Wilt (band)

Wilt
Origin	Kilkenny, Ireland
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1998–2003
Past members	Cormac Battle Darragh Butler Mick Murphy
Website	Facebook

Wilt were an alternative rock band founded in Kilkenny, Ireland in 1998. Formed by ex-Kerbdog members Cormac Battle on vocals/guitar and Darragh Butler on drums, the line-up was completed with their friend Mick Murphy on bass.

Wilt played their first gig at The Funnel in Dublin on 26 March 1998. Their debut album, Bastinado, was released in July 2000. Wexford native Derren Dempsey joined on guitar/backing vocals as a live touring member in 2002 to promote their second album, My Medicine.[1]

Although Rock Sound magazine tipped them as being Ireland's version of Hüsker Dü and Weezer, Wilt broke up in 2003.

Discography

Singles / E.P.s

Year	Title	Label	Track list	UK Chart[2]
1998	No Worries	Discordant	1. I Want It All 2. Working For The Man 3. I Want It All	180
1999	It’s All Over Now	Mushroom	1. It’s All Over Now 2. Working For The Man 3. Never Enough	103
2000	Radio Disco	Mushroom	1. Radio Disco 2. The Party’s Over (CD1) 3. Headline News (CD1) 4. My Kind of Girl (CD2) 5. Bette Davis (CD2)	56
2000	Open Arms	Mushroom	1. Open Arms 2. No Worries (XFM Session) (CD1) 3. Mansion on the Hill (CD1) 4. Never A Friend (XFM Session) (CD2) 5. Mercy Seat (CD2) 6. Radio Disco (XFM Session) (7”)	59
2000	No Worries (re-issue)	Mushroom	1. No Worries (re-recording) 2. Flutter (CD1) 3. Expedestrians (Evening Session) (CD1) 4. April Skies (Evening Session) (CD2) 5. No Worries (Evening Session) (CD2)	83
2002	Take Me Home	Mushroom	1. Take Me Home 2. Tell You Too Much 3. Penny Black	76
2002	Distortion	Mushroom	1. Distortion 2. Tonic (CD1) 3. Major Condition (CD1) 4. Two Steps To The Sun (CD2) 5. Patience (CD2) 6. I Want It All (Fanning Session) (7”)	66
2003	Understand (UK Promo)	Mushroom	1. Understand	N/A

Bastinado
Studio album by Wilt
Released	10 July 2000
Recorded	1998–1999 at Sun Studios, Dublin
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Mushroom Records UK
Producer	Ronan McHugh
Wilt chronology
''Bastinado'' (2000) My Medicine (2002)

My Medicine
Studio album by Wilt
Released	27 July 2002
Recorded	2001 at RAK Studios, London
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Mushroom Records UK
Producer	Dave Eringa
Wilt chronology
Bastinado (2000) My Medicine (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Amazon.co.uk	(4.6/5)[3]

Albums

Year	Title	Label	Track list	Irish Chart	UK Chart
2000	Bastinado	Mushroom	1. It’s All Over Now 2. Radio Disco 3. Open Arms 4. I Found Out 5. No Worries 6. Goodnight 7. Never A Friend 8. Working For The Man 9. Peroxatine 10. Moving On 11. Expedestrians 12. Radio Disco (Fanning Session) (CD2) 13. No Worries (Evening Session) (CD2) 14. Peroxatine (Fanning Session) (CD2) 15. Open Arms (XFM Acoustic) (CD2) 16. Moving On (XFM Acoustic) (CD2)	21	150
2002	My Medicine	Mushroom	1. Distortion 2. Understand 3. Take Me Home 4. My Medicine 5. Stations 6. Dave You Were Right 7. Tell You Too Much 8. Family Man 9. Wait A Minute 10. Broken Glass 11. The Plan	15	98

Other

Year	Title	Label	Wilt Song
2003	emBraces (Various Artists)	Origin Records	The Plan (Galway Bay FM Session)

Radio Sessions

Date	Radio Station	Session	Track list
19.9.99	XFM	Acoustic Session	1. Open Arms 2. Moving On - more?
21.12.99	BBC Radio One	Evening Session	1. Radio Disco 2. April Skies 3. Expedestrians 4. No Worries
18.3.00	RTE 2FM	Dave Fanning Session	1. Radio Disco 2. Peroxatine 3. Never A Friend 4. I Want It All
19.3.00	XFM	XFM Session	1. Radio Disco 2. No Worries 3. Never A Friend
2002	Total Rock Radio	Diamond Dave Session	1. Distortion 2. Understand 3. My Medicine 4. Take Me Home 5. Stations
2002	Galway Bay FM	Galway Bay FM Session	1. The Plan - more?

Covered songs featured on their singles

• "April Skies" – Jesus And Mary Chain
• "Mercy Seat" – Ultra Vivid Scene
• "Mansion on the Hill" – Bruce Springsteen

References

1. "Comprehensive Wilt Discography".
2. "UK Top 200 Chart History".
3. "My Medicine". Amazon UK. 2002.