Carosel

Carosel are Michelle Phelan and Pete McGrane. Their music is a contemporary blend of jazz, bossa nova and flamenco rhythms, layered with infectious catchy melodies. When the first demo tracks from the album filtered out from the studio, interest in the band grew rapidly with comparisons being made to Feist, Regina Spektor and Astrud Gilbertos, artists that would certainly been held in high esteem by Carosel themselves. 


Michelle and Pete began writing songs for their debut album ‘Kaleidoscope’ at the end of 2007, while on retreat in the south of France.  Returning home to Dublin they gathered an all-star ensemble of musicians to start recording their debut album. Produced by Ken McHugh, the man behind Autamata, the couple enlisted the services of Justin Carroll, Cora Venus Lunny and other leading musicians for their debut recording.  The album was released on Reekus to great reviews in February 2009, and led to some high profile appearances in Ireland, including the Late Late Show, and leading festival Oxegen.  A single from the album, Easy as it Flows appears on the soundtrack of hit Canadian TV show, The Best Years, and the album has been released in South Korea in 09.