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Member Since7/27/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.wearecutaways.co.uk
Band MembersGrace McMacken
Paul McIver
Ryan 'Mc'Simpson
email
info@wearecutaways.co.uk

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InfluencesPavement, Radiohead, Of Montreal , Def Leppard, Architecture In Helsinki, Los Campesinos!, My Bloody Valentine, The New Pornographers, Sebadoh, Superchunk
Record LabelSelf-Released
Type of LabelUnsigned


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 16 2009 9:30P
Two Step @ The Limelight Belfast
Jul 25 2009 8:00P
Glasgowbury Festival Eagle’s Rock
Jul 31 2009 8:00P
Top Of The Town Omagh
Aug 1 2009 3:00P
Belfast Pride Festival @ Custom House Square Belfast
Aug 3 2009 1:00P
Feile Festival @ Bank Square Marquee - All ages gig - 1pm to 4pm - FREE Belfast
Aug 19 2009 9:00P
The Pavilion (w/ Alright The Captain) Belfast
Aug 27 2009 8:00P
Exodus (All Ages gig) Coleraine
Aug 28 2009 7:45P
St. Mark’s Hall, Ballymacash (All ages gig) Lisburn
Sep 3 2009 8:00P
The Roadhouse Manchester
Sep 4 2009 8:00P
The White Hart Corby, Northants
Sep 5 2009 8:00P
Book us! - TBC England / Wales / Scotland
Sep 6 2009 8:00P
Book us! - TBC England / Wales / Scotland
Sep 7 2009 8:00P
Brixton Windmill London
Oct 7 2009 8:00P
Indie Week Canada - 7th - 10th October Toronto
Oct 22 2009 9:00P
Radar @ Queens University Union Belfast

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Album review in The Irish News - July 09  (view more)

4th July gig now in Limerick instead of Dublin / interview and live video online  (view more)

AU magazine feature on the Earth and Earthly Things album launch  (view more)

Hot Press magazine interview  (view more)

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   About Cutaways (available on iTunes)
Cutaways release their debut album Earth and Earthly Things on Monday 6th July 2009 on download and CD digipak, preceded by the download single, Milo of Kroton on Monday 11th May.

Cutaways use two boys, one girl, two synths, one guitar, a drum kit and bags full of hooks and melodies to make their jagged and boisterous pop music.
Paul McIver sings and plays guitar.
Grace McMacken sings and plays synths.
Ryan Simpson hits drums.

In 2008, Cutaways released the Start Stop! Start Stop! EP, receiving airplay from Colin Murray on national Radio 1 and rave reviews from the likes of Artrocker magazine. Cutaways took their vibrant live show all across Ireland, as well as London, Glasgow and Liverpool with the gigs featuring anything from impromptu puppet shows to 'rap' cameos. The band’s puppet counterparts also starred in the video for Lovers Are Lunatics; and Blue Bird, Yellow Bird and Red Bird from the EP's artwork sprung to life terrorizing the streets of Belfast in the video for I Don't Understand What You Don't Say.
Cutaways also recorded a BBC Radio 1 session, and the band finished the year playing to a 'capacity' crowd in a one-bedroom flat on New Years Eve.

2009 promises to be a colourful year, with the NME hailing Cutaways as "your new favourite band" and Ireland's Hot Press and AU magazines both naming Cutaways as one of the bands to watch in the coming year. In March the band made their first TV appearance on regional ITV1’s UTV Live at The Limelight. In April, Cutaways also took in a 6-date UK tour, including a show at the Artrocker club night in London before returning to Belfast to launch their album with a typically lively show. This summer will see Cutaways play some of their most exciting shows to date, taking to the stage at a number of festivals including Belfast Pride, Indie Week Ireland, Glasgowbury and Feile Festival.

Their 11-track debut album Earth and Earthly Things is a superb introduction to the delirious and dizzying world of Cutaways; merging infectious indie pop-rock with pounding synth soundscapes and boy/girl harmonies.



