In Towers and Clouds
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In Towers and Clouds was the debut (and sole) album released by the now disbanded Dublin quartet The Immediate
. The album received generally positive reviews on its launch and was nominated http://www.nimusic.com/shownews.asp?ID=376 for the 2007 Choice Music Prize
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Shortly after the album's launch, Jim Carroll
, a journalist with the Irish Times, wrote an article in the newspaper's weekly entertainment supplement praising the band for choosing to release the album independently. He described the album as containing "cracking songs" and one "which gets bigger, better, bolder and brighter with every listen". This was in contrast with another Dublin based band Humanzi
whose major label debut was considered a disaster. After the group's disbandment critics collectively regarded In Towers & Clouds as the finest Irish debut album in the past decade.
The band performed "A Ghost In This House" at the 2007 Meteor Awards.
The Immediate
The Immediate were an avant-garde Irish rock quartet, based in Malahide. They made a considerable impact on the Irish music scene despite releasing only one album during the span of their association together. The album was In Towers and Clouds . It received primarily positive critical feedback and...
. The album received generally positive reviews on its launch and was nominated http://www.nimusic.com/shownews.asp?ID=376 for the 2007 Choice Music Prize
Choice Music Prize
-Establishment:It was established by journalist Jim Carroll and manager Dave Reid in 2005. as an alternative to the industry-dominated Meteor Music Awards. The Choice Music Prize is modelled after the Mercury Prize which is awarded each year to the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland...
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Shortly after the album's launch, Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.-Biography:Carroll was born to a...
, a journalist with the Irish Times, wrote an article in the newspaper's weekly entertainment supplement praising the band for choosing to release the album independently. He described the album as containing "cracking songs" and one "which gets bigger, better, bolder and brighter with every listen". This was in contrast with another Dublin based band Humanzi
Humanzi (band)
- Album & singles :Humanzi released their debut album ‘Tremors’ on Fiction/SFR July 24, 2006. It features the singles ‘Fix The Cracks’ and ‘Diet Pills and Magazines'...
whose major label debut was considered a disaster. After the group's disbandment critics collectively regarded In Towers & Clouds as the finest Irish debut album in the past decade.
The band performed "A Ghost In This House" at the 2007 Meteor Awards.
Track listing
- "Aspects"
- "Lonely Locked Up"
- "Fashion Or Faith"
- "Big Sad Eyes"
- "Don't You Ever"
- "Stop And Remember"
- "You Reflected"
- "Let This Light Fill Your Eyes"
- "A Ghost In This House"
- "In Towers And Clouds"
- "Can't Stop Moving"
Singles
| Cover | Information |
|---|---|
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"Stop and Remember" |