www.thematineeidles.com br "a festival of colours" by the matinée idles (aka kevin barry) self released in April 2014 on "4 cats the bird & the baby"records. br Biography br "..a record that must go down as one of the most different and artistic efforts to come out of Ireland in a long, long time..." - GoldenPlec.com br br ".. this is a great album and it will probably feature on a number of "Best of 2014" lists.." br - U&I Music Magazine br br "A deeply atmospheric record, A Festival of Colours bustles with musicality and glistening soundscapes. Tinged with post-rock and indie motifs the album is a serene, yet powerful journey into Kevin Barry’s music." br - The Last Mixtape br br "the matinée idles" (aka kevin barry), formed in Dublin after he released his debut album "looking for Murphy." br In April 2014 "a festival of colours" his second album was released on his own record label "4 cats the bird & the baby." br the name "the matinée idles" came from his love of film & the sound you get is described as "lyrically dark, atmospheric & cinematic" br br the matinée idles,deliver songs for films, cinematic indie music, accompanied by angelic harmonies and determined influential lyrics, grown from the absolute disdain of commercial music, influenced by artists: thom yorke(radiohead), peter gabriel,modest mouse, led zeplin. br br t.m.i.(kevin barry) are from Dublin,Ireland. br br Following the release Kevin signed a 3 year licensing deal for 4 of his songs to a publishing company in the USA.