Cypress, Mine! Live at The Crane Lane

Cork in the 1980’s was awash with the voices of a disaffected generation who were unwilling to sit idly by as they watched the city they loved crumble around them. Amongst these voices were Cypress, Mine! who made a splash with their jangly guitar pop, introspective lyrics and standout live performances.

Cypress, Mine! formed in 1984 with Ian Olney (guitar), Ciarán Ó Tuama (vocals), Mark Healy (drums) and Denis O’Mullane (bass). The current iteration of Cypress, Mine! features Mark Healy on bass while Morty McCarthy of The Sultans of Ping takes over drumming duties and Eddie Walsh joins the band on guitar.

Influenced in those days by Orange Juice, The Smiths, REM, and Hüsker Dü they performed alongside U2, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Aztec Camera before disbanding in 1989. Their 1987 debut Exit Trashtown received critical acclaim, producing national radio favourites ‘Justine’ and ‘Sugar Beet God’. After the breakup, Ian Olney became a member of Dublin rock band Power of Dreams.

A subsequent successful re-issue in 2017 of Exit Trashtown on Spanish label Pretty Olivia Records re-ignited an interest in Cypress, Mine!

Since then, Cypress, Mine! have been quietly reconnecting, writing and recording new music. The band’s sound remains unmistakably theirs - expect shimmering guitars, passionate vocals, and songs that still feel like your favourite mixtape from 1986.

The new album, pulling all the clouds apart was the last album to be recorded in Pat Colliers’ Perry Vale Studios in London. The album was mixed by Pat’s longtime collaborator Jessica Corcoran (Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Senseless Things, Power Of Dreams, Shed Seven, Boy George, That Petrol Emotion, Maximo Park, Robyn Hitchcock, All About Eve, Mega City 4 and many more).