Beneath the Air is a new music series taking place in The Model curated by two local independent record labels Bluestack Records and Art for Blind Records. Showcasing emerging artists from the island of Ireland, the series will commence with The Altered Hours from Cork and Belfast’s Sea Pinks this Saturday 1 October. These two bands represent the vibrance of Irelands diy music scene each having released LPs and singles and toured extensively across Ireland and Europe.

The Altered Hours are a five-piece based in Cork, their music evokes dark psych/shoegaze and elements of post-punk. They arrive in Sligo in what has been their busiest period in the band’s life; they released their debut LP “In Heat Not Sorry” in January on Art for Blind/Penske and then embarked on an extensive tour of Ireland, UK and Europe. They then hit the road again over the summer taking in many of the country’s top festival’s including Body & Soul, Castlepalooza and Electric Picnic. Internationally they have played at Lisbon Psych Fest, Cosmosis Manchester and Liverpool Psych Fest.

Co-headlining are Sea Pinks, the solo project of Neil Brogan, which he started while he was the drummer in Girls Names and then morphed into a it’s own entity with a full line-up of three having been joined by Davey Agnew on drums and Steven Henry on bass. Sea Pinks create jangly fuzz pop with a nostalgic edge and have been likened to “The Go-Betweens if they were born in a colder climate” (Clash magazine). Sea Pinks have released five full-length LPs and various singles and EPs on Brogan’s own imprint CF Records.

So as to whet your appetite for Saturday night, we here at The Model have collated a playlist for you to bang out of your stereo… or computer speakers! Featuring tracks from both The Altered Hours and Sea Pinks and veritable rag-tag ensemble of similar Irish and international acts of today and yesteryear including Girls Names, So Cow, Twinkranes, Singapore Sling, My Bloody Valentine and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.