Cactus World News are an Irish

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formed in

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in April 1984. Founded by Frank Kearns (guitar) and Eoin McEvoy (vocals), the first full stable lineup also included Wayne Sheehy (drums) and Fergal MacAndris (bass). They reformed in 2011 with a new lineup of Kearns, Sheehy and MacAndris, with Eoin Scott and Eoin Watkins. Their early influences were

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, U2,

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and

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Career

Their first release, and best known song was "The Bridge", which was produced by U2's

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, and released on their Mother Records

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. They toured the UK with

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in 1985 and signed to

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.Henderson, Dave (1985) "Cactus World News Bridge that Gap", ''

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'', 14 December 1985, pp. 26-7 They performed at the

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concert in Dublin on 17 May 1986. The band released their debut

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, ''Urban Beaches'' in 1986 and gained impact hits with its three

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: "Years Later", "Worlds Apart" and a re-recording of "The Bridge". It is a five star album iTunes USA

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gave Urban Beaches 4.5 out of 5. All three singles reached the

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. After their second album, ''No Shelter'', was shelved in 1989, the band were released from their

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and underwent several personnel changes. MacAindris and Sheehy both quit in 1989. McEvoy and Kearns continued for a few more years, with various other band members coming and going, including Chris McGoldrick (bass), John Doyle (bass) and JJ Collier (drums). In 2010 Kearns played guitar on three songs on the Australian band The Church's album ''Untitled #23'' ("Dead Mans Hand", "On Angel Street", and "Operetta"). Praised for its moody yet strong songwriting, it has yielded some of the Church's best reviews of their career, including a 5 star review from Australia's ''Rolling Stone''. Kearns also contributed guitar to "Love Philtre" on the Church's 2014 album ''

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''.

Discography

Albums

;Studio albums ;Live album *1986 - ''Live: Spin Magazine Concert Series'' Compilation album * 2015 - ''Found''

Singles

References

External links

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