About The Marbles
Original members Jonathan McGlynn on guitars/vocals, Justin Whelan on bass and vocalist/drummer Seamus Simon formed The Marbles in Boyle, Co. Roscommon in 1997.The Marbles cut their teeth playing local gigs and quickly generated a buzz as one of the hottest unsigned bands in Ireland, subsequently coming to the attention of manager Terry Woods (The Pogues). Having signed with Woods management company Quiet Management, the band soon concluded a deal with ZTT and entered the studio in 1998 working with producers Trevor Horn (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Seal), Ed Bueller (Pulp, Suede) and Lenny Franchi (My Bloody Valentine).
The Marbles sound was distinguished by Simon's soaring melodic vocals and McGlynn's guitar driven riffs incorporating loops to great effect. Their high-energy retro indie rock was often drowned with touches of punk and psychedelia. The Marbles gigged throughout the UK and Eire for a number of years and rocked venues and the college circuit up and down both lands including support slots to Ocean Colour Scene and appearing at Witnness Festival 2000.
In October 1998 they released their Ireland-only debut single 'In My Eye' recorded with George De Angelis (Pet Shop Boys, Rod Stewart) and Simon Dawson (Stone Roses, The Damned, The Waterboys), which was received to warm critical acclaim by the music press (notably BP Fallon) and fans alike.
In 1999, vocalist/guitarist Marco Rea joined the band.
The official UK debut single 'Slip Into Sound' was released in March 2000 and attracted radio play on GLR, Virgin and Radio 1 and TV appearances on The Late Late Show (RTE 1).
June 2000 saw the release of single 'Fallin Overground'. October 2000 saw the release of single 'So Far Away'.
In 2004, Marco Rea, Seamus Simon and Johnny McGlynn formed 'Palomino' along with Michael McDaid.
Johnny McGlynn joined Glasgow band El Presidente in 2005.
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The Marbles - So Far Away
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