The Nameless is the third album released by Irish

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,...

-born singer Cathy Davey

Cathy Davey

Cathy Davey is an Irish singer-songwriter. She has released one extended play, "Come Over" , and three albums, Something Ilk , Tales of Silversleeve and The Nameless...

. It was released on May 7, 2010 in the Republic of Ireland

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,...

 as the follow-up to her 2007 second album Tales of Silversleeve

Tales of Silversleeve

Tales of Silversleeve is the second album released by Irish-born songstress Cathy Davey. It was released on October 12, 2007 as the follow-up release to Davey's 2004 debut Something Ilk...

. The first single from the album "Little Red" debuted on Cathy Davey's My Space page.

Background and recording

Recording for the album began in spring 2008 and continued until early 2010. Villagers'

Villagers (band)

Villagers are an Irish band fronted by Conor J. O'Brien.They have performed at several music festivals and toured with Tracy Chapman, Bell X1, Tindersticks and Elbow. They have one EP, titled Hollow Kind...

 Conor J. O'Brien makes a guest appearance on "Army of Tears". Promotion for the album began with an exclusive look at the artwork in Hot Press magazine. A tour of Ireland also took place in spring 2010 taking in Dublin, Cork and other major cities and towns within the Republic of Ireland.

Reviews

The debut single from The Nameless, "Little Red" has received positive reviews. The single was given the title of "Single of the week" by Ireland's leading music magazine Hot Press

Hot Press

Hot Press is a fortnightly music and political magazine based in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1977. The magazine has been edited since its inception by Niall Stokes. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had a circulation of 19,215 during 2007...

.The Irish Times

The Irish Times

The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...

 said of the track that "...it may very well be the best thing she's done to date..."

Track listing

1. "The Nameless"
2. "Army of Tears"
3. "In He Comes"
4. "Habit"
5. "Little Red"
6. "Happy Slapping"
7. "Dog"
8. "Bad Weather"
9. "The Touch"
10. "Wild Rum"
11. "Lay Your Hand"
12. "Universal Tipping"
13. "End of The End"

Singles

• The first single from the album was "Little Red". This single was released as a download only on April 23, 2010. The video was directed by Lorcan Finnegan and was played at the 2011 SXSW Film and Music Festival.

• The second single from the album is "Army of Tears". The single also featured the b-side "The Wandering". The single was released on July 16, 2010. Davey debuted the single on "Saturday Night with Miriam".

Album

Chart (2010)	Peak Position
Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...	1
Irish Independent Albums Chart Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:...	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak Position
2010	"Little Red"	Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	#25