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Mark Geary
Acoustic / Folk / Alternative



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Member Since9/9/2005
Band Websitewww.markgeary.com
Band MembersFOR THE NEW RECORD THE PLAYERS SO FAR HAVE BEEN ERIC GEBOW,KARL ODLUM, DAVE ODLUM, SAM KASSISSER,ANN SCOTT,C.J WALLIS
InfluencesRADIOHEAD ARCADE FIRE NICK DRAKE TALK TALK J.J CALE BOB DYLAN THE BEATLES
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There are three albums which are on the shelves of all good record stores and also available on iTunes.

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Opium
1. Cold Little Fire
2. Not on your Life
3. Angel
4. Facing the Fall
5. See-Saw
6. Maid of Gold
7. Always
8. Tuesday
9. Atrophy
10. The King of Swords
11. Wake Up




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Ghosts
1. Beautiful
2. Ghosts
3. You're The Only Girl
4. Morphine
5. Fanfare
6. Mid-nite Sun
7. Whisper (Set Your Guns To Stun)
8. A Prayer For St.Rita
9. I Fell
10. Up & Up
11. Hold Tight



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33 1/3 Grand Street
1. Gingerman
2. Obi's Chair
3. Songs My Mother Taught Me
4. It Beats Me
5. Suzanne
6. Adam & Eve
7. Not Like Home
8. America
9. South
10. Volunteer
11. Here's To You

Record LabelIndependent Records and Sonablast!
Type of LabelIndie


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New album Opium - OUT NOW

“So you tour two records, see the world and you build up, somehow; a fanbase and some records get sold. Had I been on a major label, I would have been dropped by now, or shot in the head or whatever happens to those poor bands who don’t make money for their labels. Bye bye time. I would love to have a comfortable life etc, but at what cost… so I never took the fast money and artistically speaking at least seem to have lived to tell the tale?”

Instead its 2008 and Mark Geary is releasing a new album, Opium, on 11th April 2008 on Independent Records.


His third record, to date, it will be preceded by a single, “Tuesday”, which tells the story of “the day all the shit changes! The guy in the song – maybe me? – has to change all the shit and the baggage he has been dragging around. But change brings uncertainty that can be so scary that maybe you’re better off just living a kind of quiet hell?!”

So begins the tale of Opium, an album which has taken Geary through places in his head that he didn’t know existed in a processes that has infused the new album with an energy and an emotional power that is barely contained within the melodies and instrumentation of each song. But he tells the story of Opium better than anyone else…

“It’s about escape and the notion of consequence. All of that plays a part in what I think about or was thinking about when I was making the record. I think sometimes I kinda like to torture myself with these dark thoughts and in so doing reveal some of my demons and drugs of choice.

“I started writing this record over two years ago. I had written a song called “Maid Of Gold” that seemed to me to be the advent of something new and I had the beginnings of the song “Tuesday”. At that time I had being reading Robert Fisk’s books and the “God Delusion”; the ‘war on terror’ was on the news every night and I became aware of my discomfort with people on telly using ‘God phrases’: “With God on our side”; “In God we trust”; “With God’s help we will prevail”…

It seemed that people were using God as an example of rightness - their rightness – and I was just really interested in how people find themselves with this kind of “faith” and “crusade”. All fun stuff that led on to thinking about all the things we do to fill the void or the hole in us: God, money, sex, religion.”

“For the record I had definite ideas about how I wanted it to sound. It needed a band and because some of the songs would be pretty heavy and dark it needed lots of instrumentation. And rather than hiding behind melody and being obscure I wanted to try write as directly as I could. I was working with this drummer Eric Gebow, from New York. and Irish producer Karl Odlum who had done some great records with his brother David and had worked with me on some soundtrack stuff. So we all got together in Dingle and played for three weeks. It was amazing and I found a real confidence in writing and playing because I trusted them so much to tell me if things weren’t working”.

So I came back from the session in Dingle with about 16 or so songs and for the next year and a half worked on vocals, guitars and over dubs. Month after month after month. Adding new songs, new vocals…I’ve never spent so long listening to and changing a record. Then I sent a few songs over to Sam from Josh Ritter’s band to have a listen to. And he put strings on some and some piano on others…and then Karl and I just deleted parts that didn’t work and mixed the record. 11 songs and then off to Abbey Road for one day of mastering. Job fucking done! Haha!

