Press Empire
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | SELF
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Tweeted:
'Check out this Single by Dublin band Press Empire. 'The City & The Streetlights'. Its great!! - Brian O'Driscoll Leinster Ireland and Brtish and Irish Lions Rugby Star
"Far from treading water in the usual murk of most upstart indie bands, Press Empire opt instead for lush instrumentation and produce vocal harmonies so tight you couldn't fit a one cent coin between them...deserves to be sung by festival crowds"
- The Star, Hot 5 (Essential New Music). - The Star Newspaper
I could wax lyrical about how good Press Empire are, but I'm not going to bore you -listen to the songs - they speak for themselves - you'll like them"
- JP, The Ray Foley Show - Today FM
"Furiously confident, a seemigly endless parade of instruments and vocals that really steal the show."
- Celina Murphy, Hotpress
- Hotpress Magazine
"When we think of Irish Indie rock music we say Codes,Delorentos.. we can now add Press Empire to that list. Generating enough musical energy from every song and injecting classical music talent into the vein of the sound, this is one band that will stand tall amongst the music scene today. Remember the name Press Empire because they will be a radio favourite for sure. Superb stuff. 6 out of 6"
T.Halpin, Music Review Unsigned
- Music Review Unsigned
“Press Empire are a quintet who flit between influences. On “Golden Lies” they combine the soaring harmonies we associate with the Beach Boys with the common sense of ELO to come with a catchy, radio-friendly track. “I Can Still Remember” has a more sombre feel, rattling drums and tight harmonies, topped up with a lush production by Liam Mulvaney. “Who You Are” is a more balladic offering, with plaintive vocals, a Beatlish arrangement and a lazy feel to perfectly soundtrack a balmy summer’s day. This is classy stuff in the quality pop tradition.”
-Jackie Hayden - Hotpress - Hotpress Magazine
Discography
'Golden lies'
'The City And the Streetlights'
'Little Infrno'
'Let Go'
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Hotpress (25/08/10): “Press Empire are a quintet who flit between influences. On “Golden Lies” they combine the soaring harmonies we associate with the Beach Boys with the common sense of ELO to come with a catchy, radio-friendly track. “I Can Still Remember” has a more sombre feel, rattling drums and tight harmonies, topped up with a lush production by Liam Mulvaney. “Who You Are” is a more balladic offering, with plaintive vocals, a Beatlish arrangement and a lazy feel to perfectly soundtrack a balmy summer’s day. This is classy stuff in the quality pop tradition.”
-Jackie Hayden - Hotpress
Press Empire were recently Pick of the Fortnight in Hotpress' "First Cuts" column. Their five-track debut EP is now available in Tower Records. For further reviews, check out their Myspace blog. A second EP is already underway.
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