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Each song is meticulously crafted with intricate melodies and lush arrangements that showcase *Crowley's* exceptional musicianship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e*Crowley's* discography boasts a diverse range of albums that have garnered critical acclaim and loyal fans. From his early releases like \"A Strange Kind\" to more recent works such as \"Dark Eyed Messenger,\" each album showcases *Crowley's* evolution as an artist while maintaining his signature sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cuckoo-storm","title":"Cuckoo Storm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCuckoo Storm\u003c\/i\u003e might never have been, were it not for a social media\n post Crowley wrote on a wintery late-night walk in a quiet \nneighbourhood of Dublin during lockdown. Struck by Waterson's previous \nalbum \u003ci\u003eDeath Had Quicker Wings Than Love\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written with David A \nJaycock), he wanted to mark the moment and pressed 'send' into the ether\n with no way of knowing what would follow. Drawn to his voice and seeing\n a kindred spirit in his poetic lyrics, Waterson was touched by his \nmessage and responded by asking if he would be interested in working \ntogether. His answer was a resounding ‘yes.’ \u003ci\u003eCuckoo Storm\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply compelling album. A serendipitous \ncollaboration that has resulted in a collection of 11 beautifully \ncrafted songs, sung by two voices that are a powerful match. 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For Crowley, the creative process is an organic event rather than a practice he feels compelled to regulate or control. He approaches lyrics much like he does short story writing. “The songs straddle the conscious and subconscious world and some are even psychedelic in my mind, but to me they are all at once true stories and born of another place,” he shares.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn making the album, Crowley moved between studio and at home recording, while John Parish (Aldous Harding, PJ Harvey) produced. The pair worked from tracks made initially by Crowley on a charity shop ¾ size nylon string guitar or Mellotron: “In this way, John wanted to keep some of the magic of that first take”, says Crowley. 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In 2008 the decision was made to make an album, forsaking a studio for home recordings sent back and forth between Dublin and Fife. Recording onto weather-beaten Portastudios, the album features a baby monitor, a magpie, a smashed bouzouki and, of course, a set of spurs. The 8 songs were burned onto CDRs and sold at the Fence Festival. 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