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Wyvern Lingo - Snow II [Official Audio]

Nov 23, 2017

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Wyvern Lingo - Out Of My Hands [Bray Acoustic Session]

8 Dec, 2017

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Wyvern Lingo - Out Of My Hands [Ringsend Road Session]

Wyvern Lingo - live at 3voor12 Podium at Eurosonic 2017

setlist:

0:01 SLR

4:15 Crawl

8:10 When Doves Cry

12:40 Beast At The Door

17:45 Subside 

If you're unfamiliar with the various political and social issues going on in Ireland right now, let's fill you in: women are fighting tooth and nail against the Church and the Irish government for their reproductive rights and to repeal the 8th amendment in their constitution, which makes seeking an abortion a criminal offence. Homelessness in Dublin is becoming a problem of rapidly increasing proportion. It's 2017, straight white dudes apparently still don't get it, and Wyvern Lingo have had enough of apathetic arseholes. (So have I, if you can't tell).

Their response? A healthy dose of dripping sarcasm, served cold by the ever-angelic vocals of Karen Cowley, with a side of glorious three-part harmony from Saoirse Duane and Caoimhe Barry. EARMILK has the first listen of their latest single "Out of My Hands." Speaking of the song, the girls explain:

““Out of My Hands” was inspired by a man I met in a pub, the night of the Home Sweet Home / Occupy Nama demonstration. He was completely cynical towards activism. I tried to get inside his head, that mistrust and negativity on the refugee crisis, homelessness in Ireland, and the Repeal the 8th movement.”

Complete with irresistibly catchy bass line, "Out of My Hands" challenges skepticism and apathy from the point of view of this person they met in the pub. "And I know it's hard for the sorry few…see my world still turns round" is the song's refrain. Of course, it's not out of anyone's hands. This is the wildly frustrating thing about activism: the privileged few's unyielding denial of their privilege, coupled with the refusal to use that privilege for good.

The dissonance of their opening vocals mimic the cultural and political dissonance of the world at the moment. They have built on and adapted their sound since I first heard them a few years ago, and their material gets more hit-worthy with every new release. "Out of My Hands" seems to say: stay angry, and question everything. Except don't question the quality of this song. We're telling you: it's a tune. Wyvern have always been good at challenging stereotype, and this new foray into the world of hard-to-define indie/r&b/pop has paid off extremely well for the trio. "Out of My Hands" is available on all platforms October 6th, 2017.

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@WyvernLingo at The Grand Social, Dublin. Photos by Aisling Finn.

@WyvernLingo at The Grand Social, Dublin. Photos by Aisling Finn.

26/8/17

Whether it was your first time hearing Wyvern Lingo or your 70th , it was clear to all in attendance that it was going to be a special night. One central feeling of female empowerment swept through the air throughout.

Support on the night came in the form of the Barq, an agro-soul four-piece from Dublin, headed by the powerful voice of Jess Kav. The band got the crowd ready with a variety of treats in the form of ‘Gentle Kind of Lies’ and ‘Bear’ before enjoying the new single ‘Optimus Prime’. The band had the ability to send shivers down even the most rigid of spines.

Towards the end of their set, front woman Jess Kav added to the anticipation of the event by dedicating their final song, ‘Sassy Mouth’ to all of the “…amazing women in the Irish music industry”.

Fifteen minutes later, while the crowd discussed the power in Kav’s voice, the lights went down and a reverent hush fell across the room as the familiar and hypnotising harmonies from Wyvern Lingo began to sound out as the band walked through the crowd to take to the stage.

From the moment they began to play it was clear that the entire room was part of something communal and fabulously intimate. A nod to the intimate surroundings of The Grand Social which, on a sold-out night, only adds to the atmosphere.

The band gave a taste of what is to come in their upcoming and highly-anticipated sophomore album by playing, ‘Crawl’, which showcased each of their unique voices individually. On first listen, this track is sure to be a track we’ll be hearing much more of in the future.

The flow of the set-list and pace was masterfully done as Wyvern Lingo even had time to drop a slick cover of ‘Passionfruit’ from Drake.

Each song to follow was accentuated by a new atmospheric experience as the lights, mist and projected visuals drew the crowd in even closer.

All of these elements, coupled with the bands laid-back nature and crowd interaction on the night played a huge part in setting the mood for the evening.

‘I Love You Sadie’, the single that had us all in the room for its official launch exceeded all expectations. This track has seen the band pick up the most amount of air-play of any of their songs to date, and it’s easy to see why. The crowd exploded back to life as the night reached it’s zenith.

GOLDEN PLEC-- WYVERN LINGO: TAKING ON THE WORLD FROM STRANGE ANGLES…

wonderful and lengthy interview from @altirishmusic !

WORDS: STEPHEN BYRNE

We caught up Ireland’s premier vocal harmony group, Wyvern Lingo, for the first time in several years in Dublin’s Wigwam to talk about their R N’B reboot, their swaggering new single I Love You, Sadie, “Sure Look” band tattoos, and constructing their debut album one strange angle at a time.

One of the most impressive things about Wyvern Lingo, besides the harmonies, is their unusual approach to song-writing from a lyrical standpoint. The subject matter of songs such as A Letter to Willow and I Love You, Sadie tackle well-worn veins of song-writing in a new and interesting manner, pertinent to the evolution of modern society.

This unusual approach often challenges us to consider larger themes beyond the story contained directly within the song. Latest single I Love You, Sadie challenges the traditional patriarchal view of interpersonal relationships between men and women, and gives the green light for men to cast them aside and embrace themselves for who they are - in fact it encourages it.

“It started out immediately because I wanted to comment on the particular relationship I have with my boyfriend,” says drummer/guitarist/vocalist Caoimhe Barry. “We would always see it in each other that we don't fit the usual stereotype of what is the male and female in a relationship is. I guess realising that and feeling like that's not such an uncommon feeling in male-female relationships; that you're not always following that stereotype of how things go, and I wanted to comment on that.

I feel like there's a very small box for masculinity. There's a lot of scope for the way women express themselves and they can do that in many kinds of ways, but I know from friends that masculinity is a small space. I guess I'm just trying to sneak into the mainstream, let it not be such a small space. It's kind of laughable.”

“We discuss feminism and women's issues so much, and the thing is there is no such thing, they are all linked” adds Karen Cowley (bass, synth, vocals).  “So many problems in the world with gender violence stem from masculinity issues, and it's so important that the conversation is a cross conversation and not just talking about women or men, that it is both. [...]

New Video!  “I Love You Sadie”