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OVERVIEW Box Camera is fronted by songwriter Mike Lyons who has been playing in Cork bands on and off since 1992, with fuzz pop outfit Treehouse, Hooky and as a solo performer. Hooky was selected from the IMRO Showcase series in 1999 to play at a London Showcase for new talent and at that time, Ian O Doherty of The Star, described them as "the best unsigned band in the country". Most recently Hooky has produced new recordings for Irish acts Arm the Elderly and The Driven. The Box Camera album was engineered and produced by Simon at his Are You Listening? Studio in Cork. The new album is currently available in local record shops in Cork and online at cdbaby. Box Camera. Infectious melodies, piano and electric guitars and a heady mix of vintage organs and synths combine with lush vocals to produce the sometimes melancholy, sometimes wonderfully uplifting music that is Box Camera. The classic pop songwriting of Cork's Mike Lyons (ex- Hooky and Treehouse) whose lyrics and phrasing recall the best of Elvis Costello and Jeff Tweedy has been combined with the sophisticated musical arrangements of producer/multi-instrumentalist Simon Widdowson (Decemberists, Arm the Elderly, Exit the Street) into a Beatle-esque brew of layered pop hooks and modern rock. Powered by the mighty rythmn section of Jason O'Driscoll and Jon Jon Conway and joined by Graham Lynch on electric guitar, Box Camera will attract fans of classic sounds in a modern context. Described as “a cracker” by Colm O Sullivan (Red FM) the debut album was released on September 7th an enthusiastic audience at The Triskel Arts Centre in Cork. The album is gathering momentum on radio and gathering generous praise in local and national press. Available at select record stores and online. 2006 - Release of 'Box Camera' album [07 September]