The End of History (album)
Encyclopedia
The End of History is the debut album from Irish
singer-songwriter
Fionn Regan
, released in 2006
. The album was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize
, and was also named Best Irish Album of 2006 by the Irish Independent
.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Fionn Regan
Fionn Regan
Fionn Regan is an Irish singer-songwriter and artist from Bray, County Wicklow, who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his Mercury-nominated debut album, The End of History...
, released in 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
. The album was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British...
, and was also named Best Irish Album of 2006 by the Irish Independent
Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
.
Track listing
- "Be Good or Be GoneBe Good or Be Gone"Be Good or Be Gone" is a single released by Fionn Regan on February 5, 2006. The phrase "Be good or be gone" is also a motto for McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City....
" - 3:20 - "The Underwood Typewriter" - 3:03
- "Hunters Map" - 3:39
- "Hey Rabbit" - 3:33
- "Black Water Child" - 3:00
- "Put a Penny in the Slot" - 4:02
- "The Cowshed" - 3:32
- "Snowy Atlas Mountains" - 4:14
- "Noah (Ghost in a Sheet)" - 3:40
- "The End of History" - 4:39
- "Abacus" - 2:36
- "Bunker or Basement" - 6:26
- "Campaign Button" (hidden trackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
) - 3:11 - "Anglers Curse" (iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
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