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The Easter Vigil

by Joseph Chester

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Spy Wednesday (The Body Electric) 04:24
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Juliette Walking In The Rain 05:11
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That's Why Love Is Hell 05:41
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Like A Rose Tattoo 06:13
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Dark Mornings 04:38
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Valley of Tears 06:06
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The Easter Vigil 05:11
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Not A Christian Anymore 07:41
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Irish Album Of The Year (2017) - The Irish Sun

Juliette Walking in the Rain is genuinely breathtaking and the haunting Valley Of Tears is truly transcendent. A hugely rewarding album. - Hotpress Magazine

Chester’s fifth album is yet another reason to wonder out loud just how and why he isn’t much better known. Chester’s stylistic traces have rarely been better outlined. Dark Mornings is melody incarnate, brimming with chiming guitar chords and wistful lyrics, while Valley Of Tears is as beautifully sorrowful as the title indicates. The pleasures of the remaining tracks unfurl somewhat more slowly, but are no less rich or rewarding. - Tony Clayton-Lea, The Sunday Business Post

With some heavy-duty guests, including cellist Vyvienne Long, in tow, the respected Dublin producer's fifth album, an exploration of faith, love, discovery and belief, is deep, personal and intriguing.
- The Evening Herald

Archbishop McQuaid, Julliette Binoche, the “national razor” and the Swastika Laundry all get mentions on Joe Chester’s haunting new album, The Easter Vigil. "Spy Wednesday" bristles with lyrics worthy of Elvis Costello. The Easter Vigil is his most profound and moving work yet. - RTE

This fifth album is another beautifully produced collection. From the string-driven Spy Wednesday to the gentle venom of the title track The Easter Vigil with melodies that linger and lyrics that prod and provoke. Recommended. - The Sunday Times

A songwriter’s songwriter, he’s had praise for his alt-pop melodies heaped on him but… his career hasn’t been forged with those aims. Instead, he’s trying to do something different: challenge himself and continue to make music that feels original. There are touches of Beck’s The Golden Age on his new album The Easer Vigil, alongside the kind of elegant, minor-key flourishes reminiscent of The Blue Nile’s Paul Buchanan. The tone is intimate, warm and vulnerable. - Nadine O'Regan

Album of the week - Marty Whelan, RTE Lyric FM

Album of the week - Tom Dunne, Newstalk FM

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released February 23, 2017

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Joe Chester's albums have been written about in the books 101 Irish Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, by Tony Clayton-Lea and Buried Treasure by Dan Hegarty and featured recently in The Sunday Times list of the best Irish albums of all time.

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