The Blizzards are an Irish band from
Mullingar
Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census.
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. They were formed by
Niall Breslin
Niall Breslin (born 22 October 1980), known as Bressie, is an Irish musician, former Westmeath GAA, Westmeath Gaelic footballer and Leinster Rugby player. Breslin found success as the lead singer, guitarist, songwriter with pop band The Blizz ...
in late 2004, and also feature Dec Murphy (drums), Justin Ryan, Anthony Doran, Louize Carroll (bass) and Aidan Lynch (keyboards). They have achieved multiple platinum record sales
and have won numerous awards.
Their debut single, the self-released "First Girl to Leave Town", entered the
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are bas ...
at number 11 in 2005. The band were then signed to
Universal Music Ireland, and soon had two top ten singles in Ireland with "Trouble" and "Fantasy". Their debut album, ''
A Public Display of Affection'', was released in October 2006. The album achieved platinum status in Ireland, with sales of 15,000.
The band's second album ''
Domino Effect
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'' was released in 2008. The band entered the
Irish Singles Chart
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at number two and spawned four singles, the top three track "
Trust Me, I'm A Doctor" plus "The Reason", "Postcards" and "Buy It Sell It". In 2009, they signed a UK record deal with Island Records which would see the release of ''Domino Effect'' there.
The band performed annually at
Oxegen
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, have headlined
Indiependence
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and also supported
Oasis
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at
Slane Concert
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in June 2009. Other bands they have supported include
Kaiser Chiefs
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,
The Prodigy
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and
AC/DC
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during their
Black Ice World Tour
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. A headline show at
Dublin
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's
Olympia Theatre on 12 December 2009 was their last before they went on hiatus.
In May 2010 as frontman Niall Breslin (Bressie) was away in London pursuing his career as a
music producer
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, the other four members formed an 80's cover band entitled "House Party" playing shows in Dublin's Crawdaddy venue and Sligo's Garavogue Bar. Bass player Anto Doran and Drummer Dec Murphy can now be seen behind the bar of John Daly's Bar in their hometown of Mullingar which they now manage together.
2016 saw the band return from hiatus with their single "Drop Down The Anchor" and its follow-up, "Perfect on Paper". In 2019, they released their third album, The Last Great Algorithm.
In 2022 the band released their 4th album 'Sometimes We See More In The Dark' on Warner Music. They album was produced and mixed by Aidan Cunningham and went to No.1 on the Irish Independent album charts.
Early career
The band's independently released debut single "First Girl to Leave Town" went to number 11 in the
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are bas ...
in 2005. In July of that year, the band performed at
Oxegen 2005
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. The following year the band signed a recording contract with
Universal Music Ireland with the band's second single "Trouble" reaching number six in the Irish Singles Chart in spring 2006. The single stayed in the top forty for four weeks. Follow-up singles "Miss Fantasia Preaches" and "War of Words" were released in August and October 2006 respectively. In July the following year, The Blizzards performed at
Oxegen 2006
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, moving up on the billing to perform on the NME stage on this occasion.
''A Public Display of Affection''
''A Public Display of Affection'', the debut album of The Blizzards, was released in November 2006. It was produced by US producer Michael Beinhorn, who has previously worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Soundgarden and Marilyn Manson, and debuted at number four in the
Irish Albums Chart
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. Although critical responses to the album were generally positive, the album remained in the top fifty for only three weeks. However, the band's growing popularity saw the album re-enter the charts in early 2007. ''A Public Display of Affection'' reached number 21 in the Irish Albums Chart and remained in the top fifty for 18 weeks from January to June 2007. Two further singles, "Fantasy" and "On the Right Track" were released in 2007 before a Main Stage appearance at
Oxegen 2007.
''Domino Effect''
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In late June 2008, the band confirmed via their official website that work on their second album had been completed. Produced once again by Michael Beinhorn, ''
Domino Effect
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'' was released on 12 September, with a single entitled "
Trust Me, I'm A Doctor" released in July. The single, alongside other new and old material as well as a cover of
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's "
Black and Gold
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", was performed during their 13 July hour-long set on the Main Stage of
Oxegen 2008
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in front of an estimated 50,000 people.
When 10,000 people turned up to watch The Blizzards headline the free
Indie-pendence
INDIEPENDENCE is a festival "weekender" which takes place on the outskirts of Mitchelstown in northern County Cork, typically on the August Bank Holiday weekend. The festival features a variety of artists as well as comedy, spoken word, a small ...
festival in August 2008, the organiser realised that the festival needed to expand the following year.
A string of Irish dates was then announced for September and October 2008, taking in
Naas
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Drogheda
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, Dublin and
Galway
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. They were selected by the organisers of
Hard Working Class Heroes alongside acts such as
Giveamanakick and
Heathers
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to play the
CMJ Festival in New York in October 2008.
