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The best kept secret in music

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"Album Review"

In the three years since the release of their EP 'Nothing Stays in Place', Dry County recorded the majority of their debut album -and then decided to throw most of it away and start again.
It says much about the strength of their material and quality control that, after spending time with 'Unexpected Falls', you'd like to hear all those songs that didn't make the grade.
Finding warm territories where electro and guitars can co-exist, the Dublin-based quartet convince as much on the high energy tracks as they do on the dreamier songs.
With so many layers of sound there's much here to investigate but the risk of getting lost is minimal, thanks to the anchoring of tracks to vocals and the band's ability to get ideas across concisely.
By the close you'll be convinced of two things: their crossover appeal could be immense and that no matter how intriguing this record is through headphones, it would make even more sense live.
Harry Guerin - RTE


"Album review"

It's exceptionally brave to emblazon your influences on your sleeve. Often times it's to a band's detriment, but thankfully this is not the case when it comes to this Dublin based electronica quartet. They've managed to create a debut album in the same league as their plethora of peers, a sound that is anchored in old school sensibilities but kept afloat throughout with a boundless ingenuity. There's a tainted adolescent innocence permeating each track - possibly because it harks back to the glory days of the mid-90s, when the Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, and Leftfield ruled this reviewer's teendom. And like every teenager worth their salt - every track on this album has the propensity to turn on the listener. Once you've been lulled by the beautifully melancholic vocals over hypnotic industrial drums, you're then propelled into layers of tinkling keyboards, clattering percussion and visceral roars - informing you that you're listening to a home grown homage to Boards of Canada, strung together with whispery harmonies - which then escalate into Aphex Twin beats territory. It doesn't end there; the attention to detail on each track is all-consuming - from the barely audible movie sound bite in the closing bars of 'Standing at 42' to the ending of last offering of the album, the quintessential comedown track, 'Take The Stairs. If one had to pick holes; they possibly rely too heavily on vocal double tracking which might lead to question their ability live, but, as a recorded debut offering however, this is an exciting promise of what's to come from Ireland's electronica clique.
4/5
Review by Sheena McGinley - Entertainment Ireland


Discography

bury your head ep
nothing stays in place ep
attention (single)
unexpected falls (debut album)

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DRY COUNTY
Press Release / Bio

Dry County release their debut album 'Unexpected Falls' (LAZYB10) after three years of blood, sweat and tears, May 4th 2007 will see the album hit the shops. 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 sees the album reaching the light of day and sounding like the record the band always knew they were meant to release. The band and their label are delighted and relieved to finally have a record that should prove one of the most interesting Irish releases in 2007.

'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 not 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.