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Thumper – release scintillating new single ‘You Didn’t Hear This From Me’

Acclaimed Dublin alt-rockers THUMPER release blistering new single ‘You Didn’t Hear This From Me‘ ahead of sophomore album ‘Sleeping With The Light On‘ on Fri 20th Feb. The band also announce a string of Ireland and UK dates in support of the release.

THUMPER have gone from playing small hometown shows to touring Ireland, UK and Europe extensively, as well as becoming regular features at Irish festivals, appearing at the likes of Electric Picnic, All Together Now, Indiependence, Other Voices, etc. The band feel right at home on festival stages around the continent too, having made appearances at big name European festivals such as Mad Cool (ESP), Reading & Leeds (UK), Iceland Airwaves (IS), Haldern Pop (DE), Rock For People (CZ), Eurosonic (NL), Reeperbahn (DE), United Artists Prague (CZ), and many more.

The band’s debut album Delusions of Grandeur received extensive press support (Clash, Dork, The Line of Best Fit, New Noise, Punk News, Hot Press, Nialler9, Distorted Sound, Goldenplec, Louder Than War to name a few) and landed them a nomination for Irish Album of the Year at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize. THUMPER received UK and international airplay across BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 1, Radio X, KEXP, Kink, Kerrang! as well as Irish stations such as RTÉ Radio 1, 2FM, Today FM, Beat102103 among others. They have also made noteworthy TV performances on RTÉ’s Tommy Tiernan Show and Other Voices and secured numerous Spotify and Apple Music editorial playlist placements and cover features.

New Album ‘Sleeping With The Light On’ drops Fri 20th Feb

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