About Dave Couse
You are most likely to know Dave Couse as the singer songwriter with Irish Indie legends A House, the band most remembered for the singles Endless Art and Here Come The Good Times. They also gave us five albums, which are widely considered to rank among the best Irish albums ever.
Couse's first solo album, Genes, was released in 2002. This album was a collaboration with long-term friend and Orange Juice / A Girl Like You maestro Edwyn Collins. A somewhat introspective affair, 'Genes' yielded new live favourites in the form of Familiar Feeling and Will It Ever Stop Raining? Quite different from A House, but still unmistakably Couse.
With a new backing band 'The Impossible', the 2005 album 'The World Should Know' was released under the name 'Couse and The Impossible'. The response to this album in his native Ireland has enabled him to have a genuine artistic and commercial revival of Lazarus proportions. The first single Batman & Robin (a pop-tastic tale of friendship won and lost) was a true radio hit in Ireland, with heavy national airplay and also featuring on Mark Radcliffe's BBC Radio 2 play-list in the UK. The follow-up single 'Beauty Is' was released in February 2006. The Impossible have ignited a spark and passion unlike any Couse has known in years. They have proven to be sympathetic collaborators to Dave's contrasting dynamic impulses to proclaim statements loudly and also deliver fragile, emotive lyrics. This is best exemplified on the album by songs like Beauty Is (a retort to the exploitation of youth by the beauty industry) and Celebrity (a diatribe against the dumbing-down of popular culture). Opener A Celebration sets a positive pace for the album with a rallying call to make the most of every day.
As a survivor of a 20-year career in music, Couse is no stranger to the highs and lows it brings. Following the demolition of A House, Dave spent the obligatory time in the wilderness, working on several shelved projects. The Frank & Walters also enlisted Dave to produce their 2nd album The Grand Parade. He also produced the recording of Here Come The Good Times as the Irish Football Team's official song for the 2002 World Cup in Japan. It inevitably went to No. 1 in the Irish Charts and featured many musical luminaries from Aslan to Westlife, (Bio adapted from David Couse's MySpace page)
In 2010 Couse released his album Alonewalk on Dublin label 1969 Records. It featured a guest contribution from Cathal Coughlan who sings on the track "Good Friday".
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Couse and the Impossible - I Am Afraid (Live at Water Rats, London May 06)
Couse and The Impossible - Beauty Is
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