What the press have been saying about My Corduroy...
8/10/06 - Hotpress magazine
The band were mentioned recently in Hotpress magazine as one of the up and coming bands to watch out for at the Hard Working Class Heroes festival. Hotpress describes the band as being Another Hotpress article written on the 14/12/05 described the band as being
12/09/06 - Drop-D magazine
My Corduroy recently played a gig in Cyprus Avenue. The online magazine Drop-D (www.drop-d.ie)were at the gig and wrote this review of the bands performance:
"My Corduroy are the most anticipated band that has played at any of the Drop-D gigs. Even before they play the opening strains of Smoke Emission, the band possess a presence onstage which can be quite hard in such intimate settings. “Come breathe my smoke emission” sings lead singer Tommy Morgan on the opening song which is a captivating statement of paranoia laden rock. By the time they get to second song, Taking Over, people are out on the floor sharing the bands despair and anger. Tommy Morgan sounds like a 21st century Eddie Vedder while the band cover any missing ground between The Smashing Pumpkins and Metallica. Tonight they play 3 songs from their “We Create Monsters” ep. Robin v’s Batman sends the already partisan crowd into a near frenzy whereas the anthemic We Create Monsters closes the set to a rapturous applause.
28/06/06 - UK Bands.Net
My Corduroy recently received 8/10 in a review of their demo by the popular
UK internet site Ukbands.Net and Powpowpow.com. This is what they had to
say......The debut EP from Irish five-piece My Corduroy is nothing but a rocking joy.
"Sometimes simplicity is the key to success. My Corduroy certainly do not go overboard wen making their CDs, but their music is worthy of anyone's attention. This 4 track offering is full of heartfelt catchiness; thoughtful lyrics, excellent musicianship and the sheer chemistry between the band all shine through and make it a joy to listen to. Perhaps the highlight of the EP is title track 'We Create Monsters', with its distinct harmony flowing over the booming guitars and bawling vocals. It could easily get a stadium of 50,000 people be-bopping and generally rocking out. The other songs are also impressive, with 'Robin vs Batman' boiling over with inspired melodic rock, and 'Smoke Emission' standing out through the versatility of the vocals.
Up to this point I am only concerned about a lack of variation between songs, but I am soon silenced by the reflective 'This Isn't Me', an attached song, which pours out restrained emotion not only in the lyrics, but also the melancholic leading harmony and stretching backing vocals. If you like the sound of an Irish System of a Down flickering with special melodies and bundles of promise, My Corduroy are for you. The tracks here are all very exciting, and I hope to here much more from this band. In fact, I'm pretty sure we will all be hearing much more from this humble yet talented group."
