Category Archives: Crybaby Reviews

He knows it’s over, still he clings – Danny Coughlan doesn’t know where else he can go, except deep into widescreen melancholy Hometown: Bristol. The lineup: Danny Coughlan (vocals, guitar). The background: Danny Coughlan as Crybaby is an astonishingly fully formed version of the artist he obviously set out to…

Trying something a bit different tonight. Singer-songwriter Danny Coughlan who has been getting a lot of attention via his stage persona, Crybaby. Tonight it’s a single that won’t be officially out until March 19. I Cherish Heartbreak More than the Love That I Lost. Coughlan’s unique voice is very reminiscent…

When Danny Coghlan was a boy, he loved Adam and the Ants so much, he wrote into Jim’ll Fix It asking if he might be able to play the drums with the band. Sadly, he never even received a reply. That Christmas, Coughlan found a copy of the new Ants…

Bristol’s Louisiana has been known to host some legendary bands before they fully break into the business and tonight seems no different. Local quartet Scarlet Rascal & The Trainwreck are this evening’s headliners with support from Crybaby. There’s certainly a buzz in the air, as the Bristolian headliners have been…

A Bristolian tunesmith with as much heart as Richad Hawley (and an eye for swoonsome tunes to match), Danny Coughlan releases his debut single this week – the bruised-sounding ‘I Cherish The Heartbreak More Than The Love That I Lost’. Sounds like something the Bard Of Sheffield might have concocted,…

YOU wait years for a truly great Bristol band and then two turn up on the same night. Despite a great live music scene it’s been a long time since Bristol has had any bands that are genuinely worth shouting about, that really have a potential to hit the big…

I Cherish The Heartbreak More Than The Love That I Lost The lead track from Bristolian Danny Coughlan’s debut album – out in April – is a wonderful blend of Roy Orbison, The Smiths, Phil Spector anad The Jesus and The Mary Chain. An Utterly Charming Debut. – Rob Fitzpatrick