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  • Tune of the Week // Clock Opera – Changeling

    Tune of the Week // Clock Opera – Changeling

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    Last I heard of Clock Opera was at a gig in Academy 2 in Dublin a couple of years ago. They were touring their album ‘Ways To Forget’. I had seen the band live a few times, including at Camden Crawl Dublin and had interviewed them also. I really liked their sound and they were a really nice bunch of lads. The other thing I remember was at that Academy 2 gig, someone took their beloved jug, used on stage as a percussive instrument. I wonder if they ever got it back.

    Being bad, I had originally signed up to their mailing list using an address I now don’t use that much, so I completely missed that the band were back doing their thing after a slight line up change and were hoping to record an album with the help of crowdfunding.

    Now that they’ve reached their goal, this week the band posted ‘Changeling’ on their Soundcloud page.

    Changeling still has many elements that we can still associate with previous Clock Opera work. Bells literally do ring in change in this track, clever association with lyrics and production use church bells as part of the rhythm section. Guy Connolly’s vocals are tender, almost whispered in points. All elements combine for a perfect first born from the new album.

    You can get ‘Changeling’ as a free download by signing up here on ClockOpera.com

    The band are on tour in December and are doing a now SOLD OUT show in The Old Blue Last in London. Guess who is really happy they got tickets? Yup me!

    LIVE DATES
    26th November, The Old Blue Last, London. Free EYOE show.
    5th December, Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg. Supporting Maximo Park.
    7th December, Kesselhaus, Berlin. Supporting Maximo Park.
    9th December, Esselhaus, Cologne. Supporting Maximo Park.
    10th December, Backstage Werk, Munich. Supporting Maximo Park.
    11th December, Melweg, Amsterdam. Supporting Maximo Park.

    Photo of Clock Opera from here

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 98 // Nov 7 2015

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 98 // Nov 7 2015

    The-London-Ear-on-2XM-Show-98I really enjoyed this week’s show and loved chatting to Greg Holden, he seems like such a nice down to earth guy.

    Greg has a really interesting story, things weren’t going great for him and he was about to give up music, when he was asked if he would contribute his song ‘Home’ to an American Idol finale. The artist who sang it, Philip Philips, went on to have the biggest selling American Idol winning song with it, selling an incredible 5 million copies, yup you read that right, FIVE MILLION copies.

    I chat to Greg about all that and his latest album ‘Chase The Sun’.

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    Greg Holden

    Here’s what happened:

    1. The London Ear Intro
    2. Clock Opera: Changeling
    3. The Wild Wild: Sing
    4. Saint Sister: Madrid
    5. Niamh Crowther: Little by Little
    6. Pleasure Beach: Go
    7. The Academic: Northern Boy
    8. Greg Holden: Hold On Tight
    9. Chat with Greg Holden (Part 1)
    10. Philip Phillips: Home
    11. Chat with Greg Holden (Part 2)
    12. Greg Holden: Boys in the Street
    13. Pumarosa: Priestess

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. REMINDER: The show has a new timeslot, every Saturday at 1300.

    Don’t forget to check out the new RTE 2XM website.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 98 // Nov 7 2015 // Chat with Greg Holden by Nessy on Mixcloud

    Photo of Greg from Here

  • Clock Opera, Live at Academy 2 Review

    Clock Opera, Live at Academy 2 Review

    This is the second time I’ve seen Clock Opera and I have to say, they have blown me away each time. I love their energy, their enthusiasm, they have great songs and they genuinely look like they love what they do.

    I had a blast! and also managed to get a copy of their album ‘Ways to Forget’ on vinyl.

    You can read the review over on Goldenplec.

  • Clock Opera: The Lost Buoys (Video)

    Clock Opera: The Lost Buoys (Video)

    I love these guys, they blew me away at Camden Crawl Dublin and I can’t wait to see them when they make their return next week. Here is the new video from Clock Opera, it’s ‘The Lost Buoys’ and will be released on November 5th in the UK which means Ireland should get it on November 2nd.

    The guys have a busy run up to the release here’s a nice string of dates for the rest of October.

    20 – Gathering Festival – Oxford
    22 – Sugarmill – Stoke
    24 – Cyprus Avenue – Cork
    25 – Roisin Dub – Galway
    26 – Academy 2 – Dublin
    27 – Limelight – Belfast
    29 – The Kazimier – Liverpool
    30 – Bodega – Nottingham
    31 – Deaf Institute – Manchester

    The album, ‘Ways to Forget’ is out now.

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