Earth and Earthly Things - Album released 06 July 2009

11 track CD Digipak available for £7.49 including postage


PRESS

"One of those bands, that seem to pop out of nowhere and immediately announce themselves as your new favourite band; Cutaways are a Belfast trio whose START STOP! START STOP! EP is that good. An excitable mash up of skewed alt rock, sweet synth pop with hints at the epic, this EP makes for a gloriously impressive first impression. This brilliant introduction to the world of Cutaways finds the Belfast trio bashing out shimmering pop magic with effortless ease, a quartet of songs that demand you sit up and take notice right this very second."
Mike Bond, UKMusic review-9/10

"With its shouty boy and girl vocals, pounding beats and catchy chorus, this is the sound of a gang of old school radio pros, not a bunch of newcomers. It’s upbeat and nicely chaotic, in the sense that you’re never quite sure what’s going to happen next, and the vocal chop and change between Paul and Grace is neat. Cutaways have hit on the fresh sound of now. ‘Dead on’, as they say in Belfast."
Artrocker

"A quirky and infectious offering that's pop at its very best...Cutaways make a wonderfully fresh and massively commercial 'noise'; their catchy songs are etched with pounding, driving drums whilst tetchy guitars and theatrical keys decorate and enhance the sound of boy/girl vocals working individually and harmoniously. The songs are superbly conceived, lovingly crafted and stunningly executed. Their unusual and quirky style sets them apart from others as they do 'clatterpop' with style and panache. All-in-all, Cutaways have contrived to come up with a massive sound that's modern, genre blurring and totally shit-hot! Proper 'pop' this!"
Peter J Brown, Toxic Pete

“Synth-pop beauty. This EP for me heads into a land I call perfection. It’s just remarkable and that’s not a word I often throw out there."
Oliver, The 405

"This Belfast trio are clearly on their way, and it's not hard to see why either. The fervour of the boy/girl vocals and art-rock guitars offer exemplary power-pop thrills and makes them a less pompous Los Campesinos! with a potential for pop manna."
John Earles, Planet Sound

"Intriguing guitar motifs recalling Pavement, rugged rhythms , boy/girl vocals locked in a loving embrace, Cutaways fill their lyrics to the brim with naked emotion, their smudged pop-rock creating a sense of bruised beauty. Stirring stuff indeed"
AU Magazine

"Cutaways have grade A indie-pop sensibility.......... Here we have a band capable of packing more creativity and sizzling excitement into a few minutes than most acts fit into six-minute epics"
Hot Press Pick Of The Fortnight

"Cutaways - surely the best-looking band in Belfast - deal in bright colours, fast tempos and hooks aplenty. From Paul McIver's quite ridiculous attire and Grace McMacken's fluorescent keyboard stand to the huge cardboard chicks adorning the stage, everything about the band screams 'fun'. Paul and Grace's vocal interplay recalls Los Campesinos! in its excitable call-and-response, while the buzzing synth basslines lock into the herky-jerky drumming. This is a joyous, riotously fun performance by a band that have embraced pop music and are determined to twist it into exciting new shapes."
Chris Jones, BBC Across The Line Live Review

"A cut above, this is fresh, vibrant and very quirky. Living proof that indie music can be diverse and enjoyable" Classic Rock Society Magazine

"Start Stop! Start Stop! will be many people's Irish release of the year, it's just a purely enjoyable experience" AU Magazine

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BBC Introducing with Tom Robinson on 6music

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Jul 16 2009 8:05 AM

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Jul 15 2009 3:12 PM

in an ingenius bout of advertising, much like the FWW vs ASIWYFA gig, this is being billed as 'Local band come dine with me'. We all have to make our specialist cuisine. Mine is the egg fried egg with egg.
Daddysmilk





Jul 14 2009 2:41 PM

Hey guys!! :D hows tricks today? Loving the tunes - how would we get involved with you lot, gig possibly? etc?
 
Welcome to The Daddysmilk Family :D Yay! Thanks for accepting us and for extending the warm welcome - everyone has been so supportive since the move from Oslo to Manchester and it makes all the difference! We love it here in Manchester!! What would be your favorite song would you say? We'd adore to be in you top friends or have a tune up here on your profile! Hey, it doesnt hurt to ask... :D
We would also love to see you and rock your face off at one of our shows one day and toast our newfound proximity - what venues near you would it be easiest for you and your mates to get to as and when we swing by your way?
 
