The debut album by Irish-born, British-based singer/songwriter Fionn Regan was first released in the U.K. by ex-Cocteau Twins bassist Simon Raymonde's dream pop imprint Bella Union, before being picked up for U.S. distribution by the rootsy alt-country label Lost Highway. Impressively, it's a good fit for both labels. Regan keeps one foot in the singer/songwriter tradition -- comparisons to Damien Rice and Nick Drake are ubiquitous in his reviews, and for good reason -- but Regan's interest in specific soundscapes for their emotional resonances is a subtle but important philosophical link to the Cocteau Twins' sound for sounds' sake aesthetic. Regan recorded the majority of The End of History in a disused stone barn, live to a portable recorder. The natural reverb adds warmth to these often skeletal songs, most with little more accompaniment than Regan's acoustic guitar and practically whispered vocals. The sense of intimacy thus engendered adds weight to songs that might have otherwise seemed ethereally light, but at his best, Regan proves himself an immensely skilled songwriter. "I have become an aerial view of a coastal town that you once knew" is a startlingly apt image in the lovely lost-love lament "Be Good or Be Gone," and Regan's debut single "Put a Penny in the Slot" is an instant classic ranking with such wry slices of U.K. folk-rock as Lloyd Cole and the Commotions' "Perfect Skin" (right down to Regan's echoing of Cole's trademark habit of dropping authors' names in his lyrics, Paul Auster and Saul Bellow in this case) and any number of Richard Thompson's romantic character studies. The End of History suggests that a major talent may be brewing here.
My friend Pat Thomas from S-F recently posted a best of 2007-blog where he shared some of the musical highlights of the previous year, according to his own eclectic tastes. http://www.myspace.com/pat_thomasPat is a well-known figure in independent music - both as a performer and as a label head, editor, manager etc. There was a recent write-up on him in S-F Weekly, which is great but which just...
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Gifted singer-songwriter Fionn Regan has released a clever and original low-cost vid that puts the majority of big budget music promos to shame.For his latest single Be Good Or Be Gone, Regan delivers the pretty yet defiant song direct to camera in increasingly ridiculous locations, including an elevator, a barber shop, and most memorably, a woodland stream. What's more, Regan sings live throug...
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Choice of music in the workplace often spurns arguments... well at least in my office anyway. However, for the last couple of months there's been nothing but peace and harmony between the desks. One album is single-handedly responsible for this ceasefire.FIONN REGAN - THE END OF HISTORY Fionn hails from Dublin, Ireland. His music is characterized by his soft vocals and smooth acoustic guitar wo...
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" entity_media_id="" height=326 src="http://static.uber.com/images/spacer.gif" title="Embedded Media - Fionn Regan- Put a Penny in the Slot" unselectable="on" width=400>Fionn Regan- Put a Penny in the Slot Has anyone ever heard Paul Auster or Saul Bellow mentioned in a song? I sure haven't. But Ireland's own Fionn Regan has a way with words and fits it in his literary references quite nicely.
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Just found this record today. Sort of a cross between Ben Kweller and Ryan Adams...good stuff....i like it at least.Here is a song from his record "The End Of History"
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On those rare days... I find an artist that soothes me. From the inside out, top to bottom, clear through. When' ere this green eyed girl's ears happen upon an Irish singer-songwriter that has sincerity, a gentle lilt & a voice sweetened with lavender honey, she must share the artist with her closest of friends. Well kiddies, this lady of the green-eyed sort has found such an artist in Fionn Re
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Gifted singer-songwriter Fionn Regan has released a clever and original low-cost vid that puts the majority of big budget music promos to shame.For his latest single Be Good Or Be Gone, Regan delivers the pretty yet defiant song direct to camera in increasingly ridiculous locations, including an elevator, a barber shop, and most memorably, a woodland stream. What's more, Regan sings live throug...
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Choice of music in the workplace often spurns arguments... well at least in my office anyway. However, for the last couple of months there's been nothing but peace and harmony between the desks. One album is single-handedly responsible for this ceasefire.FIONN REGAN - THE END OF HISTORY Fionn hails from Dublin, Ireland. His music is characterized by his soft vocals and smooth acoustic guitar wo...
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confession time. although i've been on MOG for about a year and a half now, i haven't really been drawn to any one band because of MOGhype or reviews i've read. yeah, i've found alot of stuff where i'll think, "oh yeah, that sounds pretty good," but it's never really made me search out more of that artist's stuff. in fact, i think i began to view MOG as just a place for me to put out music that...
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love saying his name, feehon reegan.Abacus is however the only song that i truly love from his album'The End Of History'.It's everything you'd want from an irish singer/songwriter...it's so peaceful, you could dream about it.
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My friend Pat Thomas from S-F recently posted a best of 2007-blog where he shared some of the musical highlights of the previous year, according to his own eclectic tastes. http://www.myspace.com/pat_thomasPat is a well-known figure in independent music - both as a performer and as a label head, editor, manager etc. There was a recent write-up on him in S-F Weekly, which is great but which just...
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I feel like I keep going on about him, but he's amazing. I'm just going to let his music speak for itself. "Be Good Or Be Gone" from his debut album "The End of History". Btw, I've had this album since it was released last year and I still don't tire of it. And my favourite song of his.
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I just figured out how to spell Fionn Regan's name. Heard him on the radio a week or so ago and loved the literary references in his lyrics.Enjoy his current tour around UK/Ire. I'm too far away.
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Fionn Regan's video for Be Good Or Be Gone exemplifies the way in which sound interacts with its surroundings. It showcases how the acoustics of different places impact the music being played there. Each location offers a unique soundscape.
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So I tend to drop a podcast every week and this recent one is now available for your listening pleasure. It features John Vanderslice, Through The Sparks, Fionn Regan, Iron & Wine and Boy Eats Drum Machine. There's plenty more where this came from at The Pampelmoose Podcast PageThrough The Sparks
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Following on from his headline slot at last week’s Hard Working Class Heroes festival, Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan is strapping his guitar on for a pared-down solo show in Whelan’s on December 19. Expect live favourites from his Choice and Mercury-nominated debut album The End of History, as well as tracks from his upcoming LP…
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| 1 Be Good Or Be Gone |
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| 2 The Underwood Typewriter |
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| 3 Hunters Map |
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| 4 Hey Rabbit |
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| 5 Black Water Child |
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| 6 Put A Penny In The Slot |
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| 7 The Cowshed |
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| 8 Snowy Atlas Mountains |
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| 9 Noah (Ghost In A Sheet) |
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| 10 The End Of History |
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| 11 Abacus |
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| 12 Bunker Or Basement |
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| 13 Campaign Button |
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