Photo: Laurie Lapworth

Photo: Laurie Lapworth

ABOUT 

After a break of more than a decade, singer Liam McKahey and songwriter/instrumentalist Davey Ray Moor of London-based hitmakers Cousteau reformed as CousteauX in 2017. To greet the self-titled reunion album, Mojo Magazine published a 4-star review and wrote "Liam McKahey's weathered basso profundo hits Scott Walker and Bowie buttons." All Music Guide described the LP as "Noir-ish, jazzy pop where Julie London meets Lodger-era Bowie ... CousteauX is not only one of the year's most promising debuts, but a timeless offering that a decade on will sound as vital and provocative as it does now."

A gold-selling act in Europe, Cousteau is best remembered by stateside audiences for the romantic yearning of “The Last Good Day of the Year” (2001), a much-loved pop hit that saw the band touring the U.S. and performing on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Since its debut, “The Last Good Day of the Year” has featured in a major TV campaign by Nissan, on the soundtracks of Happily Ever After (starring Charlotte Gainsbourg) and South Kensington (starring Rupert Everett,) and in documentaries and TV programs around the world. It became a staple on NPR and enjoyed widespread success at AAA Radio.

An Irishman from Cork (McKahey) and an Australian born in Beirut (Moor) are the creative team behind CousteauX.  Their friendship was kindled when they crossed paths at various squats and parties in the 1990s.  McKahey and Moor have always been the two principals in the band, and they are the sole remaining members of the earlier incarnation of Cousteau.

For their return to both stage and studio, McKahey and Moor have added an “X” to the end of their former name, which they ask listeners to consider “as a kiss ... and a scar.” The “X” is silent so the pronunciation of the band’s name remains the same.

MEDIA BREAKS  

KCSN 88.5 FM (Los Angeles) / (Nic Harcourt puts “Cheap Perfume” off ‘Stray Gods’ LP in rotation)
Irish Examiner / UK (Interview w/ Liam)
Essentially Pop / UK (Interview w/ Davey)
Sydney Morning Herald / Australia (Interview w/ Davey)
BernardZuel.com (Interview w/ Davey & Liam)
The Big Takeover (Stray Gods album review)
Vive Le Rock Magazine (“8 out of 10” review for Stray Gods album)
BernardZuel.com (Stray Gods album review)
Mr. Kinski’s Music Shack (Stray Gods album review)
Take Effect Reviews (Stray Gods album review)
BlackBook (video premiere of "Karen Don’t Be Sad")  
NME (Jeremy Swift includes CousteauX amongst the ‘Soundtrack of My Life’)
Billboard (Davey Ray Moor reflects on 40th anniversary of Leonard Cohen's I'm Your Man)  
CultureSonar ("9 Fall Albums To Be Thankful For" feature)  
KCRW Radio ("Today's Top Tune")  
MOJO (4-star review)  
AllMusic (4-star review)  
Songfacts (interview)  
BlackBook (interview/song premiere)  
Stereogum ("Shelter" song premiere)  
Scottish Express (4-star review)  
Album of the Year (review)  
Blurt (review)  
CultureSonar (interview)  
TheStrangeBrew (interview)
EssentiallyPop (interview)  
JustListenToThis (album review)  
MusicRepublic (album review)  
TheBigTakeover ("BURMA" video premiere)

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