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we are Tragicomics
Music
Farewells
Released April 5 2024.
A mostly acoustic album recorded at home, inspired by grief and goodbyes. Possibly haunted.
A Creak In The Cold
Released February 14 2011.
Whiskey-soaked vignettes birthed from the bars of Manchester. Heavy singer-songwriter vibes. Released via Pull Yourself Together (RIP) and recorded as Christopher Eatough.
Book of Want
Released November 13 2020.
A song cycle about dissatisfaction, desire and the endless craving for more. Our first album recorded with a fixed line-up. Modestly controversial.
Old Songs for the New Celibacy
Released April 4 2017.
Recorded post-mental breakdown. Inspired by defeat, depression and sarcasm. Famously unreviewed.
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tragicomics who?
lively folk tired country word pop
Tragicomics are an alt-country collective from the northwest of the UK, and self-professed purveyors of sharply crafted pop songs, sweeping melancholy and doomed romanticism.
Since 2017 Tragicomics have been writing, recording and releasing what Drowned in Sound described as ‘widescreen English Americana’.
In 2021 Tragicomics released their second album Book of Want, drawing favourable reviews and comparisons to My Morning Jacket, Wilco and Blitzen Trapper.
In 2022/23 they released a series of singles featuring artwork by award-winning painter Jude Wainwright, and were featured as UK Artist of the Month by the Vinyl District.
They have played several gigs around the UK including shows with Chris Stills, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers and The Lone Bellow.
Tragicomics are Christopher Eatough (vocals, guitar), Toby Cryne (guitar, keys), Jay Fearon (drums), Matt O’Brien (bass) and Laura Morley (violin).