Bell X1 is a terrific Dublin-based band, but they’re not yet well-known outside their home country. Many of you may be hearing about them for the first time as the force behind the Cake Sale project — members Brian Crosby and Paul Noonan came up with the idea of the Oxfam benefit and collaborative album. Others may know them from their days in Damien Rice’s first band, Juniper.

Their new record is called Flock, and it’s set to be released by Yep Roc early next year. It’s already out in Ireland, where it went straight to #1 on the pop chart (their previous record went double platinum and had four #1 singles). We love this song, “Rocky Took a Lover,” and its video: