Billy Mahonie

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London, United Kingdom (1997 – present)

Billy Mahonie formed in in London near the end of 1997 to play instrumental rock music.

The original line-up was Gavin Baker (guitar), Howard Monk (drums), Hywell Dinsdale (bass and guitar) and Kevin Penney (bass). Their first release was a split-single on Fierce Panda with Rothko, followed by a single on Livid Meercat (a Fierce Panda offshoot).

Their debut album The Big Dig was released by Too Pure in 1999. Despite good reviews for The Big Dig, Too Pure dropped them halfway through recording the follow-up album, but they were picked up by Southern Records and released What Becomes Before in 2001. A third album Dust was released in 2003 on Tritone Records, with a new line-up of Baker, Monk, Duncan Brown (bass) and Tony Barrett (guitar).

In 2005 Oof records released Found, a collection of rarities including their early singles and split-single tracks. Exhale On Mare Street (Unlabel, 2007) was a collection of demos and out-takes. Finally a new album Bm By Bm was released by Static Caravan in January 2010.

From 2005-2009 the band was just Baker and Monk in the studio, with Penney and Dinsdale rejoining only for occasional live shows; however as of October 2010, according to Gavin Baker, “The original lineup have since reformed, in a manner of speaking, and are working on a new album.”

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  • Plot1984

    Great music after all...!

    9 Sep 2010 Reply
  • simillarian

    A new album you say? :) This is good news!

    14 Apr 2010 Reply
  • Snooz

    Ooh, I'd like "the big dig" on spotify.... :(

    23 Feb 2010 Reply
  • shellacnation89

    release of their new album called "BM" is october 5th.

    20 Sep 2009 Reply
  • shellacnation89

    out of the BM myspace-blog: "billy mahonie near the end of the road on completion of new album; new 8 song record will be out at somestage next year all being well. recorded partly in 2007 and partly in 2008 in london and kongsberg. some more news soon as things progress. bm"

    6 Oct 2008 Reply
  • lazer

    New Mahonie album, that's excellent news. Hope they tour it.

    27 Sep 2008 Reply
  • pierrevinrouge

    Good to see you again shellacnation89 and great to share the love for BM... Did you say new album????? Does that mean live dates???? Whatever... this band rocks and has put thelselves own in digital music history.......... BM will never die!

    24 Sep 2008 Reply
  • shellacnation89

    can't wait for new album!!!

    18 Aug 2008 Reply
  • yeoldstinkeye

    Nice!

    10 Jul 2008 Reply
  • Argaalofthemyst

    Brilliant band! 'Watching People Speaking When You Can't Hear What They're Saying' is an absolute masterpiece of a song! As is the whole album 'The Big Dig'. I really need to buy more by Billy Mahonie!

    21 Jun 2008 Reply
  • messo

    Listening to them today, right now, for the first time. And I think it's safe to say that; they kick major ass :D

    3 Jun 2008 Reply
  • incuboy

    I think I'm Switzerland's biggest fan of BM! :-) For me the whole instrumental/post-rock journey started with this band, as a local radio station played one of their song back in 97/98. Great band, for sure.

    11 Mar 2008 Reply
  • shellacnation89

    Found should be higher!

    21 Jan 2008 Reply
  • shellacnation89

    i think i'm germany's biggest fan of BM..if there's anybody else who claims this title then this person is just insane and has lost any sense of reality ;-)

    17 Jan 2008 Reply
  • Dsoe

    yes!!

    2 Dec 2007 Reply
  • shellacnation89

    i love'em...

    26 Sep 2007 Reply