Basically, if you like what you hear and would like us to play more near you then we can work together and capture the dream - feel free to download our tunes from our iLike page and just tell everyone you know about Daddysmilk, play us in the car, at house parties etc! Its people like you that inspire us to push ourselves further, forever and unrelentlessly onwards, so thank you! :D
 
How are you today anyway? big love from your new favorite Mancunian Anglo-Norwegian band ;-) lol!
Jay, Keith, Kris & Marius
x x x
Walter Mitty & The Realists





Jul 9 2009 2:00 PM

Hey Guys, lovely to meet you at Indie Week (in Dolans), let us know if yer headin down this way...lookin forward to playing with you guys in Toronto.Conor x
ED ZEALOUS





Jul 8 2009 5:56 PM

check out new wee track
Kick Out The Jams





Jul 7 2009 5:51 PM

hey,

just put up a wee news story for you -thought i'd let you know. good luck with album.

http://www.nichart.com/news.html

email any more news you have in the future to ni-chart@hotmail.com

Cheers
Tristan
Your Favourite Weapon





Jul 7 2009 2:08 PM

Hey, Dave here.! Unfortunately not too much going on in the Banbridge scene for the time being, not really any venues left "/ however a few local bands including ourselves are hopefully gonna have a go at bringing it back! How are things down your end? :)
Setlist4Dancer Music Blog





Jul 7 2009 10:26 AM

Hey guys,

Just wanted to say I really enjoyed ye're set in Dolans on Saturday. Congrats on winning the place for Indie Week Canada. Also loved the video for lovers and lunatics.

Keep up the good work
Eadaoin
The Jane Bradfords





Jul 6 2009 11:11 PM

hey that second band almost has the same name as us! Its like Brakes v the Brakes all over again!
john shelly and the creatures





Jul 6 2009 8:41 PM

hey dudes and dudette! you guys look busy! woooo! hope all is gravy!
Molly





Jul 5 2009 11:56 PM

Hi How r u? Hope u had a nice weekend! :) Molly
Backyard Promotions





Jul 4 2009 2:45 PM

Thanks for the add guys. Loving what you're doing and will definately get in touch when we've got the right gig for you. Hope all's well.
Setlist4Dancer Music Blog





Jul 2 2009 3:48 PM

Hey guys,

Thanks for the add. I'll be along to the Indie Week gig in Dolans. Looking forward to hearing Cutaways live.

Keep up the good work
Eadaoin
www.setlistfordancer.blogspot.com
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Jul 1 2009 10:08 PM

Hi guys!
Just put 3 more BRAND NEW TUNES up on our page,
Stop by and have a listen and let us know what you think.
Cheers!
SKRUFF X
Paul Kelly





Jul 1 2009 5:58 PM

Thanks for adding me guys,great tunes,very best of luck..PK
Indie Week





Jun 30 2009 6:18 PM

Hey there, thanks for the add. We look forward to seeing you out at this year’s INDIE WEEK Ireland July 1st-4th, 2009 http://ireland.indieweek.com
Lee G





Jun 29 2009 11:10 PM

Yere first time in Limerick? Thats cool. Hopefully ye'll like it and want to come back! Coz I think yere songs are brilliant. Very lively :-)
I shall be there at 7 on the dot! haha
Lee.
Lee G





Jun 29 2009 10:40 PM

Cannot wait to see ye in Dolans on Saturday! :-)
Lee.
SketchForESG.





Jun 29 2009 11:57 AM

ok man cheers for that. seen you at stiff kitten and you were good, hopefully see you at Bank Square then too!
SketchForESG.





Jun 28 2009 8:55 PM

hey,
is there any chance you know where to get more info about that feile festival? i hear panama kings are playing too, but there's nothing about it anywhere? cheers.
SketchForESG.





Jun 28 2009 8:55 PM

hey,
is there any chance you know where to get more info about that feile festival? i hear panama kings are playing too, but there's nothing about it anywhere? cheers.
The Gatsbees





Jun 27 2009 1:18 PM

Hi Guys.

Last night, was so much fun.
Your set, was great.

TG x
Hannah





Jun 25 2009 10:39 AM

I'll be there :)
yous were good last time
and i liked your drummers shoes lol :)
ZERO POINT ZERO





Jun 24 2009 3:46 PM

Hi,
Thanx 4 adding us!!! =)
Hope all is good with you......
Nations Waiting





Jun 24 2009 12:23 PM

Hi,
We're Nations Waiting, thanks for adding us, hope you like our tunes - check us out on facebook
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Peace
NW
xx
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