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Engine Alley are a band from Kilkenny, Ireland. Their biggest success came in the 90s, with the release of 2 albums, a variety of successful singles and many television appearances. They have toured the UK, United States and Europe.
Engine Alley fused melodic pop music with hard-edged, catchy riffs. Known for their art rock tendencies, they have incorporated many styles including psychedelic pop, glam rock, punk and acoustic.
1992 saw the release of their debut album A Sonic Holiday, produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2, Peter Gabriel, The Rolling Stones). . The album featured many successful singles, notable of which is Song For Someone which featured Lillywhite's then-wife Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals.
Shot in the Light released in 1995 was somewhat of a departure from the songs of the debut album; being more raw and displaying a darker edge.
In 2018 the “lost third album” saw the light of day. Showroom was made up mostly of tracks recorded in the Summer 96 Session along with a few from the acoustic session Suntastic from late 1992.
A Sonic Holiday was included in Tony Clayton Lea's tome 101 Irish Records You Must Hear Before You Die.
Dan Hegarty had high praise for Shot In the Light in his book Buried Treasure: Overlooked, Forgotten and Uncrowned Classic Albums .
Of Showroom, Pat Carty of Hot Press said “ When measured against much of Irish “rock”, then and now, it’s baffling this never saw the light of day, back in the day.
Engine Alley fused melodic pop music with hard-edged, catchy riffs. Known for their art rock tendencies, they have incorporated many styles including psychedelic pop, glam rock, punk and acoustic.
1992 saw the release of their debut album A Sonic Holiday, produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2, Peter Gabriel, The Rolling Stones). . The album featured many successful singles, notable of which is Song For Someone which featured Lillywhite's then-wife Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals.
Shot in the Light released in 1995 was somewhat of a departure from the songs of the debut album; being more raw and displaying a darker edge.
In 2018 the “lost third album” saw the light of day. Showroom was made up mostly of tracks recorded in the Summer 96 Session along with a few from the acoustic session Suntastic from late 1992.
A Sonic Holiday was included in Tony Clayton Lea's tome 101 Irish Records You Must Hear Before You Die.
Dan Hegarty had high praise for Shot In the Light in his book Buried Treasure: Overlooked, Forgotten and Uncrowned Classic Albums .
Of Showroom, Pat Carty of Hot Press said “ When measured against much of Irish “rock”, then and now, it’s baffling this never saw the light of day, back in the day.
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