Back to the chats for this episode as I catch up with Francis Watters - the frontman from Dundalk's alt-fi foursome Future West. They have a new 9 track album Who Will Forgive All My Sins out August 19 digitally and on Blowtorch vinyl and we discuss all aspects of the band and how they got to this exciting point of having an album ready to release.
 
The band has been through several iterations - it started as a 6 piece, went to a solo project and has now settled as 4 piece with John Mellon on bass and Peter McCoy and Pauric McCrum on guitar and drums. The latter duo also form production team Pillowhead.

Listen & learn why we should all get Sony noise cancelling headphones (hello Sony - open to freebies);  the story behind the artwork by David Noonan from Just Mustard; how you can get a free copy of the album by suggesting an idea for a show in Dundalk; why Francis will never work with James Murphy and what's coming next from his prolific songwriting pen.

The album is available to pre order in our website shop
Future West are on Instagram, Bandcamp, Twitter & Facebook
Tickets for the album launch are on the Spirit Store website

Tracks played in this episode

See What I See
Late Last Nite
All My Sins
Give You My Time