The Grievance

We first met IRKED at The White Hotel in Salford. They were first on the bill. The venue is a repurposed warehouse on an industrial estate, cold on hot days and a dampness in the air even when it’s dry outside. As with all great bands they made the venue theirs. The White Hotel is the perfect space for a group to OWN when they're on fire and IRKED were on fire. We think playing live is still the best way to make friends and IRKED make lots of friends when they play. We kept in touch, hassling them to record the songs we’d heard and loved. First came a One Sided 12" (pressed twice, sold out twice) after which they were invited onto the Marc Riley / Gideon Coe BBC 6Music show to do a session. Then came a Tour 7" (in time for their UK dates with Pigsx7, also long sold out). They've gone up and down the UK numerous times – playing with the likes of Uranium Club, Part Chimp, Benefits, Hey Colossus and Swami John Reis as well as festivals like Manchester Punk Festival, NOISE ANNOYS,