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What happens when four highly motivated couch potatoes trawl through the b-movie underworld in search of the purest of gold?... They Fight Like Apes! Hailing from Dublin, Ireland and weighing in at over six hundred pounds, Fight Like Apes combine the Synth with the Sword in this heroic tale of anger, jealousy, greed and ...goblins. With an emphasis on loutish vocals, brutish bass and digital distortion, Fight Like Apes are highly trained, armed and considered extremely dangerous.

At 17 he left school and studied Fine Art and Design in Galway but after 4 months packed it in as writing music was taking up all of his time. Two years later he signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell and was introduced to Bernard Butler and they began recording in Edwin Collins' London studio with Bernard producing. ‘Sketch the day, paint the night’ was his first album made up of the Bernard Butler recordings and recordings co-produced with Conor Brady in Dublin.

The Gorgeous Colours' new EP The Creatures Down Below is the band’s first release since their critically-acclaimed debut album and expands their sound to reflect recent changes in their lineup. It was financed with the help of their fans, who helped make the project happen by taking part in a pledge campaign where they could buy the EP in advance and pledge money in return for exclusive options like limited edition artwork, or the chance to join the band onstage for a song on the launch night (an option taken by one Spanish fan, who flew from Barcelona for the gig!).