One stormy night in Ireland, Adrian Crowley’s brother brought home a wounded crow. After taking care of it for a time, the crow flew away on its own, leaving an impression behind: Crowley wrote a story, which would later become the aptly titled “Crow Song” on this, his brand new record and ninth studio album The Watchful Eye Of The Stars. Suffused with a hazy and surreal quality, Crowley describes Watchful Eye’s poignant narratives as those which insisted themselves upon him. After the fact, it seemed these songs came to him more or less fully formed. “It’s a beautiful and mysterious thing,” he says. Perhaps it is a tendency to hold onto memories that allows him to unleash them lyrically in completion. For Crowley, the creative process is an organic event rather than a practice he feels compelled to regulate or control. He approaches lyrics much like he does short story writing. In making the album, Crowley moved between studio and at home recording, while John Parish (Aldous Harding, PJ Harvey) produced. The pair worked from tracks made initially by Crowley on a charity shop 3/4 size nylon string guitar or Mellotron: “In this way, John wanted to keep some of the magic of that first take”, says Crowley. Contradictions and complexities are left intact, initial recordings were limited to one or two takes, and the songs feel more like a dream recounted upon waking. These raw beginnings were then fleshed out more in the studio with Parish and additional...
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***The newest release by Dublin's ADRIAN CROWLEY , A Northern Country captures the lush melancholy Crowley has always worked to achieve on record. The deep vocals, sparse guitar and drums, and enrapturing cello create a serene and unique beauty that's evocative and heart-rendering. Absolutely enchanting.
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11/09/2004
***US issue of Crowley's first album from 1999, A Strange Kind is a folk masterpiece of minimal and sparse playing. Crowley's voice has a deep, steady brogue that anchors his minor-keyed compositions.
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02/12/2002
***The second album and first domestic release from Irish songwriter ADRIAN CROWLEY. A bittersweet collection of disparate songs, touching ballads, and sensitive tunes, done with Crowley's deep, gentle voice. Recorded in Chicago by STEVE ALBINI, and featuring Crowley's backing group KATE ELLIS on cello and THOMAS HAUGH on drums.
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02/12/2002