DUBLIN

2004 -

OVERVIEW What defines Groom? Well, smarts and alternative taste, for a start. Stripey wool shirts. Cracked vocals. Too many pairs of glasses. Banjos, fuzz guitars, washy keyboards and loops. Oh and nerdy conversations about the latest software gizmos while listening to Liam's latest dance mixes as well as The Postal Service, The Notwist, Howe Gelb, Ben Folds, Lemon Jelly and the Magnetic Fields. Mike and Wil were founding members of seminal Irish indie band Settler, who had three releases on Fairview House records before disbanding. Settler toured extensively in Ireland and also the USA, making time along the way to record with Barry Phipps of The Coctails in Chicago. Groom is a departure from the easy-going alternative guitar sounds of Settler. Liam Dunne, a prominent dance musician in Dublin's vibrant electronic scene, brings a whole new set of textures to the mix, and Brian O'Higgins completes the set up with his rhythmic rock drumming. It's exciting stuff. 2004 - Groom was formed after Settler had disbanded the previous year. - Release of 'Stich' album - Fiachra leaves the band [Late 2004] 2005 - Release of 'The Wave & Groom' E.P. [February] - Wil McDermott joins on Bass. Wil had previously played with Michael in Settler. Liam Dunne also joined on Synths and Brian O'Higgins on Drums - Release of 'A Very Merry Christmas' split single with Stoat [December] 2006 - Release of 'All This Happened More Or Less' album [October] 2009 - Release of 'At The Natural History Museum' album [23 March] 2010 - Release of 'Marriage' album [21 August] - Release of 'This Golden Age' single [10 November] 2011 - Groom perform as part of the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival in Dublin [06 - 08 October]