Dublin band SACK sign European record deal and release limited 7 inch double A Side to celebrate
Dublin Indie band Sack are teaming up with the German based record company, GMO- The Label, to release the band's critically acclaimed comeback album Wake Up People! in Germany with other European territories (and Japan) to follow. The album - described by Irish Times music critic Tony Clayton Lea as “the best comeback album by any band of their generation. It sounds as ‘right now’ as any Indie Rock act I can think of” - was their first release since 2002 and ended up in many critics Album of the Years lists including Tom Dunne’s Irish Examiner Top 6 records of ‘24, Golden Plec, Mail On Sunday, Thin Air, The Goo, Dublin City FM, 8 Radio and many others.
To celebrate this release Sack are releasing a new double A side single of Unmade Bed Of A Man and As One, both taken from Wake Up People! and newly remastered specifically for this release by two time Grammy award winner Guy Massey (The Beatles Remasters, Richard Hawley, Spiritualized, Oasis), available on a special limited edition 7" vinyl single and digital download from Friday, October 10th.
Sack will split this release with, GMO-The Label, which is limited to 200 copies with 100 copies available in Ireland, and 100 copies in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria (GSA). October 24th will also see the official release of Wake Up People! in Germany through, GMO-The Label, with the album, available on Vinyl, CD and Digital Download as well as all usual streaming platforms. Available to pre-order from GMO-The Label in these regions Here
Both tracks were produced by John Murphy (Birds Of Olympus) and Sack, and was engineered by Ber Quinn (John Grant, The Divine Comedy, Villagers) at Dublin's Sonic Studios and mixed by Dave Eringa ( Manic Street Preachers, The Who, Kylie, Ocean Colour Scene)
Unmade Bed Of A Man (ISRC - IETLE 2500001)
Words: Martin McCann. Music: John Brereton. Arranged: Sack
A tale of someone who lacks life confidence and belief in themselves when they have so much going for them. The song also deals with mild obsession and entanglement.
As One (ISRC - IETLE 2500002)
Words: Martin McCann. Music: John Brereton. Arranged: Sack
Basically refers to a common trait existing in gay men’s lives with regard to an attraction to older ‘father figure’ types.
Sack will celebrate the new release with a show as part of The Depot Sessions at The Complex, Dublin on Saturday, October 11th with special guest Clara Tracey who was nominated for the Northern Ireland best album award for her debut album, Black Forest will be joining them on the night. Tickets are available now from thecomplex.ie Here
Unmade Bed Of A Man and As One will be available to stream and download from Friday October 10th, Pre-order the 7" vinyl from Bandcamp Here
Tour Dates
Sat Oct 11th - The Depot Sessions at The Complex, Dublin with special guest Clara Tracey
SACK BIOGRAPHY
Their first single ‘What Did the Christians Ever Do For Us?’ was single of the week in both the NME and Melody Maker. In 1993 they signed to UK Indie label Lemon Records, who released their first album ‘You Are What You Eat’.
This was followed by 1997's' ‘Butterfly Effect'’ which was produced by Stereolab producer Paul Tipler and Garret 'Jacknife' Lee, U2/REM etc. The album contained one of their most memorable tracks, “Laughter Lines”, a song Morrissey said, “should be Number One forever” and at Morrissey’s behest Sack opened for him on his 1999 Oye Esteban World Tour taking in mainland Europe, the UK & Ireland, and the USA. The former Smiths singer also included “Colorado Springs” (from ‘You Are What You Eat’) on his hand-picked NME CD "Songs to Save Your Life" before inviting the band to open for him again on a European tour in 2002.
2001 saw ‘Adventura Majestica’ come out on the band's own Jetset Junta label and was the last official release from the band until August 2021 saw the band return with their first new material in 20 years with a brand-new single “What A Way To Live” which received massive nationwide airplay in Ireland as well as many great accolades across the board including Newstalk’s Tom Dunne declaring it his ‘single of the year’. May 2022, saw the 25th Anniversary edition of their classic album ‘Butterfly Effect’ on vinyl for the first time ever to renewed acclaim for the album from fans and media alike, with The Charlatans' Tim Burgess hosting one of his hugely popular Twitter Listening Parties for the newly reissued album.
In May 2024, Sack released the album’s title track - Wake Up People! - as the first single and it quickly garnered radio play from Dan Hegarty, John Creedon, Cathal Murray, Keiron McGuinness and, most notably, Tom Dunne as he made it his single of the week, playing it twice in one night - the song which instigated his ‘Two From Tommy’ program sting (a la John Peel's seminal Teenage Kicks broadcasting moment) - and played it every night for three weeks straight. The album Wake Up People! received great reviews on release, while making many albums of the year accolades in the end of year charts compiled by journalists and DJ's across the board.
