Starting out with just acoustic guitars and a wooden box, The Scratch created an immediate buzz in their home city of Dublin.

"Seemingly incapable of keeping themselves boxed in to one singular genre, they meander intentionally around heavy metal, Irish folk music, stadium rock, and post punk. Constantly evolving both creatively and sonically, never taking themselves as individuals too seriously while always putting their souls into the music. They have won the hearts of anyone that has experienced their live shows, which have garnered a cult-like following in Ireland, the UK and most recently mainland Europe and North America."

Heavy metal riffs seamlessly transitioning from more familiar Irish music instrumentation. Why has nobody thought of doing that before? Perhaps they have, what do I know.

Anyway, infectious stuff. And no reason to think the future is anything but bright and super bouncy for The Scratch.