Live music is popularly played on streets and at venues throughout Dublin, and the city has produced several musicians and groups of international success, including The Dubliners, Thin Lizzy, The Boomtown Rats, U2, The Script, Sin�ad O'Connor, Boyzone, Kodaline, Westlife and Jedward.
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The 17th Annual Triple A Sunset Sessions took place February 20, 21, and 22 2014 at the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort in Augustana, The Hold Steady, The Parlotones, Eddie Money ( along with the debut of his son Dez ), Kodaline, Beware of Darkness, Flagship, and about 40 others.
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May has shared the stage with David Gilmore, Jeff Beck, Jools Holland, Smokey Robinson, Bono, U2, Lulu, The Boomtown Rats, The Levellers, Thomas Dutronc, The Chieftains, Mary Black, The Dubliners, Elvis Costello, Paolo Nutini, Michel Legrand, Wanda Jackson, Jamie Cullum and Kodaline.
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Kodaline are not offering a complete folk redesign-albeit some songs lean more towards indie rock than their contemporaries'efforts-but In A Perfect World is packed with enough heart and soul to make it an enjoyable debut . " Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian also gave the album a mixed review stating " Kodaline have already mastered the craft of piling chorus upon unshakable chorus.
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Kodaline are not offering a complete folk redesign-albeit some songs lean more towards indie rock than their contemporaries'efforts-but In A Perfect World is packed with enough heart and soul to make it an enjoyable debut . " Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian also gave the album a mixed review stating " Kodaline have already mastered the craft of piling chorus upon unshakable chorus.
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Black was one of the three judges on the TV talent show " You're a Star " where he discovered and championed Dublin band 21 DEMANDS who made Irish chart history by becoming the first unsigned artist to achieve a number one single, the band subsequently changed their name to KODALINE signing to Sony Records, their debut album In a Perfect World went to No . 1 in Ireland and number 3 in the UK charts in 2013.
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Lawrence has worked with a vast array of UK and international artists, including : Adele, Amy Winehouse, Bat For Lashes, Beyonc? Black Eyed Peas, Bjork, Ellie Goulding, Emeli Sande, Eric Clapton, Foals, George Michael, Groove Armada, Kylie, Kodaline, Lady Gaga, Jeff Beck, Joan Armatrading, Laura Marling, Macy Gray, Magnetic Man, Michael Kilbey, Naughty Boy, One Direction, Paloma Faith, Scissor Sisters, Slaves, Shirley Bassey, Sugababes, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, The Who, The Vaccines, U2, Van Morrison, You Me At Six.
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Ally Carnwath of " The Observer " gave the album 2 stars out of 5, and felt " That for all their stadium uplift and notionally anthemic choruses, they never deliver a hook or melodic sucker punch that really floors you . " Lauren Murphy of " The Irish Times " gave a similar review, saying " Kodaline are a bit drab . . . It sounds like [ they ] are more focused on ticking boxes in order to appeal to their target audience, than on blazing their own trail by attempting something original . " Bevis Man from " DIY " gave a negative review, saying " Let s be frank here, what this band needs is a punch in the face and to grow some balls.
