DAILY EXPRESS | ALBUM REVIEW – The simple, stark arrangements give a haunting background to tales of growing up in Newry, Co. Down, a town on the border and on edge during The Troubles.

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THE 4 OF US | Sugar Island
Brothers Brendan and Declan Murphy have been fronting this band since the 80s. This latest sees the band pared back to just the brothers and their acoustic guitars – the original ‘four of us’. The simple, stark arrangements (“We decided no electric guitars and no cymbals,” said Brendan) give a haunting background to tales of growing up in Newry, Co. Down, a town on the border and on edge during The Troubles. Bird’s Eye View, Hometown On The Border and Going South perfectly capture the dark times.
Dave Esson