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Overview

Regan's first releases were two EPs titled Hotel and Reservior, which were released on small indie label, Anvil Records [1]. Following these releases, in 2006, Regan signed to former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde's independent record label, Bella Union, in the UK, resulting in Regan's debut album The End of History being released on 7 August 2006. Following the success of this, Regan was subsequently signed by American label, Lost Highway Records. The album was released in the US on July 10th, 2007. // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... The term indie is short for independent and refers to artistic creations outside the commercial mainstream, without the support of a major record label, major movie studio, or other source of a large budget. ... Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ... Simon Raymonde (born Simon Philip Raymonde, 3 April 1962, in Tottenham, London) is an English musician and record producer, most notable as the bassist of Cocteau Twins. ... The Bella Union was a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota, and is fictionalized in the HBO television series, Deadwood. ... The End of History and the Last Man is a 1992 book by Francis Fukuyama, expanding on his 1989 essay The End of History?, in which he argues the controversial thesis that the end of the Cold War signals the end of the progression of human history: What we may... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lost Highway Records was a Nashville based subsidiary of Universal Music until it was merged into Island Def Jam Records. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ...

The End of History was produced by Regan himself (mixing the album with Simon Raymonde). Mojo magazine gave the album four stars in a review that dubbed the disc "a debut that oozes rare confidence, startling maturity and originality"^{[citation needed]}, other publications such as The Times^[1] and The Guardian ^[2] also gave the album 4 stars. For other uses, see Mojo (disambiguation). ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom (and the Kingdom of Great Britain before the United Kingdom existed) since 1788 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. ... For other uses, see Guardian. ...

Fionn has played many festivals around the world including the 2007 Glastonbury Festival, XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, Electric Picnic (Ireland), Summercase (Spain), Bestival (Isle of Wight) ACL (Austin, Texas) and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (San Fransisco)^{[citation needed]}. Fionn also appeared at Mountain stage alongside Loudon Wainwright III in Charleston, West Virginia^{[citation needed]}. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... Camden is the name of several places in the United States of America: Camden, Alabama Camden, Arkansas Camden, Delaware Camden County, Georgia Camden, Indiana Camden, Maine Camden, Michigan Camden, New Jersey Camden County, New Jersey Camden (village), New York Camden (town), New York Camden, Ohio Camden, South Carolina Camden, Tennessee... Electric Picnic is an annual music festival which has been staged since 2004 in Stradbally Hall, Stradbally, County Laois in the Republic of Ireland. ... Summercase is a two-day music festival held simultaneously in Barcelona and Madrid. ... The Bestival is a music festival on the Isle of Wight. ... For other uses, see Isle of Wight (disambiguation). ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. ... Nickname: Home of Hospitality, The most northern city of the South and the most southern city of the North, Chemicalville, The Capitol City C-Town Location of Charleston in West Virginia. ...

Regan cites such artists as Bob Dylan and Neil Young as influences.^{[3] [4]} This article is about the recording artist. ... This article is about the musician. ...

Fionn was nominated for 2 Meteor Awards (Best Male and Best Newcomer) in 2006 ^{[citation needed]} and The End of History was nominated for Irish album of the year 2006 at the Choice Music Prize ^[5] and was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize ^[6]. Choice Prize logo For the similar British prize, see Mercury Prize. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ...

Discography

Albums

• The End of History (2006)

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EPs

• Campaign Button EP (2005)
• Hotel Room EP (2004)
• Reservior EP (January 20, 2003)

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Singles

• Be Good or Be Gone (February 5, 2006)
• Little Miss Drunk (July 29, 2002)

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References

1. ^ Fionn Regan: The End of History. Times Online.
2. ^ Fionn Regan, The End of History. Guardian Unlimited.
3. ^ Fionn Regan. RTÉ.
4. ^ Fionn Regan. Drowned in Sound.
5. ^ Shortlist. Choice Music Prize.
6. ^ Shortlist. Nationwide Mercury Music Prize.

External links

• Official Site
• Fionn Regan's MySpace site