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 from Tower Records or Kool 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)
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.
Entertainment. ie are hosting the exclusive download chart for this year's Hard Working Class Heroes festival, which takes place in Temple Bar from September 12th-14th. The festival focuses on showcasing Ireland's hottest new talent.
Just go onto www. entertainment. ie/hwch and download any song, by any band of your choice - it's as simple as that!! The top 20 bands will also be on a 'Best Of' compilation CD, which will be available during the festival.
Entertainment. ie will be giving the top three bands from the download chart a fantastic prize of a Dream Pro Tools MBox 2 Pro (very snazzy!).
Hey there,
Just a quick comment letting some of our MySpace friends know that the "Who The Hell Is Doug Derek?" album has just been released in limited CD format on the Kool Kat Musik label (PURR 2023). Available exclusively from the Kool Kat Musik Power Pop/Alt Country online store, the album comes with a free second bonus disc of 11 more songs - all for just $15!
To purchase, just click and go to directly to this buy link or copy and paste the URL in your browser address bar:
http://www. koolkatmusik. com/showproduct. aspx?productid=4801
Series Two Records released My Brother Woody- Getting Old Goes With Getting Fat on a 4 CD compilation album. Read more information here Full Tracklisting
God, I know about setting deadlines. Music is amorphous in the making. One EP I was working on was meant to take a week all in and it only got done 6 months after the fact. Sounded good but what a wait.
Hey, sorry I missed the gig. I have a good excuse though. I was in Crete. The album's brilliant by the way, but you know that, you made it. It sounds ludicrously expensive.
This month we have Regina Spektor with the theme to the film Prince Caspian (but don’t let that put you off, it is really rather wonderful), Mermaid Skeletons with a great song that’s worth it for the chorus alone, the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, who are as good as their name if not more so and finally the legendary Chip Taylor with the thought-provoking Former American Soldier. Great listening, and if you like the tracks, buy the albums!
