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Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, Lloyd Cole later moved to Glasgow where he met other members of the Commomotions. Their 1984 debut, Rattlesnakes, contained literary and pop culture references to such figures as Norman Mailer, Grace Kelly, Eva Marie Saint, Truman Capote and Joan Didion. The group produced two more albums, Easy Pieces and Mainstream, before disbanding in 1989, when Cole relocated to New York to record with various artists, including Fred Maher, Robert Quine and Matthew Sweet.

This solo setting produced two acclaimed albums, ‘Lloyd Cole’ in 1990 and 1991's ‘Don't Get Weird on Me Babe’. The latter was recorded in two parts: one side continued the New York rock mastered on his first solo album, while the other side featured a session orchestra, much in the style of Burt Bacharach or Scott Walker.

Cole continued redefining his sound with ‘Bad Vibes’ (1993), collaboration with producer/remixer Adam Peters using a harder, grunge- and psychedelia-inspired sound. ‘Love Story’ (1995) established stripped-down, largely acoustic sound landscapes with the help of Stephen Street and former Commotions Neil Clark and Blair Cowan; the album produced a minor hit with the song ‘Like Lovers Do’.

Cole is constantly on tour, playing intimate club venues in a one-man acoustic setting. However, in 2004, to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of ‘Rattlesnakes’, he and the Commotions reformed to perform a one-off, sell-out tour in the UK and Ireland.

In 2006, Cole released another solo album, Antidepressant, which featured Dave Derby as well as the guitar of former Commotion Neil Clark on some tracks.

Lloyd Cole will play the Róisín Dubh this Monday, 20 August. Tickets, €22.50, are available from the Róisín Dubh on Dominick Street. Doors open at 9pm.


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