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LOKO PARENTIS are a Dublin-based band influenced by the ‘New Wave’ era of 1978-1982 and high-energy alternative guitar-pop. The group's moniker is derived from the Latin legal term, in loco parentis, meaning ‘in place of parent’, i.e. a guardian.
The outfit was founded by Paul O'Mahony, once of Cork-based bands Berserk and Factor Fiction, who began discussing the idea of a new group with Alan Markey, formerly of punk outfit The Gurriers. They brought English drummer Jareth Tait into the equation, as Alan knew him from the gigging scene. Paul then recruited lead guitarist and graffiti artist Tom McDonald, whom he had known for a few years, before they more recently added Tommy O'Sullivan as lead vocalist/guitarist.
The debut Loko Parentis CD, ‘The Other Side of Fear’, released in 2009, is proof positive of some spectacular results from this energised outfit, on unusual songs like ‘Pornography Blue’ and ‘The Other Side of Fear’ but also on turbo-charged nuggets like ‘This Is What You Find’, the twisted funk of ‘Singular Obsessions’ or the manic meltdown of ‘One Broken Window’.
Track listing:
1. This Is What You Find
2. Magazines
3. Powerchat
4. How Are You, Human?
5. One Broken Window
6. Pornography Blue
7. Cabin Fever
8. Emotional Violence
9. Aim For The Feet
10. Singular Obsessions
11. Pretty Baby's Pretty
12. If You See Me On the Street
13. Rhythmatism
14. New Default Mode
15. The Other Side of Fear
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