DRY COUNTY
News
Dry County's 'Unexpected Falls',
has been nominated for the Choice
Music Prize.
You can read more about that here on
our new blog.
Biography
Dry County released their debut album 'Unexpected
Falls' (LAZYB10)
after three years of blood, sweat and tears, on May 4th 2007.
It is the band's second release following on from the Nothing
Stays In Place ep (LAZYB8), May 2004 which has continued
to sell over the intervening period. After recording the best
part of an album, the band jettisoned most of the material
due to a rapid progression in their sound and dynamic, the
wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth continued with still
no record to release and a growing fan base wondering why.
May 2007 saw the album reaching the light of day and sounding
like the record the band always knew they were meant to release.
'Unexpected Falls' crossbreeds a love of songs and a passion
for electronic and dance music, the natural and the mechanical
mixed and combined. The fabric of the album is constructed
from guitars, Nord Lead 2, Microkorg, Piano, Auto Harp, Mellotron,
live drums (some built from buckets and boxes), various other
computers and machinery and of course the lead vocals of lyricist
Kevin Littlewood, backed mainly by Phil Porter, Stuart Flood
and Joanne Parle but with the help of quite a few other voices
along the way. The lead single ‘Attention’ (LAZYB11),
physical and digital, released March 30th 2007 has a chorus
featuring twelve of the band's closest disciples.
Both the
single and album were recorded in a number of locations according
to the required sounds and appropriate atmosphere and were
mastered by Guy at the Exchange. The bands’ influences
range from Nine Inch Nails to Boards of Canada or on the guitar
side, Ride to Deus, with an inherent drive to create a sound
that is far more than imitation or tribute. The album title
refers to the setbacks and accidents of living life and of
making music. The songs and their lyrics look both up and down;
a streak of melancholy runs through what is ultimately a celebration
of life and of sound. The struggle serves to make stronger,
achievement is nothing without effort and pain. Like the song
says 'it is what you make it and what it made you'.
The band have been regular players in Irish venues and over
the two years, doing a number of their own tours and playing
with and supporting the likes of God Is An Astronaut, Whipping
Boy, Jape, Messiah J & The Expert, James Yorkston and Jimmy
Edgar. They have also featured at events and festivals such
as Hard Working Class Heroes, Bud Rising, Electric Picnic,
IMRO showcase tour and Pop Komm.
Their music has been played across the national airwaves by
Donal Dineen, Dan Hegarty, Tom Dunne, Alison Curtis, Donna
Legg, Leagues O'Toole and the Lazybird favourite Cian O'Ciobhain.
Friction PR are managing media PR and promo.
Distribution
through Cavallerro, orders to RMG Chart.
WEB
Official website
Myspace
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