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OVERVIEW National Prayer Breakfast or NPB was an alternative garage-rock band based in Dublin. The line up included Patrick Freyne [Vocals & Guitar], Paul Clancy [Drums], Daragh Keogh and Pól O'Conghaile. Their sound was described as garage-country-rock. During its lifetime, the band released three acclaimed albums - 'The Sociables Prefer Pop Music' [2000], 'This Is My Happening And It XXXXXX Me Up' [2001] and 'Let's Work It Out' [2004]. These long players were supported by a string of singles including 'Feeding Frenzy', 'Popsong' and 'Sadder Day Blues'. The band split sometime in the mid-noughties after the relase of the 'Let's Work It Out' album. Freyne and O'Conghaile went on to work together again in El Diablo who recorded two albums of alt-country music. Freyne the went on to form Patrick Freyne & His Bad Intentions. More recently, he can be found writing fror Hot Press. O'Conghaile has also pursued a career in journalism. Paul Clancy had been about to release his debut solo album, under the Clancy moniker, when he died unexpectedly in early 2010. The album was posthumously released. 1998 - Release of 'Feeding Frenzy' single 1999 - Release of 'Popsong' single 2000 - Release of 'The Sociables Prefer Pop Music' album 2001 - Release of 'Sadder Day Blues' single [22 June] - Release of 'This Is My Happening And It XXXXXX Me Up' mini-Album on 10" Vinyl [13 July] - Release of 'This Is My Happening And It XXXXXX Me Up' mini-Album on CD in Ireland and the UK [06 November] 2002 - Release of 'Loaded' single [17 June] 2004 - Release of 'Let's Work It Out' album [27 February]