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Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands | INDIE

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands | INDIE
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"John Carrie - Shy Away"

John Carrie has a lot say, but he doesn't need to speak up. On his new album Shy Away, his first as a solo artist after releasing two albums with his band Moor Green, the Irish singer-songwriter has come up with the prefect soundtracks for rainy Fall days. Being a musical expat living in The Netherlands, he sings about the Green Isle and evasive representatives of the fairer sex. He has a tender voice that goes well with the acoustic tracks- he might get into trouble when he turns it up playing electric.

Stand-out tracks are the melancholic Split Wide Open and the old school folk song You Are My Sky. The album's opener Coming Back To Life is his business card for his vocal reach. Recommended if you like Danny Schmidt. - Paperblog - U.S.A


"John Carrie - Shy Away : Teder en Breekbaar"

De opkomst van goede, pakkende songschrijvers is de laatste jaren gestaag toegenomen. Een van hen is de Ierse singer-songwriter John Carrie, die na twee succesvol onthaalde albums met zijn band Moor Green zijn eerste soloplaat voorschotelt. De in groepsverband gespeelde folkrock werd ingeruild voor een intiemere en puurdere sound. Een nobele onbekende is de al jaren in Nederland wonende songsmid weliswaar niet voor iedereen, want de afgelopen jaren toerde hij namelijk al met onder meer Kings of Leon, The Cranberries en Xavier Rudd.

Carrie bewees al eerder over een uitstekend songschrijverstalent te beschikken, maar blijven zijn songs ook overeind met enkel een akoestische gitaar als steun? Het album opent alvast veelbelovend, met het prachtige ‘Coming Back To Life’, dat Carrie op z’n best laat horen. Puur en onversneden, uitgeklede songs. Vergelijkingen met legende Jeff Buckley zijn dan ook nooit veraf. Het is meteen duidelijk dat we hier te maken hebben met een ongelooflijk pakkende stem, die je van begin tot eind van je sokken weet te blazen.

Ook titelsong ‘Shy Away’ en ‘Killer Blows’ zijn zo’n nummers, die maar luttele seconden nodig hebben om je adem te doen stokken. Naar het einde toe breken ze zelfs een beetje open, wat een zekere melancholie oplevert. Wonderschoon. Meer folkhelden schieten ons te binnen bij liedjes als ‘Reason To Run’ en ‘You Are My Sky’. Beetje Nick Drake, beetje Neil Young, wat wil een mens nog meer? Zulke tederheid en breekbaarheid kunnen samenbrengen is niet iedereen gegeven. ‘Wintersun’ maakt het plaatje compleet, weer een naakte song, met een perfecte melodie en akkoordenschema als ruggengraat. Afsluiter ‘Wilder Eyes’ is raar genoeg iets meer uptempo, maar wel een verfrissend en vrolijker einde dan we hadden kunnen hopen.

John Carrie bewijst hier niet altijd onder te moeten doen voor Ryan Adams of Bon Iver, en zet een grote stap voorwaarts richting de top van het singer-songwritergezelschap. ‘Shy Away’ is een buitengewoon ontspannende en interessante plaat, en dat net door de soberheid die ermee gepaard gaat. Hou deze artiest in de gaten.

John Carrie live zien kan binnenkort als support van Blaudzun of als hoofdact in onder meer Arnhem (Luxor Live, 09.11, info & tickets), Tilburg (013, 11.11, info & tickets), Breda (Mezz, 18.11, info & tickets), Deventer (Burgerweeshuis, 23.11, info & tickets) en Den Haag (Paard Van Troje, 13.12, info & tickets). Check de website van John Carrie voor meer live dates. - Indiestyle Belgium


"Clearing Air"

"They have delivered with Clearing Air an outstanding album".."pure enjoyment" - MusicFrom.nl


"Clearing Air"

"The sequel contains fourteen wonderful tracks that once again tell about the damn tough life of a singer with one of the most plaintive voices of the Western Hemisphere.
Also in terms of rawness, darkness, and sometimes hippy content this CD brings this Irishman a step closer to that of eternal fame. Great band! - OOR


"One of the most outstanding albums this year..'"

"one of the most outstanding albums of 2007 in Holland"... (MusicFrom.nl about Folk is not Happy) - MusicFrom.nl


"Folk is not Happy"

"That John Carrie still doesn't have a record deal (Folk is not Happy was released by the band itself) is strange " - Podium info.nl


"Folk is not Happy"

"these guys play really well and write great songs but better still i won't be suprised if they achieve success akin to that of Pink Floyd, R.E.M and Muse" - National pop instituut - Fret Magazine


"Folk is not Happy album review"

"Clever use of instruments....John Carrie's melancholic voice has me immediately in it's grasp.....i sit in my car a little longer than intended to listen to some more songs from this album ......witty ironic lyrics that tell a story" - MusicMaker magazine


"John Carrie and Moor Green - A too well kept secret."

"This was a gig not to be missed....with a wide array of strange instruments used like the theremin , the jews harp and the melodica....and also the passionate way the band plays together....carried further by John's emotive way of singing" - 3voor12 North Holland


"Folk is not Happy"

'a jewel of an album'.......think Neil Young,jeff Buckley ....but then still unique. - OOR music magazine.


Discography

'Release' - demo 2005
'Folk is not happy' - album 2007 (PIAS NL)
'Clearing Air'-album 2010 (PIAS NL)
'Sewn Up'-single 2010 (PIAS NL)
'Green Think Tank'-single 2010 (PIAS NL)
'Shy Away' - solo debut Oct 2012

Several tracks have been played on both Dutch local and national radio and also on regional radio in Ireland , America and Australia.The band have also toured in the U.S and extensively in Europe, performed live on Radio in the U.S and Holland and on French regional television.

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NEW SOLO ALBUM 'SHY AWAY' FROM JOHN CARRIE OUT NOW !

John Carrie is an Irish singer-songwriter based in The Netherlands. He often performs with backing band Moor Green. The band consists of Gary Leatherland on drums, Karl Griffiths on bass and Sjoerd Spoelstra on keys and other gadgets.

Their debut album 'Folk is not Happy' was released in April 2007 to much critical acclaim.Dutch music magazine OOR :"Ben Christophers, Jeff Buckley,The Prayer Boat, Neil Young,but different. But in that order of goosebumps'.

In 2010 the band released their second studio album "Clearing Air" (pias). Again the band got plenty of positive attention from the press and the album was chosen as "No Risk Disk" by Hollands leading record store Plato Mania. Again OOR said :
'Also in terms of rawness, darkness, and sometimes hippy content this CD brings this Irishman a step closer to that of eternal fame.Great band!'

2012 saw the release of Carrie's first solo alum 'Shy Away'. An intimate, haunting album of raw ballads, it was recorded in a small attic studio in Amsterdam and greeted with much critical acclaim in the press.

To date John Carrie has toured with Irish legends The Cranberries, Xavier Rudd and supported artists like Scott Matthews and The Kings of Leon.

John Carrie's music has diverse influences but passion and an honest, sincere approach is what drives it the most.
Carrie also performs regularly as a solo artist delivering intimate soulful ballads. Lyrically rich and powerfully performed, it is music that reaches out to you.