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"a solid, driven band with a knack for big melody" Thanks to the BBC for this Oxegen review:

BBC Across The Line at Oxegen 2011

Vodaphone Stage, Friday, 2.45pm

Describe in a Tweet: Channeling the spirit of Bono.

What happened: There has been a lot of talk about The Plea, given their seemingly meteoric rise from nowhere to the second stage of Ireland's largest festival. Given that they also appeared on the bill for the recent Ash Irish tour its clear that someone 'up there' likes them. To a large extent, we can see why. They're a solid, driven band with a knack for big melody. 'The Miracle' proves why its been bothering playlists of Irish radio of late, while later on 'Staggerers Anthem' is exactly that. a good old fashioned closer, rising from acoustic to epic over the course of six minutes or so.

Crazy In Love: Every few years a band like this catches the public's imagination and compels them into the stratosphere. Is this the band? On the evidence of these songs, quite possibly. The producers of next season's Grey's Anatomy should be on standby.

Why Dont You Love Me: The comparisons to U2 hold up quite often. This is not band wrestling for the soul of new experimental music. If your teeth curdle at the thought of Oasis et al, then turn away now, this is not the band for you"

"Bruce Lee says, "you point a finger to the moon, don't look at the finger, or you'll miss all that heavenly glory".



John Lennon says, "you know that your cat has nine lives, but you've only got, one and a dogs life aint fun.."



Brendan Behan says "fuck the begrudgers, everybody gets a death kiss, when I go I'm gonna kiss the fuck out of deaths sister, make her weep and cry"

Feel It Ticking

One night in The Netherlands.. A montage of clips from The Gideon Music Festival, June

Artist Of The Week on Songward

"The Plea are the brothers Doherty, Denny and Dermot from the small town of Ballyliffen, County Donegal who plied their trade busking on the streets of London, before moving to Boston, where by day they worked on building sites and by night our dynamic duo played the city’s bustling, Irish pub circuit. They spent a year in Minnesota after an American major label funded an album recorded in a big budget studio, but it never saw the light of day.

So in 2009, back in Ballyliffen, the brothers brought in drummer Gerry Strawbridge and bassist Paul Toland, wrote a batch of new songs and posted them on their MySpace page. Interest from labels was immediate, but one offer in particular intrigued them. The founders of legendary Belgian dance label R&S Records were so impressed by the songs and after lengthy discussions on Skype they signed the band and became their first ever rock signing.

The band have just finished recording their debut album with Chris Potter (The Verve, The Rolling Stones, U2) which will be released later this year, but in the meantime open your heart up to The Plea."

Click here to see the feature, and get your free download of "Praise Be"

Here's An Interview We Did With RTE

Part One


And Part Two


"I Am The Miracle" is now available on iTunes, click here to get it from Ireland's iTunes store, and here from iTunes UK. It's also available in the USA here, and Canada!

"Odyssey" Live Rehearsals, Metropolis, London December 2010