Pilotlight
Pilotlight
Genres: indie, indie rock, genius, excellent
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About Pilotlight
debut album 'the post war musical' released february 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.pilotlightmusic.com formed in ireland in 2001 under the name polar. released singles 'south', 'butterflies' and 'bite your nails' (reached number 36 in the irish charts in 2005) relocated to london and changed name to pilotlight. released 'music to cross the road to' and released 'bite your nails' for the uk with coercion records in 2007. headstart released in ireland january 2008. recorded debut album 'the post war musical' with producer david odlum (gemma hayes, the frames, the redneck manifesto) released 'pulling on doors that say push' (1st single from the debut album) november 20th 2009. debut album 'the post war musical' released february 2010 HOT PRESS **** IRISH DAILY STAR **** “The Post War Musical is fragile yet fierce, epic, dark and… pretty damn beautiful.” THE IRISH WORLD “If, as Keats would have us believe, "beauty is truth, truth beauty"; The Post War Musical is, indeed, "all ye need to know." CLUAS.COM (8/10) “A mature debut that oozes the confidence and assuredness of an outfit three or four albums into their career. Big guitars and even bigger drums are the order of a very satisfying day.” IRISH DAILY STAR (4 STARS) “Pilotlight are a cerebral outift with contemplations driven by mood inducing melodic shifts borne from an unmistakably thorough knowledge of their craft.” THE BIG LIST “The album features a truly euphoric collection of post-rock tinged indie rock sounds. Its full of slow building guitar led sounds, some finally building up into thunderous explosions of pure fuzzed up guitar action.” ROAD RECORDS “The quartet’s sound is like a mix of ‘The Bends’-era Radiohead, Elbow and Sigur Rós. This sounds very good on paper, but rather excellent on the record itself.” MUSIC FANS MIC BLOG (8.2/10) “This album is a rarity, it’s incredibly polished and beautifully constructed. The Post War Musical is a really fantastic album” DROP-D.IE "Best band to come out of Ireland in years, like a secret: Pilotlight" COOL FM “Unassuming, brooding songs that tease their way into magnificent compositions – IRISH DAILY STAR more info at www.pilotlightmusic.com or www.myspace.com/pilotlightmusic
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