Buy the debut album "It's a long way from that sort of thing you were raised" by My Brother Woody for 9.99 from Road Records or directly from us through PAYPAL by clicking the "buy now" button. You can also buy the album fromKool Kat Musik by clicking on their logo below.
"fizzes with classic pop sentiment, surfing on a wave of sacchrine keys, breathy doo-wops and mellifluous horns, cleare's sunbeam arrangments will brighten anyone's day" - (8/10 - Hotpress)
"Warm, euphoric and totally infectious melodies" (4/5 The Star)
"Offaly's Mike Cleare is a name to watch. This impressive self-made debut is the work of a songwriter very much in love with classic West Coast pop.there's no denying the quality of Another Wave Of Harmony or a song that recalls the kookiness of Jens Lekman -- the delicious Getting Old Goes With Getting Fat. You sense a top-drawer producer would be able to make magic from such gems as promising material as the Brian Wilson-esque Super Serotonin Girl." - John Meagher (Irish Independent)
"It's rare to find good music this way (myspace) but the songs I heard were really great!!!"
--Blaine - (The New Pornographers)
"Here's the scenario: What if Dennis Wilson sang with The Pernice Brothers and the songs were co-written by Pernice, Paul Westerberg of The Replacements, Style Council era Paul Weller, Crowded House and arranged by Brian Wilson and Sufjan Stevens? It would be "My Brother Woody". This record is pop with a capital "P". This is a great CD and it shows a lot of work and dedication to the art of songwriting. The arrangements are mature and subtle and the lead vocals are strong and sure. If you like your music catchy and filled with pop, meaningful and with a lot of soul, you'll be buying "My Brother Woody" this Christmas for several of your most musically discriminating friends."-- (Nelson Bragg - Brian Wilson Band)
"Orchestral/Baroque pop fans will want to get this for sure. Keep an eye on this artist, as I expect great things to come" - (8/10 Powerpopaholic.com)
"There is plenty on this record to demonstrate that MBW deserve a much wider audience" (7/10 americana-uk.com)
"Mellifluous Americana-tinged pop, It's great to see an Irish musician releasing an album like this, and hopefully it won't lie under the radar for too long" - (Album of the week - Kildare Nationalist)
"Hey Mike, i got the cd and i am in love" --Kramer (Ween, Daniel Johnston, Joyzipper)
"Warm indie-rock awash with the summer harmonies of late 60s pop culture, the début album from My Brother Woody is proving to be quite a pleasant indulgence since arriving through the Frequency-Ireland postbox....the album is nicely poised between dippy and melancholic moods, and is quite a triumph of indie-pop" - (8/10 Frequency Ireland)
"a fab name derived from that cool Free Design song, and gently breathed musical landscapes not unlike compadres The Thrills. Musically it's a bit more brainy with piano, glockenspiel, horns and harmonies creating a world weary Cali-burn out sound, recalling both the glory years of '67-74 and today's acolytes ala Rufus Wainwright and Ben Folds." - Jon "Mojo" Mills - (Shindig Magazine)
"A deceptively slow false start eventually paves way to a bevy of tracks that gently thump, fizzle and burble while simultaneously emitting occasional glints of glorious sunshine. Your New Found Taste and When Summer Comes wistfully dander along a charminglyl-paced path, while almost every track is infused with swoonsome, harmony-laden backing vocals" - Lauren Murphy (Entertainment.ie)
"C’est fun, plus que ça, c’est classe" - (Sucrepop.com)
"the album is full of infectiously catchy melodic alt rock sounds with a real emphasis on the summery pop sound, the album has a real east coast sixties pop feel to it at times with lots of great vocal harmonies and some lovely mellow brass sounds, features eleven superbly written catchy pop songs" - (Road Records)
"a trawler's worth of sweet hooks. It all points to a great future" - (mp3hugger.com)
"Top-shelf stuff" - (Absolute Powerpop)
"Laurel Canyon-esque summer album of gentle wit" - (Subba-cultcha.com)
My Brother Woody. Or wouldn’t he? Well, yes he did, recorded an album that is - “It’s a long way from that sort of thing you were raised" (available November 2007)
My Brother Woody is the creation of Irish songwriter Michael Cleare. MBW has played extensively around Ireland, sharing the bill with the likes of the Posies, Marc Carroll, Mundy and the Chalets, receiving regular airplay on Today FM, 2fm and a number of radio stations around the country.
My Brother Woody songs are hook-laden and harmony-driven, full of warm, infectious melodies, recalling the sound and style of legendary American bands such as the Beach Boys and Big Star, as well as more modern purveyors of good vibrations such as Teenage Fanclub and Ben Folds.
Hello, after an unfortunate hiatus, the reasons for which are probably best not gone into here, we finally have some new music on the AUK MySpace site. For your listening pleasure this month we offer Nathan Oliver, Conrad Ford, the irrepressible Todd Snider and the delightful Beccy Owen. Don't forget too, for those of you within striking distance of Leicester, Electric Dustbowl 2 on 19 September.
It was my pleasure to play "Not Exactly What You Dreamed Of" on my weekly, 30-minute podcast featuring mainstream, independent music. The direct link to the show is: http://indiemusicsampler.com/2009/07/10/ims-140/
In a few days, the song will also be added to Indie Music Sampler radio which plays out some of the best in independent music commercial-free 24x7.
Blessings, Paul the music lover Indie Music Sampler
mom have put together some dates around the country for july and august. going to be playing
dublin (whelans) july 19, limerick (dolans) july 24, greystones (theatre) july 30, kilkenny (kytelers) august 15, galway (roisin dubh) august 17, mullingar (stables) august 21, cork (pavillion) august 26.
hope these don't interfere with your holiday arrangements.
Joe Echo is playing this Thursday the 25th of June in Bewleys Cafe Theatre on Grafton Street in Dublin as an Oxegen warm up gig for all you good people!!!
There is only a small number of tickets for this, so its gonna be a special evening!! :-)
Doors are at 8.30pm!! hopefully u can make it down!!
Hey, sorry for the plug! Our debut album "Nightcycles" is out now, click on the album artwork below to order from Cableattack!!
"The trio twist these intricate songs into works of beauty and uplifting sadness with their offbeat structures and ornate melodies... Listen attentively, and prepare to be completely ensnared in the narrative" 4/5 - The Irish Times
Thanks, they've been going really well thanks - Saturday was the last one with The Dead Flags head lining, such a fun night! I'd love to have you guys play again some time, obviously with more time to do promo for it!!
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