The band 's break , according to Mick Pyro , came as a result of ten days recording time they won in " some competition or something , some fucking battle of the bands " . In 2003 , Republic of Loose signed to Big Cat Records . The single " Girl I 'm Gon na Fuck You Up " , released in late 2003 , was largely ignored by daytime radio in Ireland , with Mick Pyro commenting in an early '' Hot Press '' interview : " We were never going to be the type of band that Larry Gogan or Ian Dempsey would play anyway , regardless of the lyric " . The band 's debut album , '' This is the Tomb of the Juice '' , was partially recorded in the ten days studio time they had won in the aforementioned competition . '' This is the Tomb of the Juice '' was recorded in 2003 then released in 2004 . 2004 was also the year in which Republic of Loose débuted at Oxegen ( on the New Band Stage ) , a festival at which they have since regularly performed . Singles " Comeback Girl " and " You Know It " were released in July and October 2005 respectively , both achieving significant airplay on Irish radio and entering the top thirty of the Irish Singles Chart . By 2006 the band had toured Ireland , the United Kingdom , where they performed at festivals such as Glastonbury and T in the Park , and France , where they performed at Furia Sound Festival , Nice Jazz Festival and Les Transmusicales . They also performed alongside veteran rock band Lir at Vicar Street in January 2006 . At a cost of € 70,000 to make , the band 's second album , '' Aaagh ! '' was released in 2006 . '' Sunday Tribune '' journalist Una Mullally called it " one of the most original and progressive Irish albums ever made " . '' Aaagh ! '' reached number two in the Irish Albums Chart , going platinum in the process , received regular airplay on Irish radio and produced five singles , including " The Idiots " , a song about Mick Pyro 's former girlfriend which also features her on vocals . " Break " , a top ten single in Ireland and top forty single in South Africa , was temporarily banned by South African radio station 5fm when a female DJ declared on air that it promoted anal sex without contraception , a comment which led to several complaints from listeners . The band 's 2006 summer tour included a performance where fans danced outside despite " the lashing rain " at Oxegen 2006 , with the '' Irish Independent '' s Larissa Nolan saying " their scheduling on the main stage was a testament to just how big their army of fans is " , and Castlepalooza . In 2007 , Republic of Loose performed at several festivals in Ireland and the United Kingdom , including Reading and Leeds Festivals , Cois Fharraige and a headline slot at Indie-pendence . '' Aaagh ! '' was released in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2007 . In January 2008 , Republic of Loose were one of the acts who recorded " The Ballad of Ronnie Drew " at Dublin 's Windmill Lane Studios ; the sessions led to a meeting with Sinéad O'Connor , with whom the band recorded and released a duet which was then performed live at the 2008 Meteor Awards the following month
2008 Meteor Awards
2008 Meteor Awards
Republic of Loose