the fatima mansions

Cathal Coughlan of Microdisney and Fatima Mansions, RIP

He was 61. Read tributes to Cathal from former Microdisney bandmate Sean O’Hagan, Everything But the Girl’s Tracey Thorn, The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess, Luke Haines and more.

Cathal Coughlan (Microdisney, Fatima Mansions) preps 1st album in 10 years (stream a track)

Former Microdisney and Fatima Mansions frontman Cathal Coughlan will release ‘Solo Co-Aklan,’ his first album in 10 years, in March.

Irish cult indie band Microdisney reforming for first shows in 30 years

Irish group Microdisney were only together for a few years in the mid-1980s, but for a time were critical darlings with their mix of biting lyrics (courtesy Cathal Coughlan) and smooth, shimmering music (via Sean O’Hagan) and released a few cult classic records, including their 1983 debut Everything’s Fantastic and 1985’s The Clock Comes Down the Stairs which reached #1 on the UK indie charts. When the band split up, Coughlan formed The Fatima Mansions (who scored a few UK hits in the early ’90s) while O’Hagan formed the great High Llamas and also played in Stereolab as well…