Guernica

Guernica was an Irish band active from 1985 since 1989. Guernica took a heavy New Order/Joy Division influence and mixed it with indie/C86/jangle-pop sounds. They also incorporated lighter, rockabilly touches to fantastic effect. After a debut single on Solid, they signed to Idol Records in London and released one acclaimed single(orange an red - 12"). They appeared on TV several times including MT USA ("Americano"), TV Ga Ga ("Americano"), Anything Goes ("New Boy"), Borderline ("Deep Sea Diving") and Megamix ("Homing"). the line up was: - Joe Rooney - vocals - Derek Turner - guitar - Ray McCarthy - keyboards - Derek Lee - bass - Dara Broe - drums