“Kevin’s got other projects on the go,” Gillespie tells Hot Press. “He’s working on soundtrack stuff. I think he’s making an album with an Irish girl too? What’s her name again? Oh yeah, Gemma Hayes. We’ll miss him. He definitely brought something to the band and I’m really hoping we can play with him again in the future. He’s a brilliant musician and a great person.”
You can read our full chinwag with Mr. Gillespie in our BudRising Winter supplement in the issue coming out next Thursday (October 19).
Meanwhile, another of Ireland’s sonic adventurers, Ken Griffin, has reemerged with a band called Favourite Sons who’ve signed to Atlantic Records.
Formerly in Rollerskate Skinny alongside Kevin’s bro Jimmy Shields, Griffin is the principle songwriter on their Down Beside Your Beauty debut, which hits the racks on November 3 and, according to Village Voice, is “full of Lou Reed and Iggy Pop hooks that are catchier than an STD.”
You can see the New York-based outfit go through their live paces on October 14 when they open for The Dears in the Dublin Village.