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A House
A House were an Irish rock band active in Dublin from 1985 to 1997 and recognised for lead singer Dave Couse's distinctive vocals. The single "Endless Art" is one of their best-known charting successes.
The band's name is pronounced with "A" as the indefinite article, pronounced /æ/ or /ə/, not as the letter A (/eɪ/).
Formed in Dublin in 1985 by former members of the band Last Chance, vocalist Dave Couse, guitarist Fergal Bunbury and drummer Dermot Wylie were joined by bassist Martin Healy (who had all been friends at Templeogue College), formed as A House. The band honed their live skills in the pubs of Dublin, performing in McGonagle's club (where U2 performed in the late 1970s), at free gigs in the Phoenix Park and turns on RTÉ's TV GaGa and Dave Fanning's radio sessions.
The band's earliest recorded appearance was on a charity compilation called Blackrock Youth Aid '85, assembled at Newpark School. This was followed by tracks on two compilations. "On Your Bike Wench, and Let's Have the Back of You" appeared on the EP Live at the Underground (1986) and "What a Nice Evening to Take the Girls Up the Mountains" appeared on the Street Carnival Rock EP (1987).
Two self-released singles, "Kick Me Again Jesus" and "Snowball Down", followed, released on the label RIP Records.
Recording a John Peel session for BBC radio in the United Kingdom, and gaining regional popularity, the band signed with Blanco y Negro, which released the singles "Heart Happy" and "Call Me Blue" in Ireland and the UK. "Call Me Blue" was backed by a video and was relatively successful, receiving appreciable airplay and reaching number 28 in the Irish chart, as well as having some impact in the U.S. These singles were followed by A House's first album On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round in 1988. The band then toured with the Go-Betweens, and "Call Me Blue" reached number 3 on the Billboard college chart in 1989.
A promo version of "Call Me Blue" for the American tour includes a track labelled "Some Intense Irish Brogue" that is a short interview with the band. Following the tour, the band recorded the album I Want Too Much in 1989 on the small Irish island of Inishboffin. Press response was positive, but record sales were poor, and Blanco y Negro dropped the band. The band then signed with Setanta, a London-based independent label tending to focus on Irish acts.
Dermot Wylie also quit the band in this period and was replaced by Dave Dawson.
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A House
A House were an Irish rock band active in Dublin from 1985 to 1997 and recognised for lead singer Dave Couse's distinctive vocals. The single "Endless Art" is one of their best-known charting successes.
The band's name is pronounced with "A" as the indefinite article, pronounced /æ/ or /ə/, not as the letter A (/eɪ/).
Formed in Dublin in 1985 by former members of the band Last Chance, vocalist Dave Couse, guitarist Fergal Bunbury and drummer Dermot Wylie were joined by bassist Martin Healy (who had all been friends at Templeogue College), formed as A House. The band honed their live skills in the pubs of Dublin, performing in McGonagle's club (where U2 performed in the late 1970s), at free gigs in the Phoenix Park and turns on RTÉ's TV GaGa and Dave Fanning's radio sessions.
The band's earliest recorded appearance was on a charity compilation called Blackrock Youth Aid '85, assembled at Newpark School. This was followed by tracks on two compilations. "On Your Bike Wench, and Let's Have the Back of You" appeared on the EP Live at the Underground (1986) and "What a Nice Evening to Take the Girls Up the Mountains" appeared on the Street Carnival Rock EP (1987).
Two self-released singles, "Kick Me Again Jesus" and "Snowball Down", followed, released on the label RIP Records.
Recording a John Peel session for BBC radio in the United Kingdom, and gaining regional popularity, the band signed with Blanco y Negro, which released the singles "Heart Happy" and "Call Me Blue" in Ireland and the UK. "Call Me Blue" was backed by a video and was relatively successful, receiving appreciable airplay and reaching number 28 in the Irish chart, as well as having some impact in the U.S. These singles were followed by A House's first album On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round in 1988. The band then toured with the Go-Betweens, and "Call Me Blue" reached number 3 on the Billboard college chart in 1989.
A promo version of "Call Me Blue" for the American tour includes a track labelled "Some Intense Irish Brogue" that is a short interview with the band. Following the tour, the band recorded the album I Want Too Much in 1989 on the small Irish island of Inishboffin. Press response was positive, but record sales were poor, and Blanco y Negro dropped the band. The band then signed with Setanta, a London-based independent label tending to focus on Irish acts.
Dermot Wylie also quit the band in this period and was replaced by Dave Dawson.