Sixteen

Long a live favourite for the Monaghan 4-piece they finally give this guitar pop gem a proper single release. The guitars on the opening riff sound so much like Blur’s ‘Song No 2’ that it has to be some kind of in-joke. Luckily that’s where the similarities end on this sublime slice of teenage angst. Paul Finn has a terrific voice – sort of a cross between Bowie and Echo & the Bunnymen’s Ian McCullough and the band’s gift for an indie pop melody is impressive to say the least.

Colm O Hare

Long a live favourite for the Monaghan 4-piece they finally give this guitar pop gem a proper single release. The guitars on the opening riff sound so much like Blur’s ‘Song No 2’ that it has to be some kind of in-joke. Luckily that’s where the similarities end on this sublime slice of teenage angst. Paul Finn has a terrific voice – sort of a cross between Bowie and Echo & the Bunnymen’s Ian McCullough and the band’s gift for an indie pop melody is impressive to say the least.

Colm O Hare

The band will be in the O2 store in Blanchardstown

2010-11-12

No difficult second album syndrome here

2010-11-02

Constant Adventure is set for an October release

2010-08-24

Indie rock quartet The Flaws, rumbled a burglar who broke into their tour van outside their sell out gig at The Academy on Friday October 2.

2009-10-06

It's the next Phantom FM 'First Friday' gig.

2009-09-16

The Flaws take time out from assembling their second album to play a Dundalk Spirit Store quadruple-header in November.

2008-11-12

One of the hardest working bands in Irish rock, The Flaws are about to embark on an Irish tour, following up their busy festival season.

2008-09-09

Faction records is to release a new compilation of Irish acts, Faction 2, next month, featuring ten up-and-coming artists including The Flaws and Television Room.

2008-09-09

Hotly tipped foursome The Flaws dish the dirt on Glastonbury, the Cub Scouts and cover bands in Carrickmacross.

2008-07-01

Kenny Browne reviews the Murphy's Live event in Cyprus Avenue, Cork.

2008-04-29

The Flaws are to headline the new Element Festival in Waterford, the full line-up of which was announced today.

2008-02-26

The Flaws have announced a Dublin show for St. Patrick's night and an appearance on a new BBC music show.

2008-02-13

The Flaws have announced a big Irish tour for February and March, along with a new re-recorded song.

2008-01-14

Monaghan's finest The Flaws will be supporting punk legends The Undertones this weekend.

2007-11-14

The Flaws are to play a pre-Christmas show in Dublin.

2007-10-26

The border counties may not exactly be a hotbed of indie rock but that hasn’t stopped Monaghan hopefuls The Flaws from producing one of the year’s most mesmerising debuts.

2007-10-08

The Flaws have just been added to the bill for the Heineken Green Synergy Festival in Dublin

2007-09-27

The sound is at times eerily synthetic, almost genetically modified, or grown in a lab in a petri dish somewhere in the Drumlin County.

2007-09-21

The lastest output from Monaghan's finest, The Flaws to you and me, proves to be more hit than miss

2007-09-11

Although you shouldn’t judge a single by the design of the record cover, The Flaw’s decision to go with a yellow Lego man in a little Lego set was well-advised, as it will doubtlessly appeal to people’s sense of nostalgia. All style and no substance? Not at all. The Monaghan group have hit the target with ‘1981’. A very strong pop-punk record that only improves on repeat listens. In other words: an anthem in the making.

2007-08-08

Monaghan lads The Flaws will release their debut album Achieving Vagueness this autumn, following a busy summer of touring, and a new single.

2007-07-10

Free Mitchelstown festival Indie-Pendence has just announced the line-up for two new stages, including bands like The Flaws and Ilya K.

2007-07-03

Three bands, 10 venues, 12 dates, four DJ comperes and two high-profile corporate sponsors, including the official national pop station. Jackie Hayden talks to the bands scheduled to play this year’s RTÉ 2fm 2moro 2our, coming to a town near you.

2007-05-24

News and gossip from the domestic front with Roisin Dwyer.

2007-05-18

The local support acts have been unveiled for the RTÉ 2fm 2moro 2our, which finds Messiah J & The Expert, Giveamanakick and The Flaws zapping round the country for a goodly part of May.

2007-05-03

All roads lead to Eagle’s Rock in Draperstown on July 22 as the County Derry metropolis plays host to the 6th annual Glasgowbury festival.

2006-06-23

Available as a free download from their website, The Flaws' new single does little to justify their increasingly hyped reputation. Though ‘Out Tonight’ is a fine surge of pop-punk delivered at breakneck speed, it isn’t particularly memorable. Little here will set the Carrickmacross lads apart from a host of new acts plying the same territory.

2006-06-08

Rising stars The Flaws are packing their overnight bags for an Irish tour at the start of next month.

2006-05-05

It’s remarkable that Carickmacross’s The Flaws can produce something so mature and confident with their first proper release. ‘No Room’ is majestic, with its understated verses providing a launchpad from which frontman Paul Finn can soar to spectacular heights in the chorus. In another life, he would be holding those epic notes all the way to the final of The X Factor. But such a waste doesn’t bear thinking about.

2006-03-21

Right now, they are one of the hottest acts in Ireland. But The Flaws started out as a covers band who couldn't play their instruments.

2006-02-16

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