The Murder- Bernard Hermann Hold Me Now- Jennifer Knapp I've Been Loving You Too Long- Otis Redding Can't Let Go- Out Of Eden I Woke Up In Love This Morning- Partridge Family Strange- Patsy Cline Heart Of The Country- Paul McCartney & Wings Never My Love- Pete Yorn Sacred Place- Peter Doran Our Father- Pharrell [...]
On Monday I wrote a post bringing light to the first Music Review Unsigned Awards to be held in the Mercantile on December 16th. http://2uibestow.blogspot.ie/2 012/12/in-focus-mru-awards-201 2.html The Editor of MRU has issues with this statement: " a question mark hangs over it's integrity." I outlined two reasons for this statement that (a) Many of the artists in the shortlist did not release anything in 2012 and that (b) the majority of the bands [...]
At this point I'm proud to announce that there have been over half a million views of 2UIBestow since November 2008. In part three of a retrospective look at the life of the blog I look at the music which impressed me in 2010. I wrote in the review of 2010 that I personally had a great year but can't remember why it was great! Such is life that you move on. Northern Irish band Burning Codes released a great album of positive indie pop which I adored and I announced as my album [...]
Two albums hit me recently from two Irish singer-songwriters and there's enough similarities as well as contrasting attributes to make this an interesting first attempt at a parallel 'Album Review'. Peter Doran - Overhead The Stars On his third album, 'Overhead The Stars' Peter Doran has an apatite for real success from this collection of songs. Out goes the subtle accompaniment of the Cello [...]
It looks like the Fund It/Pledge/Sponsor route to make an album is here to stay. However this method of funding the recording of an album isn't new! About 15 years ago I sent Nick Kelly a postal order for 15 pounds to enable him to record his debut album Between Trapezes. I got my name in the credits and the album is still one of my favourite albums ever. At the moment there are five Irish artists that I know of who are looking for your cash to make an album you might or might not like! It's a big [...]
Peter Doran from Mullingar released an excellent album last year and is looking for your help to make album number three. Peter's using the Pledge site to raise funds for the recording of the album with some tasty rewards. For example you can get The Robert Johnson Package which is Exclusive Rights to Peter's soul for 500 years for a million euro! Love that optimism! Pledge here: http://www.pledgemusic.com/pro jects/peterdoran Listen to [...]
Yep that's right ...... The Pieces of Shit! No I'm not going to slag off every shit band I don't normally mention on this blog. Sean Penn is looking like The Cure's Robert Smith for his new film "This Must Be the Place,". 'The Pieces of Shit' is David Byrne from Talking Heads forming a unique collaboration with Will Oldham and Irish Singer-songwriter Michael Brunnock. Brunnock leads most of the five original tunes from 'The Pieces of Shit', with the music by Byrne and the lyrics by Oldham. [...]
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The 2UIBestow blog is three today! The fact that I regularly get 400 visitors a day to this page must mean that my music tastes connects with some of you out there! As long as people keep visiting the page I'l keep writing about the music I love! Here's the best 30 songs in alphabetical order I've discovered since the beginning of the blog three years ago! Bill Coleman - Church of Second Chances The Blue Choir - [...]
This looks like a great family day in Danny's of Mullingar with a great line-up of bands playing all day! Headlining is the impressive 'Seven Days' . They have a great singer and they are all extremely talented musicians. Definitely a band for the future! Outside by sevendaysireland
Peter Doran is playing The Spirit Store in Dundalk on August 5th with Bill Coleman and Arrow in the Sky in what has to be one of the best free gig line-ups out there! Here's a wonderful tune from Peter's album 'Sleepless Street' released last year! The Composer by PeterDoran
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This is part 5 of my rundown of the Best 50 Irish Acts out there at this moment in time. 50. Clockwork Noise 49. The P Affection 48. The Elective Orchestra/Nick Carswell 47. TKO 46. Pete Courtney 45. Friend? 44. EleventyFour 43. Norabelle 42. Mark Black /with The Roots Orchestra /with The Trips 41. [...]
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This is part 4 of my rundown of the Best 50 Irish Acts out there at this moment in time. 50. Clockwork Noise 49. The P Affection 48. The Elective Orchestra/Nick Carswell 47. TKO 46. Pete Courtney 45. Friend? 44. EleventyFour 43. Norabelle 42. Mark Black /with The Roots Orchestra /with The Trips 41. [...]
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This is part 3 of my rundown of the Best 50 Irish Acts out there at this moment in time. 50. Clockwork Noise 49. The P Affection 48. The Elective Orchestra/Nick Carswell 47. TKO 46. Pete Courtney 45. Friend? 44. EleventyFour 43. Norabelle 42. Mark Black /with The Roots Orchestra /with The Trips 41. [...]
Part Five of my series of lists, where Irish acts pick their favourite albums of 2010. Today’s entries come from A Northern Light, Bill Coleman, Peter Doran, Groom, and Herm.
1: Burning Codes - Burning Codes 2 Northern Ireland Indie band Burning Codes released the album of the year. It's full of indie pop tunes which make me want to sing, nod my head and put a smile on my face. It's a complete album where every song seems to fit together seamlessly. The writing is inspiration and some of the gospel-esque melodies are simply superb. Buy The Album [...]
Here is the full list! There's a three way tie for first place because I forgot about 2 great tunes which I had to include. Also I've heard many great demo tracks through-out the year which are not included here. 1 [A]: Resurrection Fern - Brothers This warm and charming folk track is a slice of beauty. It's taken from a wonderful debut album which I'm privileged to [...]
Part one of my best albums of 2010 counts down numbers 100 to 76.
Here are three more artist worth considering for your weekend soundtrack: Peter Doran For those who like: Neil Young, Tom Waits When it comes to writing and singing from the soul there are few who do it like the Irish. Add Dubliner Doran to the list. Peter Doran's Myspace The Foreign Films For those who like: Robyn Hitchcock, XTC For a group of Hamiltonians, these guys are really into their
John Brown-Bob Dylan Exhausted Love-Eyedeas & Abilities Jardin du Luxembourg-The Ghost Of A Sabertooth Tiger No Place To Fall-Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan Ama San-Jamie Kent Oh No-Mos Def (ft. Pharoahe Monch & Nate Dogg) Cut Throat-Musab [...]
Sleepless Street is a place that’s deep underground. A subterranean lane populated with Fellini-esque all-night partiers, insomniac artists looking for the truth, and mathematicians feverishly working out their infinite equations. It’s a constant carnival of fireworks, revelry, and telephones that ring ceaselessly. But, naturally, this surreal street doesn’t exist in the real world. It’s an imagined place, one that lives in the clouded mind of Allison, the confused young girl who inspired the title track to Dublin singer-songwriter Peter Doran’s superbly crafted second album. Which must mean, then, Allison doesn’t really exist, either—or does she? “Sort of,” says Peter, 26. [...]
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