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OVERVIEW Chris Singleton is a name to remember. A Dublin singer-songwriter obsessed with classic 60s and 70s pop/rock, he writes gems of songs drenched in melody and wrapped up in a production style which brings to mind classic Bowie, Beatles and Kinks. For the past couple of years Chris has been journeying to and from the UK, to visit his London girlfriend and work on an album called "Twisted City". Written on the back of boarding cards and tube tickets, or abandoned newspapers which he found in railway stations, the record is conceived as a tube journey through London. Each song is a stop on the line and deals with a different 'place', whether a London location or an experience. The album's opener, "Worry Number One", starts with a driver announcing a departure of a train; from then on the train takes the listener through a diverse musical landscape. Taking in the upbeat glam of "Get Up", the acoustic melancholia of "Pieces", the perfect power-pop of "The Only One", "Stop Following" and "Wherever", and even a little punk-rock at the end of the title track, "Twisted City" is an album clearly made on -and about - a move. Taking the DIY approach, Chris self-produced this record, played most of the instruments on it himself and then set up a label to release it on his own. But it wasn't long before people took notice; Universal liked what they heard so much they offered him a distribution deal in Ireland, and the UK quickly followed suit. 2006 - Release of 'Worry Number One' single [11 September] - Release of 'Twisted City' album [18 September] 2007 - Release of 'Get Up' [29 January] - Release of 'Twisted' single [16 April] - Release of 'Pieces / Gimme Something' single [17 September] 2010 - Release of 'Lady Gasoline' album [10 June] - Release of 'Lady Gasoline' single [27 June] - Release of 'Lose It / Lou Reed' single [01 October]