Damien Rice

Damien Rice
Damien Rice

Damien Rice performing in Villa Arconati, Milan.
Background information
Birth name Damien Rice
Born 7 December 1973 (1973-12-07) (age 37)
Origin Kildare, Ireland
Genres Folk, indie rock, folk rock
Occupations Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, clarinet, percussion
Years active 1991–present
Labels Vector Recordings, Republic, Heffa, Warner Bros., DRM/14th Floor
Associated acts Juniper, Bell X1, Lisa Hannigan
Website www.damienrice.com

Damien Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who plays guitar, piano, clarinet and percussion.

Rice was raised in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland and began his musical career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper. After leaving the band he worked as a farmer in Tuscany and busked throughout Europe before returning to Ireland in 2001 and beginning a solo musical career.

In 2002 his debut album O reached #8 on the UK albums chart, won the Shortlist music prize and generated three top-30 singles in the UK. Rice released his second album 9 in 2006 and his songs have appeared in numerous films and television episodes.

Rice's personal activities include musical contributions to charitable projects such as the Songs for Tibet, Freedom Campaign and the Enough Project.

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Early life

Rice was born to George and Maureen Rice and raised in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland.[1]

Career

Rice began his music career using the stage name "Dodima" Rice[citation needed] and formed the rock band Juniper along with Paul Noonan, Dominic Philips, David Geraghty and Brian Crosby in 1991. The band met whilst they were attending Salesian College secondary school in Celbridge, Co. Kildare as students. After touring throughout Ireland the band released their debut EP Manna in 1995.[2]
Based in Straffan, Kildare the band continued touring and signed a six album record deal with Polygram. Their recording projects generated the singles “Weatherman” and “Single of the Fortnight” which received favorable reviews.[2]

After achieving his musical goals with Juniper, Rice became frustrated with the artistic compromises required by the record label, and he left the band in 1998.[3] Rice moved to Tuscany in Italy and took up farming for some time, then returned to Ireland before busking around Europe.[3] After returning to Ireland a second time, Rice gave a demo recording to his cousin, music producer David Arnold who then gave Rice a mobile studio.[4][5]

2000 to present

Damien Rice at Coachella in 2007

In 2001, Rice's song "The Blower's Daughter" made a top 40 chart.[4] Over the next year he continued to record his album with New York drummer Tom Osander aka Tomo, Paris pianist Jean Meunier, London producer David Arnold, Dublin vocalist Lisa Hannigan and cellist Vyvienne Long.[5] Rice then embarked on a tour of Ireland with Hannigan, Tomo, Vyvienne, and Dublin bassist Shane Fitzsimons.[5]

In 2002, Rice’s debut album O was released in Ireland, the UK and the US.[6] The album peaked at #8 on the UK albums chart and remained on the chart for 97 weeks, selling 650,000 copies in the US.[6][7] The album won the Shortlist music prize and the songs "Cannonball" and "Volcano" became top 30 hits in the UK.[7][8]

In 2006 Rice released his second album 9 which was recorded during the two years prior.[9] That year he also recorded at Abbey Road Studios for the program Live from Abbey Road.

2007 was a year of heavy touring with Rice appearing at England's Glastonbury Festival and the Rock Werchter festival in Belgium. That same year he performed with David Gray at the UK leg at Wembley Stadium, London and played at the T in the Park music event in Scotland. Rice also performed at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, the V Festival in Stafford, Staffordshire, Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and the Osheaga Festival in Montreal.[10] He made additional appearances in Ireland and North America.

In 2010, Damien played at the Iceland Inspires concert held in Hljómskálagarðurinn near Reykjavík centrum.[11]

Rice recorded a cover of the Juniper track, "Crosseyed Bear" for the compilation, Help: A Day in the Life. Rice's albums are published under his record label Heffa (originally named DRM) in Ireland and Vector Records in North American. Records released in the UK, Europe and other countries are published by 14th Floor Records via Warner Music.[12]

In spring 2011, Rice featured on the debut album by French actress and singer Melanie Laurent. He appears on two tracks on her debut album En t'attendant while collaborating on a total of five tracks which feature on the album.[13]

In November 2011, the compilation album "AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered" was released to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of U2's Achtung Baby album. AHK-toong BAY-bi features Damien Rice in a cover of "One," a stripped-down, piano-driven interpretation of one of the most popular U2 songs.

