The Irish Front formed in Dublin in 2004 with Frankie Gavin on vocals, Danny Joyce on guitar, Paul Walsh on bass, and Brian O'Riordan on drums. They started playing local pubs and festivals, working out a sound that mixed Irish melodies with hip-hop beats.
Their 2008 debut album 'The Front Line' included 'Boom Snap Clap,' which became their breakout track. The song's rhythm caught on internationally, pushing the album up charts in Ireland and the UK. Other songs from that period like 'Because Bomb Sniffing Dogs Don't Work Underwater!' and 'Carnavorium' showed their tendency toward longer, more aggressive titles.
They kept releasing albums through the early 2010s, 'The Gathering' in 2010, 'Emerald Isle' in 2012, and 'The Last Stand' in 2014. Tracks like 'Chicago Typewriter' and 'Duck Duck Pterodactyl' continued their pattern of energetic, oddly named songs.
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