FRED
Cork, Munster, Ireland | MAJOR
Music
Press
http://www.toronto.com/bars_clubs/article/640943 - Toronto.com
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/acrosstheline/2009/07/oxegen_09_fred.html - BBC
http://neverlearnedtoswim.com/2009/05/26/record-review-fred-go-god-go/ - Never learned to swim
http://neverlearnedtoswim.com/2009/05/26/record-review-fred-go-god-go/ - Never learned to swim
http://www.irishtimes.com/theticket/articles/2009/0619/1224249102705.html - The Irish Times
http://iheartau.com/reviews/fred-go-god-go/ - AU Magazine
http://www.drop-d.ie/archives/1770 - Drop - D
http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/67084/fred-go-god-go - Chart Attack
http://www.soundproofmagazine.com/Ireland/Features/Quick_Dirty_-_Fred.html - Soundproof
See Bio - hotpress, newyork post, limewire, irish independent, irish times
Discography
2011:: Leaving My Empire
2008 :: go god go
2005 :: Making Music So You Don't Have To :: LP
2002 :: Cant Stop I'm Being Timed :: LP
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Bio
Download Link. for 'Leaving My Empire'
http://www.leavingmyempire.com/FRED-Leaving-My-Empire.zip
Recent Quotes for 'Leaving My Empire'
"A joy to behold" Heineken Music
"Every track on offer is a joy to listen to" Hot Press
"Sprawling, ambitious and intoxicating" Irish Independent
"A burst of Technicolor glory" State.ie
"A Triumph" Swear I'm Not Paul
"A beautiful record" The Sunday Business Post
'Leaving My Empire' - Fred
Released in Ireland April 15th (R.C.M)
Press Release April 2011
At the start of November last year the five members of Fred traveled to Montreal to start recording theyre 4th album. The recording duties would be given to Howard Bilerman at his renown Hotel2Tango studio, As well as recording and playing on Arcade Fires Breakthrough record Funeral Howard has worked his magic with an array of great artists including Wolf Parade, God Speed you Black emperor, British sea power to name but a few.
Fred had spent nearly a year laying low writing and producing the tracks, this would be theyre first time ever recording in a studio in the traditional sense. After the release of Go God Go in 2008 with its string of Indie-poptastic hits ('Skyscrapers', 'Running'. 'The Lights' & 'Good one') on playlists across the nation, accolades including itunes Canada 'Top ten Indie albums of 2008', Hot-press readers poll 'Top Ten album Irish albums of 2008' & Meteor nomination for Hope of 2009 . The reaction and recognition for Fred was brought to a new level, 'leaving My Empire' is testament to their ability write and produce songs that go from intimate to epic and back.
"....There's no resisting this stuff unless you're a tone-deaf, stone-hearted, know nothing... , Blissed out, loved-up and goddamn down and out funky, Fred we love you..." Say's the NME
Management::
Sheena keane
Blue Grace Music
Ireland
M + (353) (0)873245092
www.bluegracemusic.com
Skype - keanestofsheens
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