Archive for October 30th, 2014

Interview: Irish Independent (30 Oct 2014)

Posted on 30. Oct, 2014 by admin.

Damien Rice: ‘I opened every can of worms I could…’

We are deep in the barren Icelandic countryside, miles from Reykjavik, and Damien Rice is playing one of the most intimate shows of his life.

There’s a small crowd of friends and musicians and a handful of journalists present in this former swimming pool-turned-recording studio. It is in this very space that Sigur Ros made some of their finest albums.

But this Monday evening in early September is all about the songsmith from Celbridge, Co Kildare, beginning promotional rounds for the release his first album of new material in eight years.

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