences and ideas even from single to single."
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
We’re a garage/psych/rock 'n’ roll band from the Cavan/Monaghan/Meath part of the world. We’ve been gigging extensively over the past 18 months with both our own shows and supporting the likes of The Boomtown Rats and The Undertones. Our third single Silver Locket is out on digital release 14th November!!
How would you describe your music?
Rough, tough, down and dirty garage rock for the most part mixed with occasional flights of psychedelic fancy and tinged with the influences of blues, punk and greasy rock ‘n’ roll - also red with purple flashes . . .
Who are your musical inspirations?
Some big heroes/inspirations/favourites include the likes of The Who, The Move, Dr. Feelgood, Kilburn and The High Roads, Ty Segall, Bo Diddley, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Flamin’ Groovies, The Specials, The Long Ryders, Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds, John Lee Hooker, The Gun Club, The Lemon Twigs, Madness, The Animals, The Yardbirds, Eddie and The Hot Rods, The Blasters, Small Faces, Little Richard, Hawkwind, The Stooges, The Pirates, The Murlocs, Meatbodies, Jim Jones Revue, Buzzcocks, MC5, The Raconteurs…and on and on we go!
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Paul McCartney in 2009 in the O2 as it was back then (now 3Arena) with my parents, uncles, cousins…we’re a big family Beatles fanatics and obsessives so was a pretty major deal for a mere boy and a beardless youth!
What was the first record you ever bought?
A Quick One by The Who on CD in the old Tower Records on Wicklow St on a family shopping trip to Dublin in January 2011 aged 14 - as you can see my memories of the details are slightly foggy!
What’s your favourite song right now?
Peppermint Roses by The Lemon Twigs from their new album A Dream Is All We Know -by far one of the greatest music achievements since the Millennium!
Favourite lyric of all time?
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" - the final line from Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who…because it’s true!!
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I Am The Walrus by The Beatles, my favourite song of all time for as long as I can remember!
Where can people find your music/more information?
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook TikTok - all that social media jazz for all the latest updates on gigs, records, news and craic!
Alan Corr
