Irish trio Adore have signed to Big Scary Monsters and today release ‘Show Me Your Teeth’, a track fuelled by months of sleep deprivation, recurring nightmares, and the strange clarity that comes from staring fear in the face. ‘Show Me Your Teeth’ follows recent support runs with Chalk and Sprints, landing ahead of their first UK headline shows this month. Guitarist and vocalist Lara Minchin expands on the new single:
“Show Me Your Teeth’ was written during a period where I had nightmares every night for 5 months. These nightmares often lead to me waking up several times throughout the night, resulting in several nightmares with different, sometimes interwoven storylines. An ambivalence developed towards these nightmares which then translated into waking life.”
Working once again with producer and Gilla Band bassist Daniel Fox the new song is jagged, heavy, and unrelenting. Lara drew further inspiration from horror films, vampire folklore, and personal illness: “It’s about wanting to see the imperfections alongside the ideal, about wanting intentions to be revealed; good or bad and the excitement of anticipation of the unknown being revealed.”
Hailing from Dublin, Donegal and Galway respectively, the trio consisting of Lara Minchin (guitar, vocals), Lachlann Ó Fionnáin (bass, vocals) and Naoise Jordan Cavanagh (drums) share a kinetic, intuitive bond – “We are three feens with guitars and drums. We make music that feels right to us,” the band say.
Releasing their debut single ‘Postcards’ in June 2023, Adore have played live relentlessly since, supporting SPRINTS on tour across the UK in late 2024, along with further dates supporting CHALK, The Scratch, 86TVs, The Bug Club and Cardinals across Ireland. With the autumn 2024 release of singles ‘Can We Talk’ an enraged blast of melodic garage-punk, and their explosive call to action ‘Supermum!’, the band reaped the rewards of their hard graft with a sold-out headline show at Dublin’s 450 capacity Whelan’s in December 2024.
Adore Live Dates
May
16 Unbarred Brewery (Alternative Escape), Brighton
16 Pipeline (Alternative Escape), Brighton
18 Heartbreakers, Southampton
20 Polar Bear, Hull (Headline)
22 The Waiting Room, London (Headline)
23 Unfest Festival, Tunbridge Wells
24 Dot to Dot Fest, Bristol
25 Dot to Dot Fest, Nottingham
29 Block Party Supersonic Festival, Paris
30 Block Party Supersonic Festival, Paris
August
03 All Together Now Festival, Waterford
29 Brighton Psych Fest, Brighton
30 Manchester Psych Fest, Manchester
31 Edinburgh Psych Fest, Edinburgh
September
19 Mike The Pies, Listowel
20 Debarras Folk Club, Cork
October
03 Spirit Store, Dundalk
04 Dolans, Limerick
09 Róisín Dubh, Galway
10 Ulster Sports Club, Belfast
November
29 Button Factory, Dublin
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