Affection to Rent at The Academy, Middle Abbey Street 2025-09-11T19:00:00
Formed in Dublin ‘23, Affection to Rent’s unique brand of grunge fuses dark winding vocal melodies with a warm wash of nostalgia.
Recently, their debut single ‘If We Fall’ became Dan Hegarty’s track of the week on RTE2fm. The band were also long-listed for the Glastonbury emerging talent competition, described as ‘a breath of fresh air’ by Under the Radar Magazine, and went on to showcase at Ireland Music Week.
Fontaines D.C. members hand chose frontwoman Abbey Addenbroke-Sheriff for their scholarship. “She’s brilliant – it’s exciting to hear such raw talent,” Carlos O’Connell, Guitarist of Fontaines D.C. for NME.
From raw and contagious to ethereal and personal, the five-piece’s live sets possess a cathartic desperation “reminiscent of the very best Seattle grunge bands of yesteryear.” - The Goo Magazine.