Thumper (band)

Thumper (stylised in all-caps as THUMPER) are an Irish psych rock band based in Dublin.[2][3]

THUMPER
THUMPER at the 2023 Orange Blossom Special Festival
THUMPER at the 2023 Orange Blossom Special Festival
Background information
OriginDublin
Genres
Years active2019 (2019)–present
LabelsEMMS
Members
  • Oisín Leahy Furlong
  • Alan Dooley
  • Alex Harvey
  • Benedict Warner-Clayton
  • Dav Campbell
  • Stevie D'Arcy
Websitehellothumper.com
Frontman Oisín Leahy Furlong
Guitarist Alan Dooley
Guitarist Alex Harvey
Drummer Benedict Warner-Clayton

Career

THUMPER was founded in 2019 as a solo project by Oisín Leahy Furlong, who then formed the band to perform the songs at festivals.[4]

They cite Weezer, Pixies, Pavement and The Dandy Warhols as influences.[5] THUMPER have made festival appearances at Reading and Leeds Festival, Electric Picnic, Indiependence, All Together Now, VESTROCK and Haldern Pop.[4]

Their first album, Delusions of Grandeur, was released in 2022 and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.[6] The Irish Times awarded it three stars out of five, saying "While the riffs are punchy, there’s a serious timekeeping issue […] With six years of material to work with, it’s no wonder this debut record is overstuffed with ideas. Nonetheless, Thumper have carved out a corner of Ireland’s burgeoning guitar rock scene by maintaining a strong sense of self."[7] The Irish Examiner gave it 4/5, saying " amidst the din, their debut album is full of wonky avant-garde flourishes. At its best, it tips into a goggle-eyed weirdness that will help set Thumper apart from the deluge of groups that have come to attention in the wake of Fontaines DC."[8] Hot Press gave it 8/10, saying "Combining millennial angst and compulsive, turbo-driven guitar, THUMPER are at their best when they let their psych-tinged epics breathe."[9]

Personnel
  • Oisín Leahy Furlong (vocals, guitar)
  • Alan Dooley (guitar, backing vocals)
  • Alex Harvey (guitar, backing vocals)
  • Dav Campbell (bass, backing vocals)
  • Stevie D'Arcy (drums)
  • Benedict Warner-Clayton (drums)

Discography
EPs
  • Out of Body Auto-Message (2019)[10]
Albums
  • Delusions of Grandeur (2022)[11]

References
  1. "Thumper". Sea Sessions - Surf Music Festival, Bundoran.
  2. "Who TF are THUMPER?". 30 June 2020.
  3. Clark, Stuart. "Where's Me Thumper?: Interview With Thumper". Hotpress.
  4. "BIO". THUMPER.
  5. "Track Record: Oisin Furlong (Thumper)". The Thin Air. 16 March 2023.
  6. "Choice Music Prize 'Album of the Year' nominations announced | News". GoldenPlec. 9 January 2023.
  7. "Thumper: Delusions of Grandeur review – Debut record overstuffed with ideas". The Irish Times.
  8. Power, Ed (17 March 2022). "Album Review: Delusions of Grandeur is a fine debut from Irish noise-poppers Thumper". Irish Examiner.
  9. McFee, Edwin. "Album Review: THUMPER - 'Delusions of Grandeur'". Hotpress.
  10. "Thumper deliver raucous Brighton concert". 7 October 2022.
  11. "Thumper – Delusions Of Grandeur | Album Review". GoldenPlec.
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