Kieran McMahon Vocals, 6&12-string acoustic & electric guitars
Carola McMahon Wurlitzer, Rhodes, Organ, Backing Vocals
Arne Paul Neumann Bass Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Lap Steel
Johann von Schubert Drums, Percussion
Influences
Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Scott Walker, The Walker Brothers, Love, Bob Dylan, Tim Hardin, Jefferson Airplane, The Band, Talk Talk, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, The Velvet Underground, Tim Buckley, Richard Hawley, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, The Shadows, David Gray, Antony and the Johnsons, Bill Fay, Nick Lowe, Solomon Burke, Ron Sexsmith, Gordon Lightfoot, Johnny Cash, Jeff Buckley, The Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon, David Bowie, John Cale, Gene Clark, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, Harry Belafonte, Michael Chapman, Elliot Smith,.... Patrick Kavanagh, Lorca, Liam O'Flaherty, T.E. Lawrence, Franz Kafka, Heinrich Boll, Colin Wilson, Elias Canetti, ...
Sounds Like
REVIEWS FOR THE DEBUT ALBUM - 'FALLING DEEPER UNDER A SPELL':
''At the point where poetic songwriting, indie folk and catchy acoustic pop meet, Kieran McMahon has just delivered a rather remarkable debut album. The orchestrated, piano- and woodwind-embellished, mostly quite melancholy harmonies on Falling Deeper Under A Spell' (Lassomusic, 05) have an ethereal beauty. On top of that, the Irishman sounds like a cool hybrid of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen".Marcus Baumann | Rundschau Regensburg
'Complex snapshots and poetic lyrics set to a beautiful musical background giving expression to the melancholy experienced by someone eternally searching. Songs such as 'Everybody's A Fool Sometimes', 'The Road I Have Wandered', 'Getting Lost Inside Myself' and the beautiful closing song 'Don't Want The Night To End' are just a small selection of examples of Kieran McMahon's magnificent expressiveness, which is carried, in particular, by the sound of his voice, a perfect hybrid of Tim Hardin and Ron Sexsmith'.Huub Thomassen | www.realrootscafe.com
'All in all, Falling Deeper Under A Spell draws its great quality and surprising maturity from the successful juxtaposition of at times sublime, wistfully-flowing, introspective and extraordinarily touching folk-pop songs, which makes this one of the most beautiful albums in the passionate singer/songwriter pop genre this year'.Thomas Stern | www.b-i-b.de
'Kieran McMahon's debut album 'Falling Deeper Under A Spell' calls Ron Sexsmith to mind. And we're not talking about a boring, third-rate imitation but someone of a comparable musical calibre. The melancholy voice, the resonant vibrato and the feeling for beautiful and melancholy pop melodies are what Ron and Kieran have in common. The CD is completely free of any immature desire for admiration. The listener rather perceives a man with experience observing his environment. The result is authentic, powerful, self-confident and exceptionally good. The last song, 'Don't Want The Night To End', sounds as if it had been borrowed from Neil Young's perfect album Harvest moon. 'Falling Deeper Under A Spell' is highly recommended!'Markus Hillboom | www.musiklivet.com
'Not since the early Mike Scott has a songwriter of Celtic origin delivered a debut album of such originality and powerful emotional impact'Ullrich Maurer | www.gaesteliste.de
NEW ALBUM IN THE PIPELINE - 'NO WONDER LIFE FEELS STRANGE'
Irish singer-songwriter performing a unique brand of songwriter-pop with a dark soul in the vein of Morrissey, Nick Cave, Edwyn Collins and Roddy Frame. After working as a guitarist and later singer in various bands and solo projects in London, I moved to Berlin where I released my debut album “Falling Deeper Under A Spell” in 2005.
Recorded in a basement room in Kreuzberg together with my live band, the follow-up album has just recently been completed. Entitled “No Wonder Life Feels Strange”, the new record was mixed by Doug Henderson whose work I admired on the Antony and the Johnsons Mercury-Prize-winning album “I Am A Bird Now”.
Thanks for your friendship I appreciate it. If any body is looking for the services of a Wedding singer or providor of music for a wedding ceremony or music for a drinks reception in the West of Ireland,Galway or a 60 mile radius thereof, have a look at www. myspace. com/weddingmusicexpert for more details All the best for the future Many thanks The Wedding Music Expert
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hey kieran,how's life in berlin?awful summer here.rain rain and more rain...it's depressing.had a great holiday in germany last month.2 weeks sunshine and the blackforest...and leonard cohen in loerrach.beautiful.greets from the westcoast,nico
This is just to let you know we have a show coming up at the L.U.X. next week:
+WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 21:00, L.U.X. (Schlesischestrasse 41, Kreuzberg). Also with short sets by: Clark Nova, 3 Reasons to Drink, and My Sister Grenadine!
Hope to see you there, TNPB
ps remember: live music is dead without you.
AUF DEUTSCH: Hallo,
Wollte nur kurz mitteilen, daß wir nächste Woche im L.U.X. auftreten:
+MITTWOCH, 18. Juni, 21:00. L.U.X. (Schlesischestrasse 41, Kreuzberg) Es werden auch kurze Sets geben von: Clark Nova, 3 Reasons to Drink, und My Sister Grenadine.
