Nick Kelly of The Fat Lady Sings, Alien Envoy and Seán Millar of Dr Millar & The Cute Hoors have formed new duo DOGS and released their debut album, Joy. We asked them the BIG questions . . .
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Released by Scottish independent label Last Night From Glasgow, Joy has already debuted at Number 12 in the official Scottish album charts.
The ten-track album includes Old Dog Young Dog, the soul-folk stomp of Heartbeat, and the climate crisis fightback anthem Only Home, which provides the finale to award-winning new feature film The Song Cycle.
Th film, directed and produced by Nick, follows his and Seán's sustainable tour by bicycle and bus to perform at Glastonbury 2022. The Song Cycle had its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh in July 2024, where it won Best Independent Film.
Nick first came to prominence fronting '90s band The Fat Lady Sings and has subsequently released four solo albums, the latter two as Alien Envoy.
In recent years Nick has also gained praise as a film maker. He was Oscar-shortlisted for his third short Shoe and his first feature The Drummer and The Keeper won 18 major awards on the global festival circuit.
SEÁN aka Doctor Millar has released six critically acclaimed solo albums and is an internationally acclaimed theatre maker and composer.
Since the late 1990s Seán has worked as an artist/facilitator on many community-based socially engaged collaborative music and theatre performances.
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
Nick: I cook. I eat. I stack the dishwasher.
Seán: I don't eat butter, or broccoli, or drink beer.
How would you describe your music?
Nick: Theme Tunes for Unmade Movies.
Seán: Post Punk Acoustic
Who are your musical inspirations?
Nick: Joni and Randy, Sufjan and Dessner, Toots and Sly.
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Seán: For Dogs it's CSNY, Crowded House, Zeppelin and The Woodentops.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Nick: Free Booze at McGonagles.
Seán: Status Quo, The Undertones, Judas Priest and Christy Moore at Dalymount Park.
What was the first record you ever bought?
Nick: Elton John’s Greatest Hits Vol 1.
Seán: Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel.
What’s your favourite song right now?
Nick: Factory Fada - A Lazarus Soul.
Seán: Was Magician - This Is The Kit.
Favourite lyric of all time?
Nick: "In The Bureau typewriters quiet, Confetti falls from every window, Throwing hats up in the air, A city perfect in every detail" - Easter Parade - The Blue Nile.
Seán: Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Nick: Best of My Love - The Emotions.
Seán: Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Nick: My Bandcamp.
Seán: My Bandcamp.
Alan Corr
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