The Dudley Corporation

The Dudley Corporation is a three-piece indie rock band from Dublin, Ireland, comprised of Dudley Colley, Joss Moorkens and Mark Jordan. They first played live in January 2000 and released the first of 7 singles (including splits with Boris, Paul O'Reilly and Querelle) later that year. Their 1st LP, The Lonely World of The Dudley Corporation, preceded their first tours to the US and UK, In Love With The Dudley Corporation brought further visits to the US, Iceland, and mainland Europe, a listing for 59th greatest Irish LP of all time in Hot Press magazine, a top-30 single in the Irish chart, and was licensed in the US, the Netherlands, Australia and Japan. Album number 3, Year of the Husband was released on Absolutely Kosher in 2008 with Rob Bochnik (The Frames/Smog) at the helm, and featuring recordings from the legendary Inner Ear (Fugazi) studios in Washington DC. The album featured sleeve art by Rick Froberg, of Obits/Hot Snakes/Drive Like Jehu. The 4th Dudley Corporation LP, Everyone Does Everything Wrong, was released in May of 2013. “One listen to The Lens Begin or Step-Out and you'll realise it's time to fall in love with The Dudleys all over again.” – The Irish Times "10 for production, a 10 for songwriting, and an 11 for character of being. The Dudley Corporation deserve every inch of credit they will receive." - Transform "These guys wrong-foot the naysayers time after time" – Irish Times “this Dublin three-piece have perfected the whole stop/start, quiet bit/loud bit thing.” – Q “Absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder. A convincing and rewarding return.” – Hot Press “This is a stunning comeback - destined to make somebody somewhere really happy.” – Clare People "When they got to the crossroads with the sign reading 'comfortable mediocrity' one way and 'awkward brilliance' the other, Dublin's The Dudley Corporation are one of those rare bands who've chosen the latter." - Rock Sound "an unruly uninhibited listen" – Golden Plec "There is so much greatness in this album that it can't be explained in mere words, a little like love itself." AU Magazine (#8 LP of 2004) “Playful, smart, rich in variety and ideas, this is a big and downright entertaining delight from this Dublin trio!” – Westzeit “The Dudley Corporation have made a meticulously produced album that, with a mixture of precision-groove postrock and guitar ballads, is entirely unpretentious, but is impressive, poignant and thrilling.” – Motor.de www.thedudleycorporation.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.