"Dirty Epics are among the best of the new breed of Irish bands currently making waves. With just one single under their belts to date, clearly they have a long way to go. But in their front woman Sarah Jane Wai O'Flynn, they have a very special talent indeed. It's not just that she has loads of sex appeal. She is driven, charismatic and impressively confident. And the band exhibit a spiky punk pop sensibility that promises hit singles to come. File under: watch this space…."
Niall Stokes, Editor, Hotpress Magazine from "Tomorrow The World!"
Hotpress Year Book 2007
Three men and one woman from Dublin whose debut, Straight in No Kissing (Universal), is a retro-revelation that recalls X-Ray Spex at their most aggressively horny. Pure pop-punk for wow people, and single "Way Too Pretty" is an instant come-on classic.
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle SXSW
"If you like uncomplicated punk, then try Wicklow natives Dirty Epics on for size. Having garnered rave live reviews their much-awaited debut does exactly what it says on the tin…
Think The Subways partying with The Kills- raunchy rebellion guaranteed to end in errant hook-ups and questionable bruising"
The Irish Times***
"The winning combination of urgent drums and guitars as well as Sarah Jane Wai O'Flynn's scattergun screech
gets the pulse racing from the off… there's plenty of evidence here to suggest that they may have a bright future ahead."
The Irish Independent***
"Their schtick (scuzzy, rock 'n' roll brevity) is so unervingly, invigoratingly direct, you can't help but nod and tap your foot furiously from the first second to the last"
The Sunday Business Post ***
"Straight In No Kissing is an immediate affair, grabbing the attention with it's pulsating punk-pop soundtrack and O'Flynn's vibrant vocals"
The Sunday Times
"SJ Wai, the singer of Dublin band Dirty Epics, is one of the most exciting performers in the country"
from Epic Tales of Love by Martin Burns – News of the World 24/02/08
Dirty Epics have a unique punky rock poptastic sound which stems from a mass of diverse influences, Kings of Leon, Iggy & The Stooges, Blondie. Solid Drums and Bass, driving Guitars, powerful vocals and a kick ass sexy front woman make for eye popping live shows and give Dirty Epics their edge.
They released their much anticipated debut album "Straight In No Kissing" on the 31st of October 2008 on their own label SCAR Records and distributed by Universal Music.
Dirty Epics have performed shows in NY – The Mercury Lounge, Arlene's Grocery and Pianos, SXSW 2008 and 2009, Austin TX and LA, The 100 Club London, The Hope and Anchor, The Dublin Castle, The Workshop Hoxton, Bungalow 8 London and Jam in Brighton.
Their thrilling performances have seen them gig at: Tripod - supporting The Rapture, Crawdaddy – their Launch Gig in April 07 was voted "Gig of the Week" by The Irish Times The Ticket, The New Bands Stage - Oxegen 2007 and The Green Stage at Oxegen 2008 and also 2009, Indie Pendence, Castlepooloza, Hennessy Artistry, The Academy, The POD at their packed out Hard Working Class Heroes performance, Music Ireland in the RDS, Arthur's Day supporting Brandon Flowers and The Hoosiers, support to One Republic on their Irish Tour and various other hotspots around Ireland.
Dirty Epics have played on RTE shows Podge and Rodge, The Caf�, The Once a Week Show, The Raw Sessions, UTV's Live at the Limelight and were the only Irish band featured in the Nokia Music Stores Sessions from SXSW 2009. Their song "We're Coming Up" was used in it's entirety in the finale episode of E4's SKINS series 4.
