Album Notes

“At the point where poetic songwriting, indie folk and catchy acoustic pop meet, Kieran McMahon has just delivered a rather remarkable debut album. The orchestrated, piano- and woodwind-embellished, mostly quite melancholy harmonies on ‘Falling Deeper Under A Spell’ have an ethereal beauty. On top of that, the Irishman sounds like a cool hybrid of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen.”
Marcus Baumann, Rundschau Regensburg

“‘Falling Deeper Under A Spell’ draws its great quality and surprising maturity from the successful juxtaposition of alternately sublime, wistfully-flowing, introspective and extraordinarily touching folk pop songs, which makes this one of the most beautiful albums in the passionate singer/songwriter pop genre this year.”
Thomas Stern, www.b-i-b.de

“Not since the early Mike Scott has a Celtic songwriter delivered a debut album of such originality and powerful emotional impact.”
Ullrich Maurer, www.gaesteliste.de

“Complex snapshots and poetic lyrics set to a beautiful musical background giving expression to the melancholy experienced by someone eternally searching. Songs such as “Everybody’s A Fool Sometimes“, “The Road I Have Wandered“, “Getting Lost Inside Myself“ and the beautiful closing song “Don’t Want The Night To End“ are just a small selection of examples of Kieran McMahon’s magnificent expressiveness, which is carried, in particular, by the sound of his voice – a perfect hybrid of Tim Hardin and Ron Sexsmith. This impressive collection of acoustic arrangements, with its occasional rawer moments, submerges the listener in an intimate and introspective atmosphere. One enthusiastic warning though: “Falling Deeper Under A Spell“ does not yield its secret immediately, it grows with time into a real gem, whereupon everything finally comes together in the closing track. Your patience will be rewarded. “
Huub Thomassen, www.realrootscafe.com
(Netherlands)

“The music on ‘Falling Deeper Under A Spell’ is beyond reproach. It is subtle and sensitive. There is not a superfluous note played on any of the instruments. GROWN-UP, and I mean that in the positive sense. The CD is completely free of any immature desire for admiration. The listener rather perceives a man with experience observing his environment. The result is authentic, powerful, self-confident and exceptionally good. The last song,’Don’t Want The Night To End’, could have come from Neil Young’s perfect album ‘Harvest Moon’.‘Falling Deeper Under A Spell’ is highly recommended!”
Markus Hillbom, www.musiklivet.com
(Sweden)

“The High Art of Songwriting
On hearing "Falling Deeper Under A Spell" for the first time, it is hard to believe that this is the Irish songwriter’s debut album. The songs are so incredibly mature and sophisticated, one would expect them to be the highpoint of a long musical career. Somewhere between Leonard Cohen and Ron Sexsmith, Kieran McMahon has developed a unique style that is rather addictive: melancholy songs with exceptional lyrics, played by a band that obviously enjoyed themselves during the recording.”
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