Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Sometime around 2016, Kevin Rowland, the driving force behind the ...

Four decades ago, soulful British post-punks Dexys Midnight Runners, now simply known as Dexys, became unlikely pop superstars when their skiffle-inflected banjo jam “Come On Eileen” went to No. 1 in ...

To most of the world, Dexys Midnight Runners are the definition of a one-hit wonder. In reality, however, they achieved significantly more success in their homeland. The British band is best known for ...

More than 40 years since the release of Dexys’ 1980 debut, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels, and breakthrough, Too-Rye-Ay, in 1982, which featured the band’s No. 1 hit “Come on Eileen,” Rowland ...

Relive Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners, its story, song details, and discover similar songs and artists with the ...

“We didn’t want to be part of anyone else’s movement; we’d rather be our own ...” Kevin Rowland, currently lounging on an unmade bed, said this over 40 years ago, when his band – his vision, his ...

Dexys Midnight Runners have announced full details of their new album 'One Day I'm Going To Soar', their first studio album for over 27 years. Dexys Midnight Runners have announced full details of ...

Dexys, Kevin Rowland’s current incarnation of Dexys Midnight Runners, were set to embark on their first North American tour in 40 years later this month, but it has now been canceled. The band write: ...

The English pop rock band, Dexys Midnight Runner announced a new North American tour for the first time in 40 years. The newly announced tour is scheduled to take place from October 26, 2023, to ...

Last year, Ted Leo played a St. Patrick’s Day show at Brooklyn’s Bell House where he led a Dexys Midnight Runners tribute act called Too-Rye-Ay. While the that show was certainly fun, Dexys are not a ...

If you buy only one standards album this year, this is the one. And if you’ve only bought one or two Dexys records, please go buy one more. Dexy’s Midnight Runners. As Americans, we are used to sitcom ...