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The Pope's Sister
''The Pope's Sister'' is the second studio album by Irish anti-folk band Music for Dead Birds. Background and release The album was recorded by the group's frontman, Jimmy Monaghan, using a 4-track cassette recorder. The lo-fi sound was inspired by the album Sebadoh III. The album was released on Halloween day, 2011. It was listed by RTE 2fm DJ Dan Hegarty as one of the top 50 Irish albums of 2011. It received mainly positive reviews, with Terrascope writing ''"By the time you get to “Release the Dogs” you find you are fully immersed in the album, the twisted guitar lines hooking you in with relentless ease."'' In promotion of the album the group played as an opening act for And So I Watch You From Afar. Track listing # "Gretchen Ross" – 1:59 # "The Only male Nun In Town" – 2:12 # "In The Lighthouse" – 2:10 # "Ageing Hippy" – 2:19 # "The Doctor's Daughter" – 2:03 # "The Candlemaker's Sister" – 4:32 # "Drop Skills" – 2:52 # "Release The Dogs" – 2:09 # "Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music For Dead Birds
Music for Dead Birds are an anti-folk band from Galway and County Mayo, Ireland. Its members are Jimmy Monaghan (vocals, guitar) and Dónal Walsh (drums). History Music for Dead Birds formed in Galway city in 2007. In April, 2009, they released their debut album ''"And then it rained for seven days"'' on the Irish independent record label Rusted Rail. The album was self produced by the band and was mainly recorded using a 4-track tape deck. '' Foxy Digitalis'' commented "The additional album info describes the recording as taking place in "various sheds, attics & bedrooms in Galway and Mayo." The end result represents clear intentions and highly creative song writing and recording techniques." However, it was also criticised for its lo-fi quality. The song ''Four Years From Now'' went on to feature on the soundtrack of the German art projecCenterland which was released by Jellyfant Records in 2013. In October 2011, the group released their second album "The Pope's Sister". AU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |