Voodoo Loons

Edgy and weird, punkish and psychedelic, with a smidge of politics, a funky groove filled base, and the unexpected occassional addition of mandolin to keep you guessing, the Voodoo Loons sound is a stew of it’s own. While the press has compared the trio to sounds as diverse as the Afghan Whigs, Pixies, Sonic Youth, and Waterboys (among others), none of those bands, although surely inspirational to the Loons, really quite nails it.

Based in both Ireland and the US (Cincinnati), most of the writing is done by Dennis O’Hagan, who claims citizenship in both countries. After getting significant attention both in Europe and the US with the demos he’d put online, O’Hagan hooked up with old chum Bill McCarthy on drums, who brought in sessions workhorse Chris Hooks on bass. After road testing songs at US music festivals in 2006 and 2007 they went into the studio summer of 2007 and emerged with Euphobia to critical acclaim. The album did equally well in the US and Europe, and played on Sirius XM Satellite Radio in the States (as well as many other outlets on both continents). SiriusXM 2009 Listeners Poll ranked “Emerald” #56 on the Top 100 Celtic Songs list.  2012 will see the release of The Criminal Ear LP.  The first single, "The Winter Trail", was released in December '11 and can currently be heard on SiriusXM's Spectrum channel.