{"product_id":"cypress-mine-pulling-all-the-clouds-apart","title":"Cypress,Mine - Pulling All The Clouds Apart","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelebrated Cork band Cypress, Mine! open 2026 with the announcement of their long-awaited new album\u003cbr\u003e'pulling all the clouds apart'. Set for release on February 13 2026, 'pulling all the clouds apart' sees the band return\u003cbr\u003emore mature, wiser and with plenty to say.  Accompanying the release of the album, Cypress, Mine! will bring\u003cbr\u003elongtime and new fans together to celebrate a tour of Ireland that includes dates in Kerry, Cork and Dublin. \u003cbr\u003eThe 38-year gap from the recording of the band’s 1987’s debut Exit Trashtown has meant that the song-writing\u003cbr\u003eon this new album has changed significantly. The lyrics are now more seasoned and developed. Influences\u003cbr\u003ethese days vary from obscure American alt-folk to German electronic music. Thematically, the album touches\u003cbr\u003eon the themes of strong women, struggles of physical\/mental pain and societal issues such as coercive control,\u003cbr\u003eintimidation and violence. Of course, the odd love song is featured such as ‘Safe Highway’ (based on a poem by\u003cbr\u003eSeán Ó Tuama written in 1997) and ‘Smithereen’ (a love song with a few twists and turns). The album also has\u003cbr\u003eroom for two not-so-straightforward stories or tales (‘California Céilí Band’ and ‘Angler’). \u003cbr\u003eThis new album is a bookending in music history itself. The band’s debut album Exit Trashtown was the first Indie\u003cbr\u003ealbum recorded in Cork (in Elmtree Studios in 1987). Meanwhile, 'pulling all the clouds apart' was the last album\u003cbr\u003eto be recorded in the famous Pat Colliers’ famous Perry Vale Studios in London. The album was recorded and\u003cbr\u003emixed by Pat's longtime collaborator, Jessica Corcoran (Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Senseless Things, Power Of\u003cbr\u003eDreams, Shed Seven, Boy George, That Petrol Emotion, Maximo Park, Robyn Hitchcock, All About Eve, Mega City 4,\u003cbr\u003eand many more). Pat recorded\/produced many bands including The Wonder Stuff, The House of Love, The Jesus\u003cbr\u003eand Mary Chain, and Katrina and the Waves.\u003cbr\u003eSpeaking about the new album Singer Ciarán says 'It has taken us quite a while to record that difficult second\u003cbr\u003ealbum!  Yes, 38 years to be exact. Actually, the only difficult part of the process has been getting us all in the\u003cbr\u003esame room at the same time as we all live in different parts of the world. We couldn't have done this remotely as\u003cbr\u003eit does not suit our music.  I must say that it was great to work in the same studio that has been home to so\u003cbr\u003emany music legends and also work with Jessica whose recording wizardry brought the songs to another level.\u003cbr\u003eWe can't wait for people to hear the songs on vinyl and at our shows.'\u003cbr\u003eThe front cover of the album features a picture of Madden’s Buildings, Blackpool, Cork in 1980's. Other pictures\u003cbr\u003efeatured on the sleeves are Monica’s Sewing Shop, Blackpool, Cork; Twilight on Cruach Mhárthain, Dingle, Kerry  \u003cbr\u003eand Looking towards Ceann Sibéal, Dingle, Kerry. All these photographs were taken by Ciarán when he was in his\u003cbr\u003eteens.\u003cbr\u003eThe new album 'pulling all the clouds apart' will be exclusively available as a self released 180gm vinyl album,\u003cbr\u003epressed by Kildare-based company Anthem Vinyl. You can purchase the album in all good record shops and\u003cbr\u003eonline here. It will also be available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and other digital platforms.\u003cbr\u003eCypress, Mine! were formed in 1984 with Ian Olney (guitar), Ciarán Ó Tuama (vocals), Mark Healy (drums) and\u003cbr\u003eDenis O’Mullane (bass). The current iteration of Cypress, Mine! features Mark Healy on bass while Morty McCarthy\u003cbr\u003eof The Sultans of Ping takes over drumming duties. \u003cbr\u003eInfluenced in the early days by Orange Juice, The Smiths, REM, and Hüsker Dü they performed alongside U2, Echo\u003cbr\u003eand the Bunnymen, and Aztec Camera before disbanding in 1989. Their 1987 debut 'Exit Trashtown' received\u003cbr\u003ecritical acclaim, producing national radio favourites ‘Justine’ and ‘Sugar Beet God’. After the breakup Ian Olney\u003cbr\u003ewent on to join Dublin rock band Power of Dreams. A subsequent successful re-issue in 2017 of 'Exit Trashtown' on\u003cbr\u003eSpanish label Pretty Olivia Records re-ignited an interest in Cypress, Mine!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RED\/WHITE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"12\" 180G Vinyl","offer_id":53201786274119,"sku":"TRI-69599","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/c3cb89598c282cc2523b4a150dea4bdd_720db392-3467-4c8f-a495-a50760f32df8.jpg?v=1769320514","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/cypress-mine-pulling-all-the-clouds-apart","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}