Biography
In the early 1990s Sean O’Neill, who had restored the original Irish spelling of his given name following the Undertones’ dissolution, assembled the Londonderry, Northern Ireland band Rare. Having departed That Petrol Emotion—the outfit his brother Damian O’Neill had launched in the aftermath of the Undertones split—because the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle no longer appealed, he nevertheless soon gravitated back toward music. “I was a bit wary after leaving the Petrols. I sat around doing nothing in Derry for a while. This wasn’t difficult because there is really nothing to do there at all.” While employed as a music-technology instructor for the unemployed at the Nerve Centre in Derry, he encountered local musicians Mary Gallagher on vocals and Locky Morris on guitar and keyboards. Their aim was to fuse rock energy with dance textures, an approach O’Neill had already explored with That Petrol Emotion on tracks such as “Groove Check,” though Rare represented a more deliberate synthesis of the two idioms. Drummer David Whiteside completed the lineup, and the group made their first appearances across Northern Ireland in 1992. A solitary 12-inch single appeared on Setanta Records the following year, yet it drew minimal notice. Occasional gigs continued, but the band remained largely unnoticed until Equator Records A&R executive Dave Long caught their set at the Cork Rock Festival. He was struck by their atmospheric, groove-oriented dance-rock, whose textures recalled the trip-hop haze of Portishead. The subsequent debut single “Something Wild” and the album Peoplefreak demonstrated that O’Neill’s songwriting skill could thrive across any stylistic territory he chose to explore.
Albums

SINCERO!
2026

YEAR 26
2025

First Aid
2025

STILL IN MY OWN WORLD
2025

REJUVENATION
2024

Trust Nobody
2024

TEST YOUR LUCK
2024

DOLORES
2024

LOST
2024

JULY
2024

ARIES MOON 2
2023

Kedves otthonom
2023

No More Mr.Night Sky
2023

Femmina
2023

Can’t Have It
2022

THE BOOK OF RARe: MMR
2022

RARELAND
2022

X
2021

Heal
2021

Rico Ribera Mixtape
2021

Do What I Want - EP
2020

Curriculum Vitae
2020

HARD!
2019

Ocean of Forms
2019

22:22
2014

In a Different Story
2010

People Freak
1998
Singles

Gatti
2026

Robina
2026

BAMBAI KA DHAMAKA
2026

COMMUNICATE
2026

Animal
2025

WE GOT THE CLUB AT HOME
2025

Жду тебя
2025

Been Him
2025

Pagi ceria
2025

Ivresse
2025

Помоги МНЕ
2025

Coração de Gelo
2025

White Clouds
2025

subtle memory
2025

Getar irama
2025

Getar Pesta
2025

Pelangi Hidupku
2025

Pelukan Ibu
2025

Jarak Tak bermakna
2025

Selamanya Kamu
2025

Cinta Tanpa Akhir
2025

Di Antara Jarak
2025

REAL ONE
2025

Cinta Di Persimpangan
2025

Antara Dua Hati
2025

Jarak Dan Waktu
2025

Jangan Ganggu Milikku
2025

Kau Khianati Cinta InI
2025

Ketika Dia Menyesal
2025

Malam Tanpa Batas
2025

Menjaga jarak , Menjaga Hati
2025

Kau Pelita Hatiku
2025

Dua Hati , Satu Dosa
2025

BROKE BOY SWAG
2024

somber dusk
2024

Christmas in New York
2024

GORILLA
2024

hidden smile & forgotten castle
2024

come back & river house
2024

PROBLEM
2024

Candle Eclipse & Late Riser
2024

MAI
2024

PLANOS DO ALTO!
2024

OPPLÀ
2024

Rock Your Body (Talk To Me)
2024

Fade Out
2024

AMÉRICA BAIXA
2024

FREESTYLE TBRL
2023

Área do Kunk
2023

IN MY OWN WORLD
2023

Депрессивность моего прошлого
2023

Asambi La
2023

Peggiore Mossa
2023

Ahinoi
2023

I FEEL IT
2022

Falling For You
2022

PRESS PLAY
2022

Sorrow
2022

HOUSE OF RARe
2022

modo déficit
2022

Intenta Reparar
2022

Dybala
2022

Waste
2022

Like U
2022

Highway
2022

Driving Me Crazy
2021

MAKING IT WORSE!
2021

183RD FREESTYLE
2021

Toxic Pop
2021

BENEFICES
2021

BENIFICES
2021

Freak Bitch
2021

Posing
2021

Fazendo Grana
2021

ABMA
2020

Calma
2019

Io non ho parole in più
2019

30
2018

Don't Make Me Wait
2017

Pure
2016

Home
2016

Let Me Go
2015

Seems Like
1998

Killer
1997