After listening to Damien Rice’s latest album My Favourite Faded Fantasy I envisioned seeing him live surrounded by a full orchestra at grandiose theatre. When he announced he was playing at the aging, medium-sized, dilapidated Orpheum in Boston, I thought, ah good enough. I’ve heard artists sound great there before and I could still see…
Holy crap, another year gone and I can’t believe it. Wait a minute. I can totally believe it. God, that took forever. If there wasn’t enough music to distract me I would have jumped in the ocean twice. Once because I was done living and the second time because it was the kind of year…
It’s been eight years since we heard from Damien Rice. Who does he think he is? Desmond David Hume? Back in 2002 Rice released O which found its way into hearts and bedrooms worldwide. It was the kind of folky pop that had young adults looking gleamingly into each others eyes as Rice crooned in the background. Fueled by…
