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13.05.09

Panama Kings – Golden Recruit

by Will McConnell

Music Promo

It must have been the worst kept secret of the night, but Panama Kings planned a secret party in the basement of AU Magazine in Belfast. Secrets don’t keep to themselves well in Belfast. I think there were easily 350 people there, more including those who’ll say they were there years later. An awesome band, getting better every day, on the crest of a major breakthrough with a UK tour planned – a few bottles of Buckfast – and a night to remember.

What other way to capture what we deem to be the song of the year (and its only May) – from the live act of the decade (that’s safely within the numbers) – than with a live video?

Fresh from playing a sold out marquee venue at Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Belfast titans And So I Watch You From Afar were also in the crowd – and Tony Wright from the band graced the stage to do perform a scary cover of Mclusky’s “To Hell With Good Intentions”. Expect that to appear on Youtube sometime soon (hey.. don’t look at ME).

And for the see-also column, check out some outtakes from the video shoot of Panama Kings at the Oh Yeah Music centre…. here…

Director/Camera: Will McConnell
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