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Once referred to as the best songwriter no one had heard of by Ryan Adams, Adrian Crowley has made a name for himself as a nuanced and creative musician
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Since 1999, Adrian Crowley has evolved into one of Irelandâs most beguiling and acclaimed talents, scooping the Choice Music Prize for Irish album of the year in 2009.
The Watchful Eye of the Stars is Crowleyâs ninth album, and third for the esteemed Scottish record label Chemikal Underground, which first brought Arab Strap and Mogwai to the worldâs attention.
Crowley hails from Galwayâs city of the tribes via the sun-kissed isle of Malta, and he has seriously upped the ante for this album, but heâs always been ambitious and keen to work with the best.
His second album, When You Are Here You Are Family, was recorded by Steve Albini in Chicago in 2002. In 2017, Crowley teamed up with Thomas Bartlett in New York for Dark Eyed Messenger, while in 2018 he collaborated with filmmaker Niall McCann on a beautiful feature entitled The Science of Ghosts. Now John Parish, fresh from steering the ship for Dry Cleaningâs recent debut album, does th
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