Black Coats & Bandages is the second full length album by Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n band Clann Zú

Clann Zú

Clann Zú was an Australian and Irish band that formed in Melbourne in 1999.-Biography:The forming members drew inspiration from an eclectic mix of musical styles, such as punk, rock, folk, electronic, and classical. Their fusion of Celtic folk, electronic music, and rock has created a unique epic...

. This album has much sparser instrumentation and less electronic influence than Clann Zú's previous album, Rua

Rua (Clann Zú album)

Rua is the first full length album by Irish-Australian band Clann Zú. The album contains themes of resistance and desperation. The songs are sung mainly in English, though there is some use of Irish Gaelic...

, and a heavier use of the Irish language

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

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Black Coats & Bandages explores similar issues as Rua, but also touches on themes of imperialism, war, organized religion, and personal struggles.

Track listing

Music by Clann Zú; lyrics by Declan de Barra

Declan de Barra

Declan de Barra is an Irish musician and writer.-Music:de Barra emigrated to Australia in 1998 and started playing in various bands while studying fine art in Perth, Western Australia. He toured the country for a number of years with his group Non-Intentional Lifeform on Dutch label Roadrunner...

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1. "Black Coats & Bandages" – 1:38
2. "There Will Be No Morning Copy" – 6:18
3. "So Complicated Was the Fall" – 4:10
4. "An T-Éan Bán" – 4:30
5. "One Bedroom Apartment" – 6:35
6. "From an Unholy Height" – 6:14
7. "Án Deireadh Scéal" – 3:15
8. "From Bethlehem to Jenin" – 5:35
9. "You'll Have to Swim" – 6:07
10. "A Sudden Intake of Breath" – 2:33