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Pillow Queens Make their US Television Debut on the late late show with James Corden

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NME: Watch Pillow Queens make their US TV debut with ‘Liffey’ live performance

The Irish Times: ‘Very surreal’: Pillow Queens make US TV debut on James Corden show

Nov 11, 2020

'In Waiting' The debut album from Pillow Queens named among Rough Trade's top 100 albums of 2020.

Oct 5, 2020

Guardian UK Pillow Queens: 2020's most exciting indie-rockers on Catholicism, coming out and community

Sept 25, 2020

Irish Times: In Waiting review – An emotional masterpiece

★★★★★

Sept 25, 2020

NME: ‘In Waiting’ review: debut that takes you right to the heart of modern Ireland

★★★★

June 11, 2020

Metro UK: ‘F*** it, the world needs new music’: Pillow Queens on God, queerness and dropping a debut album during a pandemic

Sept 24, 2020

Dublin Inquirer: Pillow Queens Won’t Wait for the Spin to Die

All we can and should do is admire In Waiting — a classic Irish guitar music debut, a proud affirmation of queerness, the power and the peril of organised religion, and a love letter to Dublin

Sept 14, 2020

"It's The Right Time For Us" The Inspirational Rise Of Pillow Queens

Pillow Queens are an all-female band from Ireland whose astonishing rise has been fuelled by a distinctive lo-fi sound and a preference for darker, and at times political, lyrics.

Sept 18, 2020

Review | “There’s something arrestingly heart-on-sleeve about In Waiting” Pillow Queens – In Waiting

There’s something arrestingly heart-on-sleeve about In Waiting.

June 11, 2020

Pillow Queens announce debut album “In Waiting”

Channeling wrought emotion through a sea of 90s grunge and indie-rock sounds, the Irish four-piece (from Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare) forge a powerful noise that is all their own – but meant for everyone. Pillow Queens offer a cathartic experience filled with camaraderie and solidarity…..

June 11, 2020

Irish Rockers Pillow Queens Announce Debut Album, Release New Single “Handsome Wife”

Classic grunge meets woozy indie-pop, “Handsome Wife” itself is a wealth of joy—a catchy and upbeat summer anthem perfect for cloud gazing and daydreaming….

June 11, 2020

Form Presents New Music: Pillow Queens

Pillow Queens played a packed out show for us at London’s Shacklewell Arms back in October 2019 and we’ve loved them ever since. They’ve just announced their debut album featuring tracks Gay Girls, HowDoILook and Brothers plus new single Handsome Wife…

June 11, 2020

TLMT’s The Week Featuring New Music From Pillow Queens

Pillow Queens have returned with the sonically vivid step forward of ‘Handsome Wife’. Taken from the group’s upcoming debut record In Waiting, the track is the band’s most expansive to date…

June 10, 2020

Dublin band Pillow Queens announce new single

Dublin four-piece band, Pillow Queens, have announced that they are set to release a brand new single. The track, Handsome Wife, is set to be released this Friday, June 12th. Taking to Instagram, they shared the news with fans…

March 26, 2020

Check Out Pillow Queens New Video For ‘Ragin’

The compelling and heartbreaking video for Pillow Queens’ ‘Ragin’ follows the central character through a morning where everything falls apart scored by band’s ability to capture the emotional pathos of the song’s lyrics through a music that is filled with instant hooks….

February 02, 2020

Meet Pillow Queens – The Irish Band Talks Using Music to Explore Identity and Social Change

Dublin’s Pillow Queens write songs that hit like an elbow to the gut, each a harder jab than the last. It’s been that way since the quartet dropped their first EP, Calm Girls in 2016….

October 31, 2019

Dublin’s Pillow Queens stop time with anthemic new song “Brothers”

Pillow Queens, a Dublin-based queer indie-punk band, know how to pull at your heartstrings. “Brothers,” their new single premiering above, is an unabashed tribute to the men in their lives…

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Well that was surreal! Huge thank you to @j_corden

Well that was surreal! Huge thank you to @j_corden and all the team at @latelateshow for having us on last night for our US television debut, we had a blast. Pamela even riffed a Gavin & Stacey bit with James before the cameras started rolling. Incredible scenes.

Link to watch back is in our bio and Irish pals yiz can watch on Sky Comedy tonight.

A huge thank you to the amazing team who helped pull off this stunt safely in a pandemic world!

Director extraordinaire @bobfilmsthings, sound wizard @burkwin,lighting king @conorcom5thou00 costume genie @sarahelisabethaustin, hair & makeup ace @fionapower_hair. Assistant sound whiz @picklle_rick. Additional camera by Hugh Canon, Keith Pendred, Camila Gomes, Eleanor Bowman. Grading by Michael Higgins (busy man). Huge thanks to @mariedenmm, yeahitsmejenna, @ciaraaja and everyone at @d_light_studios and @creamysonicstudios. Special thanks to the best boy @hankearlsdad ❤️ You’re all wonderful.

Clothing provided by @indigoandcloth @theharlequinvintage @nataliebcoleman @atriumdublin @momusejewellery and @makethem.eatcake 🔥🔥🔥

TONIGHT! Tune in for a performance and a wee inter

TONIGHT! Tune in for a performance and a wee interview!

EDIT: viewers in Ireland you’ll be able to watch it tomorrow (Weds) night in Ireland if you have sky comedy or now tv cos it’s on at 12:37 US time which is past all our bedtimes xx

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@j_corden
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We are beyond excited to announce that we'll be ma

We are beyond excited to announce that we'll be making our US Television debut performing on The Late Late Show with James Corden on January 12th. Somehow, this isn't a joke? Big week for the PQs!

@latelateshow @j_corden #LateLateShow

We’ve spent a full 24 hours bouncing off the wal

We’ve spent a full 24 hours bouncing off the walls with excitement over this. We are absolutely delighted to be nominated for this years Choice Music Prize!

‘In Waiting’ was such a delight to make, and releasing it in the year we did gave us some light in a very dark time.

To be nominated alongside the biggest group of sounders to ever be nominated for the same award is truly a testament to how amazing the Irish scene is. We couldn’t be happier.

Oh it feels very good to announce that our album h

Oh it feels very good to announce that our album has been nominated for this year’s @choiceprize. That was arguably the most tense announcement of our lives but we lost our minds. Look at that list. Fuck.

✨𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭✨

Tomorrow from 9pm.

US, @LisaHannigan, @musicbyloah & @joannemcnallycomedy

We even do a song with Lisa Hannigan and Loah.

Link in our bio!

#visionatvicarst

Photo by @faolancares

Very excited to be a part of this. So nice to be b

Very excited to be a part of this. So nice to be back in Vicar St playing a real life gig with the most incredible crew and artists.

Streaming live from @aikenpromotions this Wednesday at 9pm. Link in our bio.

Merry Xmas from all of us to all of yiz ❤️ Tha

Merry Xmas from all of us to all of yiz ❤️ Thank you for all your support through what could’ve been a shitshow of a year but ended up being pretty damn spectacular for us. More to come next year. Lots of news in 2021. Thank you all 😘 xoxo PQs

📷 by @faolancares for @district.magazine
Styling by @sarahelisabethaustin

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'Gay Girls' Features on Soundtrack of Irish Film, Dating Amber

'Gay Girls' Features on Soundtrack of Irish Film, Dating Amber

Go watch Dating Amber now! Our song Gay Girls features in one of the (best) scenes and we’re really proud to be…

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