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Nina Hynes' most recent release STAROS
is available from all good Irish record shops and through Apple's
iTunes and various internet download sites. Additionally, it
can be purchased through our Reverb online store. The album
is full of songs she's been writing over the past two years. Fans
of her debut album 'Creation' definitely won't be disappointed. The
album is filled with amazing sounds, huge emotion, love songs, loss
songs, lush songs, pop songs and some intriguing edgier moments.
Nina Hynes continues to tour around Ireland with the occasional EU journey to
Italy, the UK, Austria and Prague among others. The growing underground
cult following is still alive and well in North America as it awaits a return
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Dubliner NINA HYNES swapped her studies
in Trinity College for a more reclusive existence in a weather-torn
corner of Donegal in Northern Ireland. It was there where she learned
to play guitar and developed her voice. She then moved to France
where she tested out her new-found talents by busking on the streets
of Paris. Upon moving back to Dublin and playing on the popular
singer/songwriter circuit, Nina decided to get a band together. After
gaining a sizeable fan base and crafting some of the songs that would
eventually end up on her debut release, she was picked up by Reverb,
who immediately put NINA and her band into the studio to help finish
recording her debut-in-progress 'CREATION'.
Once released, CREATION garnered amazing reviews from all corners. Nina ventured
out on several U.S. tours in 2000/2001 to support the album. The tours successfully
spanned the length/breadth of the USA's alternative scene with Nina's solo electro-alternative
sound in tow. Amazon.com voted it No. 44 in their TOP 100 RELEASES OF THE YEAR.
HITS Magazine called it "The last amazing find of 2000." Ireland's Hot Press
tipped NINA as "One of the country's most exciting new artists." The
Discovery Channel and Channel 4 featured Nina as an artist for broadcasts of
The Lonely Planet stopover in Ireland.
Back in Dublin, NINA regularly gets asked to support acts as far ranging as Stereolab,
Cat Power, David Gray, Terry Callier, Roxy Music and The Frames. She has
collaborated with several other interesting acts. Two of her songs were included
on an album by German Cellist Wolfram Hushcke released on BMG Classics (the album
also features Marianne Faithful and Mimi Goese). She also collaborated on a yet
to be released album with French avant-garde producer Hector Zazou, performing
alongside Laurie Anderson and writing a song performed by Jane Birkin (Je T'aime).
She toured Europe singing and playing with the composer and former 4AD artist
Harold Budd. She was also fortunate enough to be invited on stage to sing with
the late Jeff Buckley during his very last visit to Belfast. Most recently
she collaborated with several electronic artists for b-sides for her first single
OEMono Prix' and for the Irish compilation OECollaborations.
Nina's album STAROS has been received extremely well by critics and audiences
nationwide. The album was recorded in Studio Black Box in France and Produced
by Nina and ex-Frames member David Odlum with many of her favorite musicians
including The Frames helping out. The first single from the album, OEMono Prix,
was re-mixed for radio by the legendary Steve Osborne (Perfecto), whose recent
work includes New Orders' latest album "Get Ready" and tracks by Doves,
U2, Placebo, and PJ Harvey among others. The brilliant accompanying video was
produced by animation company D.A.D.D.Y. |
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OTHER VOICES
Various Artists
2003 Hummingbird
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SIRENS
Various Artists
2003 Solid/Lunar
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GOLDFISH MEMORY O.S.T.
Various Artists
2003 Solid/Lunar
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STAROS
2002 Reverb Records
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MONO PRIX
2002 Reverb Records
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CAN I SLEEP NOW
2001 Reverb Records |
REVERB COMPILATION
Various Artists
2001 Reverb Records |
CREATION
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1999 Reverb Records |
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THE
SUNDAY TIMES
"Staros' is an inventive, catchy and resonant collection from the spirited
pop verve of her new single Mono Prix to atmospheric electronica and otherworldly
ballads."
THE EVENT GUIDE
"Mixing pure pop, electronica and downbeat introspection into a single diverse,
multi-layered yet coherent whole. 'Staros' bursts with ideas."
AMAZON.COM
"Like a vivid dream you're not sure was a nightmare or a lovely fantasy,
it's an unshakable beautiful release."
SEATTLE WEEKLY
"Brooding off-kilter pop. Her haunting feedback drenched productions could
add atmosphere to a DMV waiting room."
HITS MAGAZINE
"Creation; The last amazing find of the year. A hauntingly powerful voice."
Rockpile
"Hypnotic, Sexy, Eerie, Lush, Haunting." |
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