Quiet as a Mouse’s Debut Album Funded By Creative Scotland
- Written by Marky Edison
Quiet as a Mouse are an Edinburgh based indie/alternative band formed by Alex Moran (singer/songwriter), Darren Irwin (lead guitar), Eamon Gilson (guitar) and Martin Patrick (bass) and Graham Longbottom (drums) in 2012. The group’s live reputation has quickly grown as they have supported Hinds (Deers), The Orwells, Palma Violets, The Big Moon, The Orielles, Coasts and The Crookes. These performances have earned them “Gig of the Day” from Ruth Kilpatrick at Amazing Radio, airplay support from Tom Robinson (BBC 6 Music), Vic Galloway (BBC Radio Scotland), Chris Martin, Charlie Ashcroft and Jim Gellaty at Amazing Radio.
On the back of the free download track ‘An Accident Waiting To Happen (Awoo Woo Woo)’ the band released their debut single ‘Home Is The Hardest Place To Find’ in August 2013. Quiet as a Mouse released their next single ‘Casketcase’ in February 2014. ‘Casketcase’ like ‘Home Is The Hardest Place To Find’ was produced by Marcus Mackay (Frightened Rabbit, Snow Patrol) and mastered by Chris Potter (Arctic Monkeys).
In August 2014 QAAM released their debut EP ‘British Flag’ which was engineered and mixed by Liam Watson (The White Stripes) at Toerag Studios in London and mastered by Noel Summerville (The Clash, Aphex Twin). The band released their 2nd EP, Memorybox (recorded at Ca Va in Glasgow), in April 2015, which was coincided with launch shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow & London.
Quiet as a Mouse are releasing their debut album, Is It Funny When It Hurts?, (part-funded by Creative Scotland and produced by Kris Pohl (Idlewild) at Post Electric Studio in Leith), on April 27.
Glasgow at The Hug & Pint on 26th April
Edinburgh at Leith Depot on 27th April
London at The Old Blue Last on 29th April
