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New songs, decades of Dublin stage time, and a debut album produced by Stano on the way. Recent shows include a special-guest slot at Rocky De Valera & the Gravediggers’ sold-out Grand Social reunion.
The Deviators came together recently, but the three of them have been around Dublin music for decades. Between Bitzy, Bren and Andy, the trail runs through The Strougers, The End, The Cathedral, The Lee Harveys, Trouble Pilgrims, Clash Jam Wallop, The Modfathers and a fair few other bands along the way.
The songs are all new: short, melodic, high-energy punk and guitar pop, played with the sort of urgency that comes from knowing exactly what a live room needs. There is plenty of history in the band, but they are not interested in recreating it.
Their first album, More Volume, Less Reverb, produced by Stano, is nearly ready to go. Recent shows have included a special-guest slot with Rocky De Valera and the Gravediggers at their sold-out Grand Social reunion. Next up is the Tokyo single launch at The Grand Social Ballroom on 1 November.
Bitzy started in 1976 with The Slum and was fronting The Strougers by 1978. Baby Goes Boom followed, then a long break from music. He returned in 2009 with The Lee Harveys and spent 15 years with the band until their 2024 break. He is also the author of the punk memoir Past the Point of Rescue, now on its third reprint. A brief spell with The Last Pop Stars came before The Deviators.
Bren started playing bass with The End in 1979 and later played alongside Andy in The Cathedral. In 2014 he teamed up with former The End drummer Johnny Bonnie in Trouble Pilgrims, the band that rose from the ashes of The Radiators From Space.
Drummer Andy started his first band, Slit Possex, at 14. The Cathedral followed in the early 1980s, then Cabra bands Purdah, Primatevo and Lure through the ’90s. Inspired by the loss of Joe Strummer, Clash Jam Wallop was born and Andy spent 16 years with them. Complete Control followed, then three years with The Modfathers, including festivals and larger stages, before The Deviators.
“Bounced onstage with the energy of a trio of 20 year olds… the songs were riotous and the crowd ate up every second of it.”— The Goo
“Terrific gig by both the Devs and the DeValeras.”— Colm O’Hare, music journalist
“They have the look. They have the songs. They have the pedigrees. Most importantly, they have the Rock ’n’ Roll. The Deviators have it all…”— Karl Tsigdinos, Shakin’ Street