Having earned the admiration of several musicians , including members of Snow Patrol and U2 , as well as Sinéad O'Connor &mdash; with whom they recorded , released and performed a duet at the 2008 Meteor Awards &mdash; the band have had their music played on radio stations in Africa , Asia , Europe and North America . '' The Irish Times '' placed them at number thirty-seven in a list of " The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now " published in April 2009 , referring to them as " one of Ireland 's most original bands " led by " the gruff singer with the extraordinary soul voice ... simultaneously channelling the spirits of James Brown and James Joyce in one fell swoop . " Aside from U2 and Bell X1 , they are the Irish band with the most airplay in their native country . In August 2014 , vocalist Mick Pyro confirmed that the band had split
2008 Meteor Awards
2008 Meteor Awards
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