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Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Album Recommendation - 'Heartworms' by Whipping Boy
In Year 8, aged about thirteen, a friend lent me a copy of Nirvana's 'Nevermind'. I'd never heard any Nirvana before. About a minute into the album, I thought wow - this is one of the best things I have ever heard, and at the end of the opening song I was convinced that I had just heard the best song ever. Then the second song kicked in and it was somehow even better, or at least as good, and this feeling was maintained throughout the entirety of the album. I then went straight back to the beginning and listened to it all over again, and did this pretty solidly for about three or four years. Ever since then, I have never felt the same way about an album. Sure, there have been many albums I've loved, but not in the same way as 'Nevermind', where each song completely blew me away. Well, I've just had a comparable experience, and I'd like to share it. The band is Whipping Boy, and the album is 1995's 'Heartworms'. It's often cited as among the best Irish rock albums ever made, but the band never garnered even 100th of the attention they deserved. It's an incredible album, and I highly recommend that you give it a listen. Who knows, maybe one or two of you will have a similar transcental experience to mine. Here they are on Jools Holland, doing a similar thing to what Fontaines DC have gone on to do. Only Whipping Boy did it earlier, and better. Enjoy:
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