Cat Malojian

Cat Malojian

Cat Malojian or just ‘cat’ for short used to be slang for not very good. I can only assume that the members of this wonderful two-piece band were being ironic. Lurgan lads Stevie Scullion and Jonathan Toman are anything but crap. They are terrific!

  We’re Alright is the second EP disc to be released on the band’s own BadPaw label. The CD has four cracking tracks; We’re Alright, Have Mercy on Me, Planets and Bad Company. If you like indie music with more than a hint of bluegrass, then Cat Malojian is for you.

  The final track, Bad Company is a rip-roaring, storming live recording. The subject of the song is addicted to beer and whiskey and the baser sort of companion. So much so, that his exasperated mother threatens to put him out of the house.  This song goes down a storm with the well-lubricated and enthusiastic audience. The other tracks are a bit less boisterous but none the worse for that. Have Mercy on Me takes a different tack from Bad Company.  The subject of the song is a bit more remorseful for the things he may have done wrong. It’s a haunting tune that stays with you when the CD player clicks off.

  I rather suspect that we’ll be hearing more from this fine band in the months and years to come.  Check out their MySpace page on http://tinyurl.com/39v9ep  Copies of the EP can be had from their MySpace page or from Phoenix Records, Haymarket, Royal Avenue, Belfast.