Reception

O received favorable reviews and scored 80 on the review aggregator Metacritic.[14] A review in Allmusic said “the entire record makes the empty highway less lonely, the sunshine a little warmer, and life a little more poetic”, describing it as a “hopelessly beautiful record”.[15] A review in the The Guardian called the album “gorgeous and understated”.[16] Rolling Stone magazine review said the album contained “songs that, for all their quietness, leave a dark, lasting impression.”[17] However, a review in Stylus said, “you can actually hear the moment when the album turns sour.”[18]

In 2009, The Irish Times placed Rice at number thirty four in a list of "The Best 50 Irish Acts Right Now" calling him "the quiet one, the intense one, the singer-songwriter most revered by the other quiet and intense ones" and as "a most excruciatingly honest songwriter."[19][20]

Rice's songs have been heard on numerous television shows including True Blood, Hidden Palms, Bones, The Cleaner, Jericho, ER, The Black Donnellys, The OC, Alias, Lost, Huff, Crossing Jordan, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, House, Spin 1038, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Inbetweeners, One Tree Hill, and the Korean drama, Spring Waltz.[21][22][22][23][24][24][25][26][27][28]

Rice's songs have appeared in films such as Reservation Road, Higher Ground, Closer, I am David, Stay, In Good Company, The Girl in the Café, Shrek the Third and Dear Frankie.[29][30][31][32]

His music is referenced in the novel The Suicide Club and his songs have been used in professional figure skating competitions.[33][34]

Personal life

Rice participated in the Freedom Campaign, the Burma Campaign UK and the U.S. Campaign for Burma to free Burmese democracy movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi.[35] He campaigned for her release by writing and performing the song "Unplayed Piano" at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo.[36]

In 2008 he participated in a music album called Songs for Tibet in support of the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso and Tibet.[37]

In 2010, he contributed the song "Lonely Soldier" to the Enough Project which supported women's rights in the Congo.[38]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
IRE
[39]		 AUS
[40]		 CHE
[41]		 FRA
[42]		 NED
[43]		 NOR
[44]		 SPA
[45]		 SWE
[46]		 UK
[47]		 US
[48]
2002 O
  • Released: 1 February 2002
  • Label: Vector
 2 — — 70 — 6 88 36 8 114
2006 9
  • Released: 3 November 2006
  • Label: Heffa
 1 33 48 86 20 8 94 24 4 22

Live albums

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
IRE
[39]		 AUS
[40]		 CHE
[41]		 FRA
[42]		 NED
[43]		 NOR
[44]		 SPA
[45]		 SWE
[46]		 UK
[47]		 US
[48]
2007 Live at Fingerprints Warts & All — — — — — — — — — —
Live from the Union Chapel
  • Released: 26 November 2007
  • Label: DRM/14th Floor
 58 — — — — — — — 179 —

EPs

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
IRE
[39]		 AUS
[40]		 CHE
[41]		 FRA
[42]		 NED
[43]		 NOR
[44]		 SPA
[45]		 SWE
[46]		 UK
[47]		 US
[48]
2004 B-Sides
  • Released: November 16, 2004
  • Label: Vector
 1 — — — — — — — 143 —

Singles

Date Title Peak chart positions Album
Day Year IRE
[39]		 EUR
[53]		 NED
[43]		 UK
[47]
September 21 2001 "The Blower's Daughter" 38 — — — O
May 17 2002 "Cannonball" — — — —
March 17 2003 "Woman Like a Man" — — — — Non-album track
October 11 "Volcano" 29 — — — O
April 19 2004 "Moody Mooday/Lonelily" (vinyl-only) — — — 143 Non-album tracks
June 24 "Lonely Soldier" (with Christy Moore) 4 — — 142
July 5 "Cannonball (re-release)" 21 — — 19 O
December 13 "The Blower's Daughter (re-issue)" — — — 27
March 21 2005 "Volcano (re-issue)" — 95 — 29
June 20 "Unplayed Piano" (with Lisa Hannigan) 4 — — 24 Non-album track
November 20 2006 "9 Crimes" 14 82 39 29 9
February 5 2007 "Rootless Tree" — — — 50
September 17 "Dogs" — — 10 88
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other contributions

  • Eklektikos Live (2005) - "Volcano"
  • Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project (2007) - "Creep"

Collaborations

See also

  • List of songs performed by Damien Rice

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External links

v · Studio albums
O · 9
Live albums
Compilations
B-Sides
Singles
"The Blower's Daughter" · "Cannonball" · "Volcano" · "Woman Like a Man" · "Moody Mooday/Lonelily" · "Lonely Soldier" · "Unplayed Piano" · "9 Crimes" · "Rootless Tree" · "Dogs"
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