About Wormhole
Wormhole were a three-piece from Ringsend in Dublin formed in 1991. In 1994 released Chicks Dig Scars, their debut album, on Dead Elvis Records. Wormhole were Graham Blackmore and twins Anto and Dave Carroll. Graham played guitar and sang, Dave played the drums and sang, and Anto played the bass guitar. They were noisy and experimental, to paraphrase the band’s press adverts - this wasn’t Hi-Fi or Lo-Fi, this was No-Fi.
Wormhole’s story is intertwined with the story of Dead Elvis Records, Fuse studio and the Dublin underground scene of the mid-90s. Dead Elvis was formed by Eamonn and Seán Óg Crudden, Eamonn Doyle and Marc Carolan. Dead Elvis and Fuse were run out of premises on Parnell St. Marc recorded and produced Chicks Dig Scars in the basement studio the lads had built and the album was released on their Dead Elvis label. It was pressed on CD and sold for £5. At the time this was revolutionary and inspired bands all over the country. The quality of Chicks Dig Scars led to an deal with Roadrunner Records in the UK, a primarily metal label trying to branch into other arenas. Wormhole signed to Roadrunner Records and Chicks Dig Scars was reissued with distribution and marketing clout behind it. Roadrunner released two singles from the album and the band toured the UK several times.
The NME called Chicks “gnarled, raucous post-punk” and Melody Maker wrote, “there’s not been a debut like it since, you guessed it - Psychocandy”.
The band changed their name to The Wormholes and released two subsequent albums - Scorpio The Album appeared in 1997 and Parijuana in 1999. In 2021 a compilation 'You Never See The Stars When It Rains 1994-99' was released Allchival, the reissues-focused imprint of Dublin’s All City Records.
Dave Carroll died in 2019 and his twin brother Anto died in 2023.
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Wormhole - Lay it on
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