LUCAN, CO. KILDARE | DUNBOYNE, CO. MEATH

2004 -

OVERVIEW The Gandhis is an alternative band from Kildare and Meath. The band came together in 2004 after the demise of two previous outfits, Hoochie Mama & The Emperors Of Funk and Urban Funk Explosion. Gandhis members Niall Cullen and Aidan McKelvey had been performing with the former while Conor Deasy was leading up the latter. The trio got together and enlisted the services of drummer, Bazz O'Reilly and The Gandhis was formed. The band released its debut single, 'Zaza' in early 2008 and has been highly productive since then. A second single, 'Don't You Want To Be Loved By Me?' followed in November of the same year. The band then set to work on finalising their debut album, 'You Are My Friend'. This was released in October 2009. The 11-track collection gathered together the first two singles as well as tracks such as 'Goodbye Cruel Appendix' and 'The Rudy Show'. The band released further singles in support of the album - 'A Guy Like Me' [2009] and 'Primrose Lane' [2010]. 2008 - Release of 'Zaza' single as a digital download [08 February] - Release of 'Don't You Want To Be Loved By Me?' single [14 November] 2009 - Release of 'You Are My Friend' album [09 October] - Release of 'A Guy Like Me' single 2010 - Release of 'Primrose Lane' single 2011 - Release of 'You Are My Friend' single [04 March] - Releasse of 'Hunting' single [26 November] 2012 - Release of 'After Autumn' album [30 March] - Release of 'Maybe Maybe' single [18 May] - Release of 'Brother' single [26 September]