It seems like it was only yesterday that I picked up a promo CD with the words 'Tear Them Down' written across it. I popped this mystery disc into the CD player at the radio station I used to work at, and low and behold, I enjoyed it. The man behind the mask was David's Lyre (Paul Dixon), and the mask was literal in this case, as every photo I could find had him wearing a lone ranger mask, as if he were a secret member of The Incredibles family. But out of this time vortex, where what [...]
This cheeky little remix slipped right past us when it was uploaded 10 or so months ago but the success of the 2 Bears alongside the release of the debut David's Lyre album this week couldn't have come at a better time. 8 minutes of greatness.
All skittish keys and flickery vocals, David's Lyre 's new offerings suit perfectly my current favourite activity: shivering. As I rub my hands and mutter terrible curses while waiting for trains, buses, bosses and dates, so Paul Dixon's chamber-pop-rock songs embark on hesitant ascents, wide-eyed pronouncements, maudlin string-downers and sudden, spirited riffs. They feel battered and bruised by the cruelties of life, but still bursting with pluck, wonder, and a fistful of magic dust. The tunes are those expected to form the bulk of a debut album, Picture Of Our Youth , which [...]
We've become good friends with David's Lyre since he featured on a session in the early stages of our channel and again at the Great Escape festival in Brighton as well as loads of editorial posts on the blog containing his unique blend of modern folky music that we've grown so fond of. His album, Picture of our Youth, is due out at the end of this month and so, on an extremely (!!!) cold day on Hampstead Heath in London, we decided to meet up for a pre-album session... 'This Time' is track 2 on [...]
It's a shame when things don't go to plan, and perhaps equally upsetting is just how often that's the case, what with Burns night last week "the best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men gang aft agley" springs to mind... The plan on this occasion revolves around a certain David's Lyre, a band for who we've been predicting big things for quite a while, from being intrigued by their mysteriousness to including them in our Songs Of 2010 it's safe to say we were rooting for them. Given that they were essentially signed to Mercury Records, albeit via Hideout [...]
Due to conflicts with him and his record label, Paul Dixon, better known as David's Lyre has decided to go independent and will be releasing his album "Picture Of Our Youth" unsigned. Feeling that his former record label was preventing him from sharing music that his fans could be proud of, Dixon has chosen to release his latest record via bandcamp on a pay-what-you-want basis. Joining an ever-growing number of artists who have started to self-release their work, Dixon embodies the current sentiment that one doesn't need a big record label to share their music, attract fans, or gain notoriety. In preparation for the [...]
David's Lyre continues to roll forward with new track "English Roses". "English Roses" balances very well great pop hooks with a bit less pop, spacier instrumental arrangement (Think 00's British guitar music). David's Lyre - Roses David's Lyre ( Facebook ) Rating 8.1
The Lyres feat. Wally Tax : Touch [ purchase original version ] Jeff 'Monoman' Conolly was a huge fan of so-called nederbiet , mid-sixties pop from Holland, and of wild Amsterdam cultband the Outsiders in particular. So when he was invited to play a session for VPRO radio in 1987 with his garage band the Lyres and was informed that übercool former Outsiders frontman Wally Tax would drop by as well, Conolly [...]
We featured the first Advent special presented by David's Lyre last year which saw the artist embark on a festive mission to release a new song every day in the run up to Christmas. It's a mammoth task but he did it marvellously (you can listen to some of the covers here ) and the new Advent started yesterday however this time he's teamed up with students at Central Saint Martin's to create high quality short films alongside more great covers and originals. First in the covering chair is Lana Del Rey with a video [...]
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Mp3: David's Lyre - Hidden Ground Mp3: David's Lyre - Hidden Ground (D/R/U/G/S Remix)
The '70s garage rock of DMZ and Lyres won't scratch any new itches, but there's heart to these songs and plenty of solid rock and roll on this generous release. Jeff Conolly was a fiery part of the Boston garage rock scene in the late '70s. He first fronted DMZ, a thrashing rock band that distinguished itself with a bluesy undercurrent and a punk edge. When that band fell apart in 1978, he formed Lyres, an equally charging band that shifted the focus from crunching guitars to bleating organs. Both sides of Conolly's musical world are represented here. We [...]
A warm dark place is at the heart of David's Lyre . Building upon a stellar voice and accentuated with a smattering of industrial sounds and effects is a beautiful piece of dark pop. David Lyre - Hidden Ground Website
Los días corren rápidos y una vez más hemos dejado atrás el odioso lunes para acercarnos más a un nuevo fin de semana. Sin embargo, todavía no estamos ahí, sino a la mitad, en el día elegido por los dioses de este blog para presentarles una banda nueva con la cual endulzarles los oídos en esta sección llamada Under . Así, sin más, vamos a viajar hasta Inglaterra para conocer el proyecto solista del multi-instrumentista y admirador de las mascaras Paul Dixon, músico responsable de este proyecto/banda/algo llamado David's Lyre . Poco se conoce de la [...]
Jun 13, 2011, 11:39am
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Tweet I grew up thinking French kids were weird and unfashionable. They'd show up on foreign exchanges with ruck-sacks worn over BOTH shoulders. In Bedford, 1995 only one shoulder was acceptable. These things are important when you're 14. Along with the ruck-sack faux pas, brightly coloured trainers and turn ups were in abundance and also; they spoke funny. The future has proven that the French kids were alright after all and in limited musical genres (obscure and beat laden electronica) they're a full [...]
Islington, 23 May 2011 : The first thing to clarify here is that David's Lyre is the musical project of multi-instrumentalist Paul Dixon; thus, he's not called David, nor is anyone in the band called David (as far as I know). So my only expectation for this show at The Lexington - that I would be watching a bloke called David 'do some stuff' - was not met. Luckily, however, the music more than made up for the mysterious name-related dilemma that occurred. Having garnered previous support from the NME, The Fly and The Guardian, David's [...]
While perusing the Hot Chip website, we stumbled upon this remix of David's Lyre's 'Heartbeat'. The mix is by The 2 Bears, otherwise known as Raf Daddy and Hot Chip's Joe Goddard. Check out the track below.
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