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Artist
Colin Macintyre
12+ albums
Scottishsinger-songwriterpopindierock
about
Colin MacIntyre is a Scottish singer, song-writer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and author. His previous albums have been released under the name Mull Historical Society, even though the moniker consists of Colin alone. He has released 3 albums under the ‘Mull’ pseudonym : ‘Loss’(2001), ‘Us’(2003) & ‘This Is Hope’(2004). “Loss” went on to receive tremendous critical acclaim and many “albums of the year” polls and is nearing 100,000 sales in the UK alone. In just a year, Colin went from supporting The Strokes on their debut UK tour to selling-out the 2000 capacity Shepherds Bush Empire, and touring with REM. Colin has dropped the ‘MHS’ moniker and released his 4th studio album ‘The Water’ under his own name in ’08. This album saw Colin MacIntyre break with tradition both in using his own name and in working with a producer for the first time (Loss, Us and This is Hope were self produced). The album was produced by Nick Franglen from the group Lemon Jelly.The Guardian called it 'Pop perfection', and the NME said 'All hail Colin!' So far Colin has achieved 4 Top 40 Chart hits, and 2 Top 20 albums, and has toured the U.K., Europe and the U.S.A. A songwriting junkie, oblivious to passing trends, he has become more than just Mull's local hero. Colin has completed his new album for release in July 2009. It is now released (July 6th). It is called 'Island' and is his most acoustic-orientated album to date. It was recorded back on Isle of Mull in his old classroom (now a stud
