Bleech 9:3 today share their second single ‘Jacky’ via Ra-Ra Rok Records. The Irish four-piece, fresh off an extensive run of dates with Keo, are currently on tour with Shame. Headed up by Baz Quinlan (vocals/guitar) and Sam Duffy (guitar), the pair met at AA, where Baz became Sam’s sponsor, they moved from Dublin to London together in 2024. “I think the vulnerability of those meetings helped us be a lot more comfortable with each other from the get go” they say about these first recordings. ‘Jacky’ follows debut single ‘Ceiling,‘ which was released last month. On the new single Baz shares:
“To me it is in part about my own life and in part the lives of those with whom I shared the illness of drug addiction with as a young person back home in Dublin. Though it is not specifically about being an addict, that’s just one way people lose themselves and too often their lives. I’m talking about that loss and the difficulty with understanding it.”
Until recently Baz and Sam were booking shows in London and the other band members (James and Luke) would fly over. Eventually, the two Dublin based members were given a timeframe to make the move to London, or be replaced. The two arrived in London on the final day of that ultimatum. The nature of Baz and Sam’s introductions, and the vulnerability of those initial AA meetings, helped the two establish an unusual frankness and openness for a relationship so young. They started writing together pretty much instantly, branding their all-night writing sessions as feeling like “secret musical affairs”.
Bleech 9:3 Live Dates
November
10 – Project House, Leeds (supporting Shame)
12 – National Stadium, Dublin (supporting Shame)
13 – Cyprus Avenue, Cork (supporting Shame)
29 – Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL (supporting Cardinals)
December
3 – Third Man Records, London – Sold Out
4 – Third Man Records, London – Sold Out
5 – Third Man Records, London – Sold Out
2026
January
31 – So Young Weekender, Southampton
February
19 – 21 – Borderline Festival, Dublin
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