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Box Camera

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Box Camera. Infectious melodies, piano and electric guitars and a heady mix of vintage organs and synths combine with lush vocals to produce the sometimes melancholy, sometimes wonderfully uplifting music that is Box Camera.The classic pop songwriting of Cork's Mike Lyons (ex- Hooky and Treehouse) whose lyrics and phrasing recall the best of Elvis Costello and Jeff Tweedy has been combined with the sophisticated musical arrangements of producer/multi-instrumentalist Simon Widdowson (Decemberists, Arm the Elderly, Exit the Street) into a Beatle-esque brew of layered pop hooks and modern rock.Powered by the mighty rythmn section of Jason O'Driscoll and Jon Jon Conway and joined by Graham Lynch on electric guitar, Box Camera will attract fans of classic sounds in a modern context.Described as “a cracker” by Colm O Sullivan (Red FM) the debut album was released on September 7th an enthusiastic audience at The Triskel Arts Centre in Cork. The album is gathering momentum on radio and gathering generous praise in local and national press.Available at select record stores and online.

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Member Since: 25/04/2006
Band Website: www.areyoulistening.org
Band Members: Mike Lyons (Lead Vocals, Guitars, Piano), Simon Widdowson (Keyboards, Guitars, Backing Vocals, Percussion and Harmonica), John John Conway (Electric Bass and Backing Vocals), Graham Lynch (Electric Guitar), Jason O Driscoll (Drums).
Influences: Wilco, The Blue Nile, Talk Talk, Mark Hollis, Elbow, The Beatles, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, John Martyn, Phoenix, Trash Can Sinatras, American Music Club, Red House Painters, Prefab Sprout, Bloc Party, The Beta Band, The Band, AC/DC, Ben Folds Five, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Brendan Benson, The Dears, Josh Rouse, Kate Bush, Stina Nordenstam, Loudon Wainwright III, Paul Simon, Pixies, Radiohead, Spoon, Stevie Wonder, Sufjan Stevens, The The, Traffic, Interference, Tom Waits, Spoon, The La's, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Tycho Brahe, XTC/Andy Partridge, Beach Boys(Brian Wilson era!) Rufus Wainwright and Whiskeytown.

Sounds Like: Listen to more tracks and download the album from itunes: ..Buy the CD direct from CDBaby.com:Buy Never Said I from:
Record Label: Are You Listening?
Type of Label: Indie

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