IAN WHITTY AND THE EXCHANGE
CORK CITY., COUNTY CORK
With their amps still cooling from recent performances alongside Florence And The Machine and The Magic Numbers
Ian Whitty & The Exchange continue to elevate on the back of 'The Lucky Caller No.9' the bands highly acclaimed debut studio album.
The Lucky Caller No.9 was produced by top Irish producer Ken McHugh (Dave Kitt, Autamata) and mastered by
Dave Collins in Los Angeles (Bruce Springsteen, Janes Addiction). The album features ten indie pop songs
awash with lush string and brass arrangements characterised by Whitty’s idiosyncratic vocals and literate storytelling.
The success of the Album has earned the band mainstage slots at numerous Summer Festivals including Cork X
South West, Indiependence, Le Chéile, Livestock, The Memphis Folk Alliance Festival in the States and a staggering performance with an eight piece band to a packed Cork Opera House at the Murphy's Big Little Night out Festival.
Rave reviews and word of mouth coupled with incendiary live performances has won the band a solid legion of fans across the country.
All singles taken from the album were playlisted on National, Regional and College stations alike.
Praise for Ian Whitty & The Exchange:
‘A serious Talent’ John Creedon, RTE Radio 1.
‘Top 10 debut Irsh Albums of 2008’, Hot Press Readers Poll.
‘Arguably the most exciting act to have emerged from Cork vibrant music scene in the past two years’ The Corkman.
’Just when you thought the guy and his guitar formula was done..he is so much more’ Alison Curtis, Today FM.
‘The Lucky Caller No. 9 gets our nod for feel good album of the Autumn’ Shilpa Ganatra, The Irish Daily Star.
‘Absolutely brilliant album’, Ashley Keating, Red FM.
‘A wonderful album’. Aoife Barry, The Event Guide
‘An Excellent album stuffed with potential hits...a hugely talented group’, Michael Carr, Hot Press.
‘A set of such sterling quality you’d be forgiven for thinking he has a huge catalogue of classics to call upon’ Don O Mahony, The
Evening Echo.
