Another nationally glowing review appeared today, courtesy of Kevin Courtney in Irish Times culture supplement, "The Ticket". You’re welcome to read it there, as it’s one of the few free bits on ireland.com, but why not hang around and read it here instead.
By Kevin Courtney, The Ticket (Irish Times)
PAUL HOURICAN
Let the Enemy In (Hurricane Records) 4 stars (out of 5)
Singer-songwriters are usually the enemy of all right-thinking rock fans, but here’s a guy who can pull off the delicate Damien Rice stuff alongside catchy pop fare and grungy guitar blues. Hourican, who hails from Malahide, has been forging his own path through the whole range of pop and rock styles. Here are tunes to suit anyone’s ever-changing mood, from the big-hearted tunesmithery of Even Though You’re Gone to the slip-sliding blues of Alive, the surefooted One Step Forward, the laddish She’s Gotta Be (The One) and the tender gospel of Let It Go. Just when you think Hourican has exhausted his palette, he shows another facet to his talent - and brings you even deeper under his spell. Even when he trips up, as on the parping Don’t Know If I Do Know (it sounds like the theme for Pat Kenny’s radio show), Hourican’s enthusiasm and dexterity carry him through.
Download tracks: One Step Forward, She’s Gotta Be (The One), Let It Go
The first of what should be many positive reviews for "Let the emeny in" has been published in this week’s Hot Press. Check it out here.
By Jackie Hayden at Hot Press
LET THE ENEMY IN (Hurricane Records)
4 stars (out of 5)
AOR SINGER SONGWRITER MAKES GREAT ALBUM SHOCK.
With influences ranging from Van Morrison to Davids Kitt and Gray, Paul Hourican is in the vanguard of Irish pop-rock writers Read the rest of this entry »
Big thanks are due to Heineken Ireland, who have agreed to sponsor the launch party for Paul’s debut album, "Let the enemy in", next thursday 6th March. Details of whether this will affect the price of a pint on the night are not yet forthcoming. Watch this space!
Paul’s debut album, "Let the enemy in", is released next Friday, the 7th March. If would like to have it appear through your letterbox on that very morning, why not place a pre-order, here!
Tune in to TG4’s Pop4 this Saturday 16th at 17.55 for a two-song live performance. The show will be repeated on Sunday 17th at 10.55am.
Details have just been released charting Paul’s imminent Irish tour, with appearances in Dublin, Belfast, Dundalk, Galway, Waterford, Limerick, Mullingar and Kilkenny. Full details here.
More details on Paul’s forthcoming debut album have been released. The album, titled "Let the enemy in", is due for relase on March 7th. There are 12 tracks coming your way, which are listed below…
Tune in to Phantom FM 105.2 this Friday morning (8th), at the reasonable hour of 10am, for "Access All Areas": Paul will be chatting with host Edel Coffey about the build up to the new album and performing live in the studio. The show will also be streamed live at phantomfm.com
