Fionn Regan
Fionn Regan hails from Bray, Co Wicklow. Regan's first releases were the single, 'Little Miss Drunk', and three EPs titled 'Hotel Room', 'Reservior' and 'Campaign Button', which were released on a small indie label, Anvil Records. Following these releases, in 2006, Regan signed to former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde's independent record label, Bella Union, resulting in Regan's debut album 'The End of History' being released on 7 August 2006. Following the success of this, Regan was subsequently signed by American label, Lost Highway Records. The End of History was released in the US on July 10th, 2007. The End of History was produced by Regan himself (mixing the album with Simon Raymonde). Mojo magazine gave the album four stars in a review that dubbed the disc 'a debut that oozes rare confidence, startling maturity and originality', other publications such as The Times and The Guardian also gave the album four out of five stars. Fionn was nominated for two Meteor Music Awards (Best Male and Best Newcomer) in 2006 and 'The End of History' was nominated for Irish album of the year 2006 at the Choice Music Prize and was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize. The single 'Be Good or Be Gone' was used in 'Grey's Anatomy' and E4's drama 'Nearly Famous' in 2007 and 'Skins' in 2008.
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Wednesday 3rd September 2008