The Dudley Corporation - The Lonely World of the Dudley Corporation

"The latest document to emanate from Dublin's swelling rock underground, The Lonely World Of The Dudley Corporation follows an alternate pop route, packed with noise, attrition, acrid wordplay and remarkable rat-a-tat drumming.

Recorded at the Chemikal Underground label's Glasgow-based Chem19 studio, this power-trio's debut finds them laying on the complex, edgy, stop-start rushes without becoming too convoluted to jettison their tunes.

Out of this frantic compression spring such delights as Score, switching from languid Pavement-y grooves to metal breakdowns and syringed with very fine singing from Mr. Dudley himself.

One In A Squillion sports elegant backing coos, fancy hardcore music glitches, buoyant guitar jangles and a classic rock solo moment. And The Delgado's' Alan Barr pops in to weave delicious cello through the appeasing mellow intimacy of Quick. Super-smart stuff"
4/5  |  Irish Times


"After hearing a sample of this band on the Red Roses For Me compilation cd, "A Boy, A Girl And A Rendezvous" last year, I'd been wanting to hear more from this Dublin band. Well, I got their full-length, and they're everything I could want! Excellent, quirky songs with a cool, edgy sound. Many of the songs have multiple parts to them, with occasional odd time signatures and stop/starts, making them a bit more complex than the usual indie rock song; yet they still manage to stay pretty short. Musically, they've got bits of the Delgado's, the Pixies, and Bob Hund; often times I can hear similarities with "Seamonsters"-era Wedding Present, but mostly in the sound (not really the delivery). They have that same intensity and urgency, even during the slower, quieter songs, like "The Out Song" or "Quick". Recorded in the Chemikal Underground studio, this sound on this is perfect: the guitars are both jangly and often noisy, the rhythm section is punchy, and the vocals are quite good, too. I'd call this a very good debut record!"
Indie Pages  |  13/14