Badself | |
Origin: | Dublin, Ireland |
Years Active: | 2012–present |
Genre: | Rock Alternative |
Associated Acts: | Bambi Future Kings of Spain |
Badself are an Irish alternative rock band, from Dublin. Karl Hussey and Bryan McMahon formerly of Future Kings of Spain teamed up with Dan Barry in 2012, quickly writing and demoing material which would go on to become their debut album.[1] Karl and Dan were one half of teenage punk rock sensations Bambi.[2] [3]
Dan was one of the developers of Riffstation, the hugely successful guitar app software.[4]
The band's self-titled debut album was released in 2014. It was produced by (Def Leppard front of house sound engineer and co-producer) Ronan McHugh and recorded at the home studio of Joe Elliott.[5] The album artwork is by the American artist Emily Burns.
The band released their first official music video and single, "Stay Down", in April 2020 [6] The video is heavily inspired by classic 1980s rock videos by Survivor and Journey.