Ham Sandwich launching second album

Kells-based Ham Sandwich have just released their second album 'White Fox’, the follow-up to their 2008 award winning debut long-player 'Carry the Meek’. In May, the single 'The Naturist’ announced to the fan base that the band was pushing the boat out and not resting on its laurels. The track highlights the classic intertwining vocal wordplay from Niamh Farrell and Podge McNamee and driven by D’Arcy’s anthemic guitar playing thus marking a soaring return from one of Ireland’s most popular bands. The follow-up single (out 24th October), 'Oh-Oh’ continues to visit new territory with more complex arrangements and instrumentation taking the band’s writing to new creative heights. White Fox will be launched in Dublin’s Button Factory on 30th October in a gig showcasing Ham Sandwich’s new material as well as playing the live favourites from Carry The Meek. Drummer Ollie Murphy makes up the quartet. “We’ve definitely grown up since 'Carry The Meek’,” maintains Niamh. “In terms of all of us getting involved in the song writing process and, I suppose, just maturing as people. Making the song structures more interesting is crucial for both the listener and the band, because it holds the attention for longer.” Podge adds: “The first album was practically all electric guitar; the new album is more musically varied - and not for the sake of it, either. It’s just that we’re getting our heads around different instruments. It’s a natural evolvement, and more texture is no harm.” White Fox is produced and mixed by Karl Odlum and recorded at Sun Studios, Temple Bar (Dublin) and May Lodge (Meath), and mastered by the legendary Abbey Road Studio (London), with engineer Peter Mew. The album is dedicated in loving memory of Derek Nally, the band’s manager, from Drumree, who died suddenly this year.