Ireland In 50 Albums, No 31: Comforter by Compulsion (1994) 

Dublin punks Compulsion were once labelled the 'the indie AC/DC'. They may not have capitalised on the early hype, but in Jacknife Lee, they did have a future superstar producer lurking in their midst 

Dublin band Compulsion, in their early days. 

In September 2005 Spin, the American music magazine, named their “Ten Best Two Album Bands”. Joining a list that included Joy Division, The Stone Roses, The Slits, New York Dolls and Slint were Compulsion.

It wasn’t the first time Compulsion were name-checked in such auspicious company. In a 1993 end-of-year review the NME named their “Top 20 Turn-Ons of ‘93”.