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Catchers was an Irish indie pop band formed in 1993 and led by singer-songwriter Dale Grundle. The band consisted of Dale Grundle (vocals/guitar), Alice Lemon (vocals/keyboards), Peter Kelly (drums), Ger FitzGerald (bass, until 1995), Craig Carpenter (bass, 1996 onwards) and Jonathan Lord (lead guitar, 1998). Grundle and Lemon had known each other since their teens in Portstewart, Northern Ireland. In 2006, seven years after the end of Catchers, Grundle formed The Sleeping Years.
Early demos were sent to various London based labels in 1994 and caught the attention of Setanta Records supremo, Keith Cullen. Their first release, a 7” called Cotton dress, was recorded at Dave Stewart’s London studio and became Melody Maker’s Single Of The Week. “Catchers are sublime, enchanting and some strange kind of wonderful” (Melody Maker). A great deal of press attention followed, especially in France where, on the strengths of the “[track]Cotton Dress[/track] ” single alone, the band was offered a prestigious Black Session on C’est Lenoir, a legendary Radio France programme.
[album] Mute[/album] , the band’s first album, was produced by Mike Hedges at his studio in Normandy, France. Mute was released at the end of September 1994 to critical acclaim on both sides of the English Channel, especially in France. “Truly wonderful“ (Melody Maker). “Deliriously great songs” (NME). ‘’A record of pastoral delights’’ (The Times). From then on, France would become a second home for the band. In 1994, Mute made both the journalists and the readers top ten albums of the year poll in the influential Les Inrockuptibles magazine.
Early demos were sent to various London based labels in 1994 and caught the attention of Setanta Records supremo, Keith Cullen. Their first release, a 7” called Cotton dress, was recorded at Dave Stewart’s London studio and became Melody Maker’s Single Of The Week. “Catchers are sublime, enchanting and some strange kind of wonderful” (Melody Maker). A great deal of press attention followed, especially in France where, on the strengths of the “[track]Cotton Dress[/track] ” single alone, the band was offered a prestigious Black Session on C’est Lenoir, a legendary Radio France programme.
[album] Mute[/album] , the band’s first album, was produced by Mike Hedges at his studio in Normandy, France. Mute was released at the end of September 1994 to critical acclaim on both sides of the English Channel, especially in France. “Truly wonderful“ (Melody Maker). “Deliriously great songs” (NME). ‘’A record of pastoral delights’’ (The Times). From then on, France would become a second home for the band. In 1994, Mute made both the journalists and the readers top ten albums of the year poll in the influential Les Inrockuptibles magazine.
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Stooping to Fit
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Shifting EP
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humanblues wrote:
Catchers acoustic video session for Popnews recorded before the 7ème Ciel show in Paris. http://vimeo.com/27771329
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sleepingyears wrote:
Win tickets for Paris show on 6th August http://www.popnews.com/concours/catchers-au-7eme-ciel
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sleepingyears wrote:
Catchers will play in Paris on the 6th August with This Is The Kit. Visit Les Concerts du 7ème Ciel at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Les-Concerts-du-7%C3%A8me-Ciel/136924289174 to find out how to win tickets.
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divinours wrote:
Just the right amount of bittersweetness.
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Hellraiser917 wrote:
So underrated :(
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sleepingyears wrote:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Catchers/24724604225?ref=nf
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kingjarvis wrote:
'Mute' is a lovely LP.
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raoulchatigre wrote:
I found some rare tracks on the web, Listening to rare tracks in a rainy sunday : great moments :)
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sleepingyears wrote:
The debut album by The Sleeping Years (Dale from the Catchers), 'We're becoming islands one by one', has just gone on sale on Talitres Records website. Talitres' online store is available in French: http://www.talitres.com/cataloguef.htm & English: http://www.talitres.com/cataloguee.htm
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popphenrik wrote:
Wow, how could I miss this band in the 90:s when I listened to hundreds of British bands? Mute is simply amazing
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Kropott wrote:
I love. They should have been much more famous !
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undrentide72 wrote:
Mute is a lovely album, i got it back in the nineties and used to listen to it all the time. The guy's voice reminds me of Michael Stipe for some reason. I was surprised at how low the play count is on LastFm
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sleepingyears wrote:
Check out Dale from the Catchers new project 'The Sleeping Years' here: http://www.myspace.com/thesleepingyears
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The Sleeping Years at The Green Man Festival 2011
13 Apr 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/catchers
Dale's solo project The Sleeping Years be playing at this
year's The Green Man Festival.
Headliners include Fleet Foxes, Iron and Wine, Explosions in
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The Sleeping Years at The Green Man Festival 2011
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22 Feb 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/catchers
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Pinkshinyultra connected Catchers to the group ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪. last month
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mag290375, andypinch, sweetfreeze2 and 2 other people added Catchers to their libraries. October 2011
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sleepingyears added Catchers to the lineup of Catchers and This is the Kit at 7ème Ciel. July 2011
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Fritbread added Catchers to Fritbread’s library. June 2011
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sleepingyears wrote about Catchers in Fairy Tales and Monsters, Catchers in Paris and The Green Man. June 2011
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sleepingyears wrote about Catchers in Fairy Tales and Monsters, Catchers in Paris and The Green Man. June 2011
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staub_faenger tagged Catchers with ‘wer weiss’. May 2011
- Catchers posted a news item ‘The Sleeping Years at The Green Man Festival 2011’. May 2011
- Catchers posted a news item ‘Catchers - 'Stooping to fit' now available to buy from iTunes store’. May 2011
- Catchers posted a news item ‘Catchers, TSY with brass quintet in London Fri 26th Feb’. May 2011
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