Formed by Brian Brannigan, als released their first 3 albums, alsRecord, Graveyard of Burnt Out Cars & Through a Window in the Sunshine Room with a revolving cast of musicians. Then, in 2011, the current lineup of Anton Hegarty, Julie Bienvenu and Joe Chester joined Brannigan for a tribute show to The Fall. They have now been together for 13 years, making 3 albums, Last of the Analogue Age , The D They Put Between the R & L & the forthcoming No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens. als have been much-lauded with their albums routinely topping end-of-year polls. Analogue Age was included in the Sunday Times list of the best Irish albums of all time while Cillian Murphy & Craig Charles featured The D on BBC 6 Music. They've played sold-out shows at Whelan’s, Button Factory, Doolin Folk Festival, Royal Kilmainham &, in 2023, their first headline at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. In recent years, Christy Moore, who has become a champion, covering Lemon 7s & Black & Amber at his shows.
