So last week we made the decision to lay Cutaways to rest. It was very much a mutual decision and we will continue to be friends forever and ever, having had a lot of fun together playing and recording our music.

We played our final show at the Empire and it was a lovely way to go out! There was a little receipt included in the demo cd we gave away that night. It says it all…

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These demos are dedicated
to the following people for
their huge support and even
huger imaginations:

Meaghan Hick, Nick Fitzsimmons,
Rocky O’Reilly Gawain
Morrison, Olan Byrne, Amy
McGarrigle, Rigsy, Paul McClean,
Chris McCorry, Alex
Donald, Ash Pocock, Rory McConnell
and Steven Rainey,
Charlotte Dryden, Gary Campion,
David Roy Glasgowbury,
Trans and to the countless
others who have put us on
at their shows, photographed
us, filmed us, put us up in
their house, played us on the
radio, put us on TV, written
about us, donned face paint
or finger puppets for us and
to anyone else who has ever
listened, watched or got excited.

Thank you for allowing us to
do what we love,

Paul, Grace and Ryan

Hey guys,

We’re playing a few English shows soon. And here they be:

18/05-Club Fandango @ Buffalo Bar (Onstage 10.30)
19/05-The Good Ship, Kilburn (details TBC)
20/05-The Metropolitan, Liverpool Sound City (with Cashier No9, Kowalski & Axis Of)
30/05-Eurocultured Street Festival, Manchester (details TBC)

Hope you can make it:)

P

Hey,

It’s my turn…and by my i mean me. Paul. Some old and some new but all lovely so relax and have a listen:)

Cutaways Spotify Playlist II – Paul – March 2010

First we’re playing an all ages show in the Nerve Centre with Wonder Villains, Dirty Jones and Future Cities. Doors at 7.30pm with the first band on shortly after and its £6. Cutaways will be on stage about 9.30pm and the gig is over by 11pm

Then we’ll be playing an 18+ show straight after in Masons along with Furlo. Cutaways will be on stage about 12pm

See you there!

Poster

Spotify is pretty great, isn’t it? We at Cutaways HQ have been been using it for a while, and even though our album still isn’t up there (but it will be soon hopefully) we shall forgive them for the time being.

A rather tasty feature is the ability to share playlists, kind of like the equivalent of inviting someone round your house to show off your music collection but without the hassle of having to get some drinks in or clear the laundry off the dining room table so the place looks less of a hoval.

With that in mind, we shall each be posting up a playlist of what we’re currently listening to and the first is right here:

Cutaways Spotify Playlist 1 – Ryan – February 2010

They’ve been with us through three tours, a bunch of music videos, and an album. They’ve survived attempted theft and fire and the sweaty hands of over-zealous audience members. But we’ve decided its time they flew the nest. So we’ll be giving away all two of our giant cardboard birds at our gig this Saturday in the Black Box Belfast, to whoever can prove they want them most! (you have to keep your clothes on though) Check out the birds in action

A brand new Cutaways track , “Lucky Arms” got its first play last night on the BBC Radio 1 Introducing show in Northen Ireland with Rory McConnell last night.

You can listen again here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mrx40

It’s 1 hour and 20 seconds into the show.

Let us know any feedback you care to share

We were kindly asked to put together a wee blogcast by the peeps at Smalltown America. We managed to choose some of our favourite local sounds, some of our own and agree on an international act we don’t disagree on. And in between we talked.

Why not go and have a listen at http://smalltownamericarecords.blogspot.com/ and while you’re there click some links and discover some wonderful bands!

We want to hear your comments on our most recently recorded track, We Were Closer In Wintertime. You can listen to it here (not for long though!)

UPDATE: Aaand.. it’s gone. Thanks to everyone who commented and contacted us about it!