aaamusic | On 02, Jun 2011

On Monday 20th June new signings to Bella Union Cashier No.9 will release their debut album ‘To The Death Of Fun’ in to the World… a record which conjures up a warm feeling of summer-evening-good-times-by the-sea, with Echo and the Bunnymen, The Byrds, Teenage Fanclub, Joy Zipper, Phil Spector and Creation-era Primal Scream breezing from the stereo. We are offering up the first song from the record in the shape of ‘Lost At Sea‘ which you can download for free below:

Cashier No.9 – Lost At Sea by Bella Union

Cashier No.9 will be playing the following shows this summer:

Saturday 25th June – Sea Sessions, Donegal
Sunday 26th June – Hard rock calling London
Friday 1st July – The Marquee, Cork
Sunday 3rd July  – Wireless Festival, London
Saturday 9th July, Oxegen Festival, Dublin
Saturday 23rd July, Glasgowbury, Derry
Sunday 24th July, Truck Festival, Oxford

Headline London show:

Wed 27th July Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
Saturday 13th August – Racecourse, Thurles, Tipperary
Sunday 14th August, Feile Festival, Derry
Wednesday 24th August – Belsonic with Elbow, Belfast
Thursday 22nd September – Arthursday Belfast

Is there a Belfast sound..? Van Morrison… Stiff Little Fingers… Divine Comedy… Cashier No. 9 sound nothing like any of these, but they’re as innovative and different asanything that’s come from the city. They could be from California, or Manchester, or any number of places, having been variously compared with The Byrds, Beach Boys, Stone Roses, Pavement, CSN, The Flaming Lips and many others. Yet with their rich vocal harmonies, bold guitar textures and supremely catchy melodies, they’ve created a sound that’s indeterminably none of these yet equally vibrant.

The Holmes touch… Cashier No. 9’s debut is producedby acclaimed DJ, film and music producer David Holmes. Combined with the mature, wryly humorous

song-writing of frontman Danny Todd, the result is eclectic, layered, guitar-jangling country-laced pop. Within an ocean of standout tracks, opener and single ‘Goldstar’ is resplendent with bells and cascading melodies; ‘Lost at Sea’ skiffles with supreme rolling rhythms and sense of the 60s reborn; ‘Flick of the Wrist’ has an epic, Californian aura; and ‘Oh Pity’ sweeps the listener along with waves of rich harmonies.

Cashier live… Cashier No. 9 have racked up a huge number of fans in the UK and abroad with extensive touring. The band have represented Belfast at London’s Electric Proms; performed at the Knitting Factory in New York and Brighton’s Great Escape; and graced the stage at Ireland’s Electric Picnic festival.

Personnel… Frontman Danny Todd is joined by lifelong Belfast friends: James Smith on guitar, Stuart Magowan on bass, Philip Duffy on drums and Ronan Quinn on keyboards.