In their own words….

A combination of dramatic vocals, cutting lyrics and hook-driven violin lines, Clockwork Noise are a five-piece band from Co Wicklow, Ireland.

Clockwork Noise have been described as ‘a cut above the usual indie-rock standard’ by Jim Carroll in the new music section of The Ticket, The Irish Times, ‘fearless’ by Rocksellout.com and ‘filled to the brim with warmth and emotion’ by State.ie. The band have also been profiled by Phantom presenter Cathal Funge on his programme, Icon.

In 2009, the band released a five-track EP ‘Yes and No and Everything In Between’ recorded by Ivan Jackman, Silverline Studios, and mastered by Richard Dowling, WAV mastering. The EP was a follow-up to the band’s debut album ‘If I Wanted, I Could’ – a lo-fi, home-recorded offering, which was digitally released.

Since the EP’s release Clockwork Noise have played their songs to audiences at Whelans, Crawdaddy, the Twisted Pepper, the Stables, the Greystones Theatre and the Ballroom of Romance among others and supported bands like Codes, 8 Ball and Heritage Centre.

In April, the band took second place in the King Kong Club competition playing to a more than 600-strong audience in the final at the Village. The result was decided by a mix of crowd reaction and a three-man judging panel of Faction Record’s Ken Allen, RTÉ’s When Under Ether presenter Elton Mullally, and promoter and musician John Brereton

This year, Clockwork Noise are looking forward to playing the main stage at the KnockanStockan music festival, Dun Laoghaire’s Festival of World Cultures and Sligo’s No Place Like Dome festival.

This summer the band will return to the studio to record a full-length album, which will be produced by Torsten Kinsella (God Is An Astronaut).

Clockwork Noise are Robert Maguire (vocals, guitar), Blathnaid Healy (violin), Chris O’Connor (guitar, backing vocals), Dylan Nolan (bass) and Michael Fenton (drums, backing vocals).

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