Cronin - A View From The Next Room Mini Album Review

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Brothers Johnny and Michael Cronin teamed up with Fiachra Milner and Brian Murphy to create the band Cronin. The band formerly known as The Aftermath spent many years in the UK but have since returned to Ireland. The bands fan list includes high profile names such as Nick Cave, Pete Doherty, Noel Gallagher, Johnny Depp, Shane MacGowan, Bono, Niall Horan and Alan McGee. The group have worked alongside Shane MacGowan on many occasions and even performed at his wedding with Johnny Depp joining them on guitar. They have just released a mini album called A View From The Next Room. The cover photo of which was taken by Paul Gallagher, brother of the Oasis duo. About the EP, Mick says "Some of these mixes have been about for sometime and others are relatively fresh. With us unable to work in the studio we thought now would be a good time to release these as a mini album. It's a diverse mix compared to our releases so far, it shows another side of what we have in our heads." The songs were recorded in Transmission Rooms Studio in Longford with Karl Odlum and Ger McDonnell.

Listen to There's A Darkness:


The EP begins with lead single Several Perceptions (Snipe Mix). The track is simply quite brilliant. The beat builds continuously whilst the Nick Cave style vocals excite. The First Kiss Of Love (Acoustic Mix) is a heartfelt love song and shows the band in a different light to the previous song. This one has an early 90's indie rock sound with the added bonus of some stellar strings from Vyvienne Long and The Waterboys' Steve Wickham. The strings continue on Needs (String Mix) which is intense with a certain ferocity. The suspense generated by the cello really drives the song. It literally takes your breath away. Little London (Strings Mix) is an eerie track full of intrigue thanks in part to the backing vocals and the incredible string arrangement by Terry Edwards. There's A Darkness shows the true talent on offer in this band. The song is just the perfect rock number. Alan McGee called it a cracking single and I can't disagree. The final song on the EP is the chilled out ambient Electrolenza. What a nice way to end what is clearly a brilliant EP.


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