Can Buy The Thrills!

IRISH BOYS HAVE always gone off to the promised land in search of girls and gold, but Dublin's Thrills did more than that. They spent a summer in San Diego, then wrote a whole album of songs about the magic of California. The record – out at the end of this month and produced by Beck/Supergrass boardmeister Tony Hoffer – is called So Much For The City and it's a delight. Think Teenage Fanclub's Grand Prix re-scripted by Paddy McAloon and rearranged by the High Llamas' Sean O'Hagan. Guitarist DANIEL RYAN spoke last month to BARNEY HOSKYNS.