Review by Bobby Green Demons is the 5th album from Cork’s alternative rockers Hope Is Noise. Normally any band’s 4th album is never anything to write home about. The only exception being ACDC that I can think of. But in the words of Hope Is Noise themselves, ‘This is who we are, it can only get better’ . And Demons is a better album than anything I’ve heard of this genre for quite a while. The production is spot on and is as crisp as Jack Wilshere’s legs. This genre of alternative rock needs bands like Hope Is Noise. A lot of bands that fall into this category call themselves Alt Rock because their sound isn’t quite one thing or another, it’s loud and kinda heavy but not quite cutting it as heavy rock. Demons is a real alternative to mainstream rock. And getting back to the production, you can tell that Hope Is Noise are a killer live band, and they have shared the stage with such prominent acts such as Mudhoney, Jello Biafra and the Guantamano School of Medicine, T.S.O.L, Thurston Moore, and County Bucks (feat. Mark Deutrom ex-Melvins). The live energy and excitement and suspense is captured magnificently on Demons, none more so than on “From There With Love”, it reminds me of The Pursuit Of Happiness crossed with a bit of Fugazi. But to be honest every track jumps out at you and grabs you by the short and curlies. Hope Is Noise are the type of band you’d follow around the country just to experience their live sound. Although there’s nothing new in what Demons says or sounds like, it’s so refreshing to hear a band with their own sound hammering out great original material. If you’re a purist you’ll love it, as will rock and alt rock fans. It’s just a class album. But you have to go and see them live, Demons will blow you’re your tits off. Catch Hope Is Noise: September 24th – City Hall as part of Great Itish Beer Festival October 8th – Pine Lodge for Album Launch celebrations  ...