The Blizzards released their second album, ''
Domino Effect
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'' on 15 September 2008 to mostly positive reviews, with
entertainment.ie
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stating the album "does a concrete job in guiding the sextet through their new-found maturity". The album peaked at number two on the
Irish Albums Chart
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,
losing out to
Metallica
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's ''
Death Magnetic
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''. The lead single from the album, "
Trust Me, I'm A Doctor" was released on 29 August 2008, going straight to the top of the download charts and debuting at number two on the
Irish Singles Chart
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, again just being beaten to the top spot, this time by the
Katy Perry
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single "
I Kissed a Girl
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". "Trust Me, I'm A Doctor" remained in the top ten for four weeks before dropping down to number 13 on 10 October. The second single from the band's second album was "The Reason". The video for the album's third single, "Postcards", premiered on the website of the ''
Irish Independent
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'' in February 2009.
The song was performed live on ''
Tubridy Tonight
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'' on 28 February and on ''
The Cafe'' on 13 March. The band also covered "
Up" by pop group
The Saturdays
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. On 15 March 2009, they performed at
Nelson's Column
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as part of the
Saint Patrick's Day
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celebrations in London.
The Blizzards performed at the
2009 Meteor Awards
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at the
RDS, Dublin on 17 March 2009 where they won the meteor for best live performance. The band performed an online gig on 27 May 2009.
They did
Slane Concert
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in June.
Their appearance at
Oxegen 2009
Oxegen 2009 was the sixth Oxegen festival to take place since 2004. It took place on the weekend of Friday 10 July, Saturday, 11 July and Sunday, 12 July at Punchestown Racecourse near Naas in County Kildare, Ireland. Kings of Leon, Snow Patro ...
in July
saw them "confident, tight and facing a packed arena".
They were also announced as a support act of
AC/DC
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at short notice after
Thin Lizzy
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cancelled when their drummer
Tommy Aldridge
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broke his collarbone in a cycling accident.
In the summer of 2009, the band did a regional UK tour and released their first UK single, "Buy It Sell It". In August 2009, it was announced that The Blizzards had achieved a UK record deal with
Island Records
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.
Their "Trust Me, I'm A Doctor" single was released there on 28 September 2009.
Their ''Domino Effect'' album was released there on 12 October 2009.
Their single "And Another Thing...", written in conjunction with
Eoin Colfer
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's ''
And Another Thing...'' novel from ''
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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'' series, was also released in the United Kingdom.
The Blizzards took part in the
Arthur's Day
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The 20 ...
events in Dublin on 24 September 2009.
They played the
Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 12 December 2009, their biggest headline show to date.
The show had sold out several months in advance.
In January 2010, The Blizzards went on hiatus.
The Blizzards's single "Buy It Sell It" featured in episode 116: "What Are You Doin' in My Life?" of the hit US series ''
Cougar Town
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'', airing 3 March 2010.
Return from hiatus
In late 2015, The Blizzards announced via their Twitter account that they were returning to the studio as a full band to make new music.
On 18 May 2016, the band premiered their single, "Drop Down The Anchor", on Today FM's Dermot and Dave show. The song was produced by Philip Magee and recorded in Camden Recording Studios in Dublin. The single was officially released on 30 June 2016.
In late June 2016, The Blizzards returned to live shows with a short Scottish tour. On 1 July, they played their first Irish show in six years at
Whelan's
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Profile
Numerous international artists have played at the venue, including Jeff Buckley, Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Kate Nash, Townes Van Zandt, Damien Rice and Allen To ...
Live which sold out in days. The group played various Irish festivals including Indiependence and
Electric Picnic
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.
Their latest single, "Perfect on Paper" premiered on 7 September on Today FM and was released on 7 October 2016.
The Blizzards made their return to the Olympia Theatre on 19 November 2016.
The Blizzards supported
The 1975
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on 17 June 2017 at
Malahide Castle
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.
On 11 October 2021, The Blizzards announced that they would release a new version of their hit 'Trust Me I'm A Doctor' recorded with the
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
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, in aid of Heroes Aid, a charity founded during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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to support frontline staff in Ireland.
On 13 May 2022, The Blizzards released their 4th studio album 'Sometimes We See More In The Dark' through Warner Music. The album sees the band return to a more natural indie rock style which can be heard from the album singles 'Friction Burns', 'Trigger Me' 'Play God' and 'Great Party'. The album was produced and mixed by Aidan Cunningham who is known for capturing the raw energy of bands on to record.
Style
The Blizzards are a self-described pop band and although critics often refer to them as very bad examples of indie-pop, lead singer Niall Breslin, said that "I don't think Indie exists any more. I just think Indie is gone. Everyone who gets played on daytime radio is a pop band. Indie was around for Oasis. Indie was around for Blur. There's none of them bands left." When writing their second album, lead singer
Niall Breslin
Niall Breslin (born 22 October 1980), known as Bressie, is an Irish musician, former Westmeath GAA, Westmeath Gaelic footballer and Leinster Rugby player. Breslin found success as the lead singer, guitarist, songwriter with pop band The Blizz ...
said "We were told by a few people that the first album didn't reflect the energy of the live shows, so that's what we were aiming for this time around,".
After the album's completion he stated "We couldn't be happier with the end result – it's exactly what we were aiming for."
Television/radio appearances
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Awards
The Blizzards are multiple
Meteor Award nominees and winners.
They received the award for Best Irish Live Performance at the
2009 Meteor Awards
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.
They were nominated in the category of Best Irish Pop Act at the
2010 Meteor Awards
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References
External links
''Blizzards storm to the big time'' – Westmeath Examiner (requires free registration)
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Irish rock music groups
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