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Doomsday by John Peel5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() “The Knockout Artist reflects on the predicament of the damaged man who owes his great material success to the grotesque displays he makes out of his state of damage, by literally punching himself unconscious in the ring,” explains Coughlan. After Fatima Mansions called it quits in the mid-90s, Coughlan has released five solo albums to great acclaim. DJ John Peel once stated he could “listen to Cathal Coughlan sing the phone book,” and this writer fervently agrees: Coughlan’s songwriting skills mirror more theatrical, baroque acts such as The Divine Comedy, Duke Special and Nick Kelly. ![]() The Guardian hailed Coughlan as “the most underrated lyricist in pop today,” which is tragic, because his erudite yet approachable songwriting is stellar: caustic, literate lyricism an earworm hook. Ireland’s Cathal Coughlan, formerly of Microdisney and The Fatima Mansion, is turning heads with his latest solo effort The Knockout Artist, the third single from his forthcoming album Song of Co-Aklan (Dimple Discs). ![]()
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