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TIPPED BY many – this writer included – to win the Choice Music Prize last week, the
Galwegian was narrowly beaten by surprise winners Super Extra Bonus Party. Note to self – never bet on the likely winner of this event again. Anyway, Crowley has no doubt picked himself up, dusted himself down and is
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getting on with things. Crowley's singing style has been compared to Nick Drake and Tim
Buckley; his musical style to Badly Drawn Boy. And if, after the gig, you're still looking for another Adrian Crowley fix, he is featured on RTÉ 2's
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The album was released as soon as it was recorded as, according to
Crowley, he became "fed up waiting". It was recorded with engineer Stephen Shannon. The record received positive reviews and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize. The
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It must be said that 2007 was not a particularly memorable or inspiring year for Irish music. Indeed, if it wasn't for albums from Cathy Davey, Roisin Murphy and Adrian
Crowley towards year's end, it could have gone down as an absolute
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eschewing his clever-clever wordplay in order to sink into a sepia reverie". Ed Power, who reviewed the album for
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