Marc Carroll

Posted in All Wrongs Reversed - reviews on 20/10/2010

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Mojo

Irish singer - songwriter's classy compendium of lost songs and rarities.

Following last year's acclaimed Ten Of Swords, Marc Carroll returns with the equivalent of a rummage through the attic, selecting demo's, folk standards and cover versions presumably intended to fill the gap while we await his next aural adventure. As ever, his pop sensibility is positively tangible, permeating almost every track and throwing up influences ranging from The Beach Boys, Byrds and Buzzcocks, through more reflective, darker musings.

The affectionate Mr Wilson is a composition made up of Brian Wilson song titles, there's the sprightly demo of radio favourite Crashpad Number, and two surprising Dylan covers, Gates Of Eden and Senor. A mournful version of Patrick Kavanagh's On Raglan Roadcloses the album on a chilling note. Overall, it whets the appetite for another helping of the Dublin bards original material.

Posted in All Wrongs Reversed - reviews on 20/10/2010

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Uncut Magazine

On the up Irishman offers lost songs and rarities.

Last year's Ten of Swords was one of the finest debuts of recent times, pulling off the enviable feat of lacing together classic English psychadelia and driving power pop without leaving the join.

All Wrongs Reversed, serving as a stopgap until the follow up proper, has the choppy fuzz punk of "Patterns" ; countryish lament "Nobody's Child". It overloads the pop at the expense of the trippy stuff but That said, "Mr Wilson" and his take on "Gates Of Eden" have both earned the thumbs up from Brian and Bob themselves. So who are we to argue?

Posted in All Wrongs Reversed - reviews on 20/10/2010

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The Irish Times

This compilation follow his previous studio album, the beleaguered but rather brilliant ten of swords and is an equally compelling collection that gathers waifs, strays and runts. Using his bitter sweet template of armour plated pure pop guitars and often bewildering mix of cover versions and Irish heritage (including Dylan's Gates Of Eden & Kavanaghs Raglan Road).

Carroll's more passionate love of the beach boys and sugar is evident on tracks such as don't let them get you down, if, patterns and perhaps a tad too obviously Mr Wilson. If you haven't yet heard Carroll, don't let this gorgeous occasionally frustrating taster pass you by.

Posted in All Wrongs Reversed - reviews on 20/10/2010

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Channel 4 Teletext

Marc Carroll - All Wrongs Reversed (7/10)

There will be something very wrong indeed if Carroll's `Ten Of Swords` album isn't on the Mercury shortlist. Here's where it all began for him. The first fruits of an album that sat around various record labels trying to work out how to market him. It's a lesson in why the industry's failing.More importantly it's full of gorgeous summer melodies a la Lemonheads.
Start with the better still `Ten Of Swords` but don't wait too long to discover this joy too.

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Not Lame (US)

'Holy Cow, this is awesome! From the start, yr in for a ride of pure pop pleasure. Song # 1, "Mr. Wilson" is about as perfect of a Posies/Matthew Sweet inspired gem as you'll ever hear, Song #2 "Patterns" is an Sugar influenced ditty in the vein of "If I Could Change Your Mind", Song 3 breaks out the 12 string and the heavenly layered harmonies take you up to the skies, song #4 could have walked off of "Fisherman Blues"(in fact, you'll hear the wafting spirits of Scotland and Ireland on many other tracks as well) and on and on. Check out his debut that we recently carried here, "Ten Of Swords" as it's every bit as great as this one`.

Posted in All Wrongs Reversed - reviews on 20/10/2010

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Miles Of Music (US)

In the tradition of great pop tunesmiths like The Posies, Matthew Sweet and Teenage Fanclub, Ireland's Marc Carroll crafts thinking man's power pop. With Byrds-ian jangle and Sugar-esque punch, Carroll's odds-and-ends offering, All Wrongs Reversed, comes right on the heels of his debut solo release Ten Of Swords. A couple of Dylan covers ("Gates Of Eden" and "Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)"), an ode to Brian Wilson ("Mr. Wilson") and an acoustic version of the Ten Of Swords track "Crashpad Number" are a few of the interesting surprises you get here. The biggest surprise, though, is his overall depth as a songwriter and amazing tunefulness that will leave you craving more.