The Flaws were an

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indie-rock quartet, hailing from

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. The band released their self entitled debut EP in the Summer of 2005 which attracted a flurry of label attention and eventually culminated in the signing of a 5-album contract to Polydor UK/ Universal Music in December 2005. The flaws released three full-length studio albums between 2007 and 2016. The Flaws consist of: Paul Finn on Vocals/Guitar, Paul Mallon on Bass/Backing Vocals, Shane Malone, Lead Guitar and drummer Colin Berrill.

Career

Background

The original group went to Patrician High School secondary school together in

and formed a band in the early 2000s called Sweet Relief during their Dublin college years. A more serious approach to original music culminated in a band name change, the recruiting of Dundalk music guru Derek Turner of Tumbleweed Studios, Spirit Store and Honey Thieves fame and extensive Irish original music venue touring ensured a sound foundation for the quartet in those early years. Popular venues such as the aforementioned Spirit Store, McHughs Drogheda, Eamon Doran’s, Cypress Avenue, Dolan’s, Auntie Annies, McGarrigles, Voodoo Lounge, Yukon Bar, An Roisin Dubh were frequented as the band shaped their musical niche. The Flaws embarked on an extensive tour during the Summer of 2005 around Ireland with

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band

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and

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indie outfit Fast Emperors. Other high-profile support slots to

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and

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helped bolster the bands growing popularity in the early days. In July 2007 original drummer, founding member Stephen Finnegan left the band for personal reasons.

Popularity

The Flaws played the Crawdaddy Stage of

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at 13:15 on Sunday 2 September 2007. They did an instore in BPM in

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on Sunday 28 October at 15:30. They played "Rock 'N Roulette" on ''

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'' on Tuesday 20 November. The Flaws were nominated for two Meteor Awards in the categories "Best Irish Album", and "Best Irish Band" at the

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. Their debut album, ''

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'' was also nominated for the

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. The list of 2008 festival appearances for the band includes a return to the Electric Picnic and slots at

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and

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. The Flaws have also had their music played on a number of radio stations and music channels in Italy.

Discography

The Flaws's four-track EP was recorded in

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. National commercial radio station

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broadcast the track on

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's ''The Last Splash'' programme, in which she described the lead track ''"16"'' as ''"brilliant"''. The EP also includes the tracks ''"Idolise"'', ''"Everybody's Got to be Somewhere"'' and ''"Fed to the Lions"''. Their debut album, ''

'' was released on 14 September 2007 to critical acclaim. A

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for the album followed on 10 January 2008. Their debut album was recorded and mixed by acclaimed Irish producer

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/Director). October 2010 saw the release of the group's second album, ''Constant Adventure''. The Flaws went on a hiatus for 2 years, infrequently releasing singles until they announced that they would release a third record. "Springtime For The Flaws", was released 24 April 2015. The Flaws subsequently disbanded in 2016. In May 2020 unannounced song entitled “All Of Us” was released on social media with accompanying video. In January 2021, Paul Finn as SOMEFINN released a solo album entitled "...tsk, tsk..."

Albums

*''

'', 2007 *''Constant Adventure'', 2010 *''Springtime For The Flaws'', 2015

Singles

*''No Room (March 2006)'' *''Out Tonight (June 2006)'' *''Sixteen (May 2007, IRE No. 29)'' *''1981 (July 2007)'' *''You and I (November 2007)'' *''I Don't Wanna Dance (September 2009)'' *''Part of You (October 2010)'' *''Make Good (February 2011)'' *''Constant Adventure (June 2011)'' *''Million Miles (May 2012)'' *''Let's Fight (July 2012)'' *''Animals (September 2014)'' *''That's What You Get (February 2015)''

References

* Hotpress Yearbook 2007, 2008

External links

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