Indie Week Ireland 2009

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Cutaways - INDIE WEEK IRELAND 2009 Winners

Fri. Apr. 16 - The Twisted Pepper (Dublin) - 1:30am Sat. Apr. 17 - Baker's Place (Limerick) - 11:15pm Paul DJs on Tues. Apr. 13 - Auntie Annie's (Belfast) Paul McIver sings and plays guitar Grace McMacken sings and plays synths Ryan Simpson hits drums Check out the blogs they wrote for the BBC about their experiences in Toronto: Cutaways, Canadian Diary #1 - BBC Cutaways, Canadian Diary #2 - BBC Cutaways use two boys, one girl, two synths, one guitar, a drum kit and bags full of hooks and melodies to make their jagged and boisterous pop music. Encouraged by the response from the Start Stop! Start Stop! EP, Cutaways released their debut album Earth and Earthly Things in July 2009, preceded by the single, Milo of Kroton in May. Cutaways have taken their vibrant live show all across Ireland and the UK as well as playing recent shows in Toronto, Canada as part of Indie Week Canada. This summer Cutaways played some of their most exciting shows to date, taking to the stage at a number of festivals including headlining Belfast Pride and also taking in Indie Week Ireland, Glasgowbury and Feile Festivals. The gigs themselves featured anything from impromptu puppet shows to 'rap' cameos. The band’s puppet counterparts also starred in the video for Lovers Are Lunatics; and Blue Bird, Yellow Bird and Red Bird from the EP's artwork sprung to life terrorizing the streets of Belfast in the video for I Don't Understand What You Don't Say. In September, Cutaways were also selected to represent New British Music as part of a feature for Rolling Stone magazine in Japan. The coming months promise to be just as colourful, with the NME hailing Cutaways as "your new favourite band" and Ireland's Hot Press and AU magazines both naming Cutaways as one of the bands to watch in the coming year. Their 11-track debut album Earth and Earthly Things is a superb introduction to the delirious and dizzying world of Cutaways; merging infectious indie pop-rock with pounding synth soundscapes and boy/girl harmonies. http://www.wearecutaways.co.uk/