01Profile
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Rising Irish
Musician — Galway
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
I’m Seba Safe. I’m from Galway, Ireland.
Describe your style (dress sense) in three words?
Open, heartfelt, Irish
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to (and why)?
When I was 11 my mum took me to a Josh Ritter concert, the show was amazing but more importantly it made me want to become a songwriter.
If you could be on the line up with any two bands/artists in history - who would it be and why?
Queen and Big Thief . Big Thief are one of my favourite bands out there now and Queen are one of if not the best bend of all Time. Plus the crowd would be sound.
Which subcultures have influenced you (and why)?
Grunge definitely changed my life as an early teen. It was the start of me expressing myself through music and falling in love with performing. I then moved onto Pop Punk which certainly helped. Me learn to write more mainstream. R&B/Rap/Hip Hop made me start thinking about phrasing lyrics rhythmically which really improved my flow and made my songs more interesting.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history - who would it be and why?
The construction site foreman of the pyramids just to simply ask how the fuck they did that.
Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite (and why)?
The Olympia in Dublin has always been my favourite venue and is definitely a bucket list show of mine to play. I think the beauty of the venue brings out the best from the acts and the crowds. I saw Catfish and the Bottlemen play there and all their families had come too it was special.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music (and why)?
Josh Ritter as mentioned above, I think lyrically he’s up there with the best. Also Jamie T , he needs to be world domination famous.
02Playlist
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
The Kids Aren’t alright - Offspring , My brother had the ‘Americana’ album on Tape I used to steal it and his walkman all the time and rinse that album.
A song that defines the teenage you?
In Bloom - Nirvana. Nirvana started a band in my garage at 12 years old. We’d play Nirvana covers all day long. They pretty much started everything for me.
One record you would keep forever?
Vaneer - José González. Beautiful record all around but his cover of Heartbeats to me is one of the nicest recorded songs of all time, certainly the best cover of all time. (In my opinion)
A song lyric that has inspired you?
The entirety of 'Case of you’ by Joni Mitchell it’s a masterpiece
A song you wished you had written?
Depreston - Courtney Barnett , funny , clever, emotive, brilliant.
Best song to turn up loud?
Money Trees - Kendrick Lamar , Love the album (Good Kid Ma.a.d City) love that song. Perfect for driving.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
Here you come again - Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton is a Legend. I saw her live once and she blew me away she writes her own songs and is a fantastic multi-instrumentalist.
The song to get you straight on the dance floor?
Too Late to Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose . No answer needed.
Best song to end an all-nighter?
All my friends - LCD Soundsystem (Or if people are fading - Spanish Sahara - Foals)
Any new bands you are into at the moment?
Basht. A young Dublin band, great things coming.
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
I’m Seba Safe. I’m from Galway, Ireland.
Describe your style (dress sense) in three words?
Open, heartfelt, Irish
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to (and why)?
When I was 11 my mum took me to a Josh Ritter concert, the show was amazing but more importantly it made me want to become a songwriter.
If you could be on the line up with any two bands/artists in history - who would it be and why?
Queen and Big Thief . Big Thief are one of my favourite bands out there now and Queen are one of if not the best bend of all Time. Plus the crowd would be sound.
Which subcultures have influenced you (and why)?
Grunge definitely changed my life as an early teen. It was the start of me expressing myself through music and falling in love with performing. I then moved onto Pop Punk which certainly helped. Me learn to write more mainstream. R&B/Rap/Hip Hop made me start thinking about phrasing lyrics rhythmically which really improved my flow and made my songs more interesting.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history - who would it be and why?
The construction site foreman of the pyramids just to simply ask how the fuck they did that.
Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite (and why)?
The Olympia in Dublin has always been my favourite venue and is definitely a bucket list show of mine to play. I think the beauty of the venue brings out the best from the acts and the crowds. I saw Catfish and the Bottlemen play there and all their families had come too it was special.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music (and why)?
Josh Ritter as mentioned above, I think lyrically he’s up there with the best. Also Jamie T , he needs to be world domination famous.
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
The Kids Aren’t alright - Offspring , My brother had the ‘Americana’ album on Tape I used to steal it and his walkman all the time and rinse that album.
A song that defines the teenage you?
In Bloom - Nirvana. Nirvana started a band in my garage at 12 years old. We’d play Nirvana covers all day long. They pretty much started everything for me.
One record you would keep forever?
Vaneer - José González. Beautiful record all around but his cover of Heartbeats to me is one of the nicest recorded songs of all time, certainly the best cover of all time. (In my opinion)
A song lyric that has inspired you?
The entirety of 'Case of you’ by Joni Mitchell it’s a masterpiece
A song you wished you had written?
Depreston - Courtney Barnett , funny , clever, emotive, brilliant.
Best song to turn up loud?
Money Trees - Kendrick Lamar , Love the album (Good Kid Ma.a.d City) love that song. Perfect for driving.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
Here you come again - Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton is a Legend. I saw her live once and she blew me away she writes her own songs and is a fantastic multi-instrumentalist.
The song to get you straight on the dance floor?
Too Late to Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose . No answer needed.
Best song to end an all-nighter?
All my friends - LCD Soundsystem (Or if people are fading - Spanish Sahara - Foals)
Any new bands you are into at the moment?
Basht. A young Dublin band, great things coming.