202s are one of the brightest new Irish bands to emerge in some time and were quickly snapped up by the excellent Le Son Du Maquis record label on a worldwide deal.

Here is a band with a healthy appreciation for the past, but a burning, lustful passion for the future. Marrying vintage synth sounds that most krautrock bands would kill for with the pop instrumentation of melodicas, glockenspiels and harmonicas, then filtering it through a post-punk haze, 202s have succeeded in weaved a tapestry of unprecedented artistry.

Formed in April 2007, they operated originally as a studio outfit, working with Stephen Shannon of Halfset in his Experimental Audio studios in Dublin. They immediately set about crafting their self-titled debut album which they released by Le Son Du Maquis in March 2009.