Mojo Fury

Mojo Fury
Mojo Fury
Background information
Origin	Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Genres	Alternative rock, rock
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Graphite Records
Website	mojofury.co.uk
Members
Michael Mormecha James Lyttle Ciaran McGreevy Gerry Morgan
Past members
Peter McAuley Thomas Camblin

Mojo Fury are a Northern Irish alternative rock band from Lisburn, Northern Ireland, formed in 2004. Their musical style has been described as "alternative rock" with "progressive" and "hardcore" influence, and have been compared to NIN, Queens of the Stone Age and Nirvana.^[1][2] To date, the band have toured all over the country and supported the likes of Biffy Clyro, InMe, Two Door Cinema Club and The Cooper Temple Clause.

Background

Originally a three piece, the band's singer/drummer, Michael Mormecha moved out from behind the kit in 2009 and are now a four piece.^[3] The current lineup is Michael Mormecha (lead vocals, guitars), James Lyttle (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Ciaran McGreevy (bass guitar) and Gerry Morgan (drums).

At the end of April 2010, the band released an 'early album version' of "Deep Fish Tank (Factory Settings)" as a free download on their bandcamp site.^[4][5] In May 2011 they released their debut album Visiting Hours of Traveling Circus.^[6]

Discography

EP's

• Mojo Fury EP (September, 2004)
• Untitled EP (February, 2006)
• Visiting Hours... EP (May, 2007)

Studio albums

Visiting Hours of a Traveling Circus – released 9 May 2011.

Music videos

• "The Mann" – Directed by Kevin Godley
• "Deep Fish Tank" (Factory Settings) – Directed by James Lyttle
• "We Should Just Run Away" - Directed by Darren Lee
• "Colour Of The Bear" - Directed by Darren Lee

Reviews

We Should Just Runaway – South Sonic single review

References

1. ^ "Culture NI". Culture NI. http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1867. Retrieved 2009-02-03. 
2. ^ "Oh Yeah Centre". Oh Yeah. http://www.ohyeahbelfast.com/ohyeah-sessions-08/index.php. Retrieved 2010-02-03. 
3. ^ "BBC Across The Line". BBC Across The Line. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f89facac-a623-4c26-9971-6ea11244ec2a. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
4. ^ "Deep Fish Tank". Band Camp. http://mojofury.bandcamp.com/. Retrieved 2010-05-05. 
5. ^ "Deep Fish Tank". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AbSr2jn7Yo. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
6. ^ "BBC Music: Mojo Fury Visiting Hours of a Travelling Circus Review". BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xr3q. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 

[1] A review of Mojo Fury debut single - The Mann

External links

• Official website
• Official Myspace page