Really Good Time begin new chapter with new single “Shit One“
Really Good Time by Ronan Nissenbaum
Today, Dublin trio Really Good Time share their new single “Shit One”.
Already earning an unparalleled reputation on the Irish live circuit for their hook-laden, fuzzed-out tunes, the band have been going from strength to strength of late. Earning supporters at Rolling Stone UK, CLASH, DIY, and The Sunday Times, among many others, signing to Mother Artists, supporting the likes of Franz Ferdinand, The Murder Capital, and Gurriers, playing their first US performances at SXSW this year, and now being among the highly regarded “First Fifty” artists booked for The Great Escape, Really Good Time are primed and ready for their next big chapter.
SXSW marked the final performance of founding member The Dúke, after which the Dubliners re-emerged as a streamlined power trio, rebuilt from the ground up with a new batch of songs that distil everything they do best into a leaner, louder meltdown.
Listen to “Shit One” HERE
“You told me it would just get better…” Really Good Time don’t sound convinced. On “Shit One”, captures the bands explosive live energy. The Irish trio channel that disbelief into an angular post-punk groover built for a dancefloor that’s covered in rubbish and probably on fire. It’s the first taste of a broader creative phase that will unfold across the coming year.
Speaking on the single, frontman Wastefellow said:
“Shit One is about a culture that revels in the spectacle of doom; it’s about stoking anxiety, selling nostalgia, and all the nihilism that brings. Things will just get better. Things should just get better. Why hasn’t anything gotten better?”
“The song is written from that spiral, from watching the world burn outside your window while trying to soldier on, shoulder to the wheel of whatever can distract you for long enough.”
The release is accompanied by visuals directed by Eilís Doherty (CMAT’s “Eurocountry”), and Saoirse Johnston, placing the band at their own end-of-the-world party, chain-smoking just to stub out cigarettes on a Conor McGregor cake. The video matches the single’s black humour and feral energy with a visual palette that feels both chaotic and celebratory.
Speaking on the songs visual accompaniment the band say:
“Visually, we’re representing this with scenes from the worst party on earth; the sun coming in and the end of the world with it, while everything is covered in dirt and raw hate. That’s just one way to slice it, just one clay to be moulded into a distraction from the great struggle… Maybe that struggle is something you have to really feel before you can actually start doing something about it.”
Catch the visuals for “Shit One” here
Following a busy year of touring across Europe, including standout performances at Reeperbahn Festival, Left of the Dial, and All Together Now, the trio are set to appear at Other Voices and Dork’s The Great Escape’s First Fifty showcase later this year. Their live reputation continues to precede them, built on sweat-soaked, unrelenting, honest performances.
Already championed by Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music), John Kennedy (Radio X) and Gemma Bradley (BBC NI), alongside consistent support from RTÉ 2FM’s Dan Hegarty and January Winters, “Shit One” stands as the boldest and most combustible evidence yet of Really Good Time’s ascent.
“Shit One” single artwork by Saoirse Johnston
Really Good Time live:
13th November – The Sebright Arms – London (with The Itch and SLAG)
28th-30th November – Other Voices – Dingle
18th December – Cypress Avenue – Cork (supporting Gurriers)
Really Good Time are:
Wastefellow – vocals and guitar
Ado Tornado – drums
Jacque le Coque – bass