BLOWTORCH RECORDS
A BOUTIQUE IRISH RECORD LABEL FOR BANDS OF DISTINCTION
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Slyrydes release new single Gatekeepers
Gatekeepers builds on the band’s July 2026 standalone release One Is Too Many with a more studio-influenced direction than the primal live feel of their early releases. Lyrically, the track sees the band address the “rampant cronyism that permeates through Irish arts funding and indeed public funding in Irish society generally.”
The single was once again produced by their long time collaborator Dan Doherty (Fontaines DC, Denzel Curry, Hope Sandoval, The Jesus and Mary Chain), owner of Darklands Audio Studio in Dublin city centre, who has now joined the band as the drummer. Mastering comes courtesy of Pete Maher (U2, The Killers, Noel Gallagher).
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About Blowtorch Records
Blowtorch Records is an independent record label based in Galway on the West coast of Ireland. We offer a boutique home for Irish bands and artists. Our aim is to promote Irish punk, post punk, shoegaze and electronica through fairly priced physical releases. Take a browse through our roster. Irish punk or post-punk? Try Some Remain, In Athens and Slyrydes. Chilled dance beats? The Swedish Railway Orchestra are for you. Indie techno - Nixer. Shoegaze - Virgins. You get the picture. If you're looking for singer songwriters, chart music and free downloads, this is probably not the place for you. And if you are AI generated it's a hard no.
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