Opium is Mark Geary’s 3rd record. His first, 33 1/3 Grand Street was released in 2003 [“Grand street was kinda the diary, the whispered words in an attic. Confessional kind of album.”] Ghosts followed a year later [“Ghosts was like stepping down from the attic, over some skeletons and bones and into the day light.”]. in 2005 Mark wrote the soundtrack to the feature film Loggerheads.

Opium is out now on Independent Records

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tracy





Jul 3 2009 9:40 AM

Hey Mark!
Must be a man about town, eh? don't see any upcoming gigs posted lately....things going well? what's going NY side? Pc's up & running finally...
Till then.....& waiting
Tracy
Sonia Wilson





Jul 3 2009 11:39 AM

Coucou :)
The Whiskey Limbs





Jul 2 2009 3:50 PM

Loving the tunes!!!!!!!!!!!!! :>
Raj





Jun 28 2009 4:10 AM

Thank you so much for your friendship and support!! Keep in touch!
Milk





Jun 25 2009 12:40 PM

hey mark lovin the hook on tuesday!!!!
REGIOMUSIK





Jun 17 2009 12:57 PM

thank you very much for the add!
Loving your vibe!
All the best to you
Greetings from Germany
The Whiskey Limbs





Jun 16 2009 11:48 AM

Happy Tuesday Mark, hope all is going well, best wishes the whiskey limbs:>
Anthony Mulcahy





Jun 13 2009 3:52 AM

Hey Mark, when can we expect to hear the live from NYC album??
The Whiskey Limbs





Jun 11 2009 10:46 AM

Hey Mark, Thanks For adding us, very best wishes The Whiskey Limbs :>
lainey





Jun 7 2009 2:59 AM

i live in Minnesota now... can you swing by Minneapolis anytime soon...kisses and hugs Lainey xxxxxxxxxxx
Trygve





May 27 2009 1:44 PM

Hello Mark!

I heard a rumor that you might come back to Bergen i september...

I'll be in the front row with a lot of friends!
GAVIN RYAN





May 27 2009 9:41 AM

If you're in Dublin this Sunday and have no plans...my album launch is on in the Cobblestone with band, brass and craic. Doors 9pm. Hope to see you there and if not, have a great weekend : )
gav
slow dancing in a burning room





May 25 2009 11:59 PM

Hi Marky,
I hope London has treated you well. Fill me in when you have a moment. Many hugs! Jessie
John





May 25 2009 8:20 PM

Really enjoyed the show in Conary! Many thanks......
Coco Shunter





May 25 2009 5:55 PM

How'ya mark, great show last night! now I know why Helen went to so many of your shows :D
RYAN PATRICK CLEARY





May 21 2009 1:24 PM

You should come back to philly soon!
Graham





May 20 2009 8:19 AM

Mark,
A stunning set here at Brindle Rocks on Saturday.Photo's are now on my site.
Look forward to seeing you soon,
Graham.
Pilla





May 11 2009 12:34 AM

Looking forward to meeting you at Verve good sir!!!

Jen Pilla
Petra Eujane





May 14 2009 4:35 PM

Great show last night - good to meet you in the flesh finally ;)
ROBERT





May 11 2009 5:18 PM

Thank You for Your Friendship...PEACE....Robert..
ROBERT





May 11 2009 5:19 PM

Thank You for Your Friendship...PEACE....Robert..
Pilla





May 11 2009 12:35 AM

Looking forward to meeting you at Verve good sir!!!

Jen Pilla
Pilla





May 11 2009 12:35 AM

Looking forward to meeting you at Verve good sir!!!

Jen Pilla
Stacey Nolan





May 11 2009 3:00 PM

Hope you had a great time in New York Marky. Dying to hear the live recordings x
THE QUBE RECORDING STUDIO





May 8 2009 1:01 PM

Introducing…

The Qube Studio

16th May ‘09

The Annesley House North Strand (Fairview) Dublin 3

The Hootenanny Launch Gig

2 Stages 7 Acts

Collaborations on the night from…

Matthew Devereux (from The Pale)
Keiron Black (from The Amazing Few)
Wally Page
Stephen and Tony Boylan
Mick Duffy and Niall O’ Shea
Alan and Breda Trimble
Q and more…

Kicks off at 8.30pm
Admission: 5 Euro

Everyones welcome along-it's gonna be a great nite full of fun+frolicks, so come along+join us for lots of Hootenanny Maddness!!!:)
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