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18 Feb 2005

If your New Years resolutions for 2005 included 'more rocking' you could do far worse than stroll towards The Lower Deck, Portobello, for the 36th Ballroom Of Romance. Stoat have been causally knocking out Beefheart tinged oddball pop gems for more years than they may care to remember now, leaving a slew of excellent EPs in their wake. As the release date for their long awaited debut album draws ever closer, now would be a great time to get a sneak preview of what gems await us therein. Supported by two lots of North Dublin's favourite sons, the acoustic finger picked loveliness of Paul O'Reilly and the razor sharp indie punk of the Delorentos. A better night's rocking you'd be hard pushed to find.