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On these pages you will find the latest news from the band, show dates, songs & videos to download, photos, and merchandise information.

Please also visit The Madeira on Facebook and - YouTube. + YouTube. Send us email at: themadeira@themadeira.net.


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+ Pipeline Magazine's 2015 Album of the Year @@ -48,6 +53,39 @@

“ + It's difficult to imagine, but The Madeira just keep getting better + and better... The guitar sounds are utterly superb, the playing is + spot on, the band is as tight as anything, the arrangements are top + notch and, in [lead guitarist] Ivan [Pongracic] and rhythm guitarist + Patrick O'Connor, they have two terrific tunesmiths... Occasionally, I + get this terrible fear of not being able to convey in print just how + good an album is - and this is one such example. Doh!!! Ancient Winds + is fully deserving of our Album of the Year award for 2015, just go + buy it! + ”

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“ + Ancient Winds stands like a giant above all other releases from 2015. + In fact, I might go so far as to say it's the greatest surf album of + all time. [T]hey are a group whose members are some of the greatest + instrumentalists in their (or any) genre and the songwriting is + unparalleled... The album plays out like an epic, taking the listener + on a heroic journey not unlike that of Odysseus. I absolutely love the + music, the concept, and even the beautiful artwork which would look + positively stunning on a record sleeve, hint hint. + ”

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“ + The whole album is huge, has a legendary feel to it, and bounding it together is a relentless pulsating rhythm. + ”

+ Hunter King, Runner-up for "Gremmy Awards 2015: Best Modern Instro Record 2015", + Storm Surge of Reverb +
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“ + In their new material, the American instrumental surf music quartet + added various mythological references to its arid, aquatic world and + crystal clear sound. The result is a story told through songs without + the need for words. + ”

+ Rodrigo Herrero, "THE BEST FOREIGN ALBUMS OF 2015", + Musica Inclasificable (Mexico) +
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“ + Using classic surf music as its primary touchstone, Ancient Winds still sounds utterly contemporary. + The Madeira takes surf guitar tropes and adds edge, darkness, complexity... There’s no kitsch here, no hokum or + retro, only a serious band that unpacks some serious chops and also works the riffs in a gleefully satisfying way, + suggesting Moorish Spain as channeled through a Fender Twin Reverb... [T]he Ancient Wind’s appeal: a record where + you can land on any track and find a great cut, where the reverb and amplification are so saturated they push the + riffs close to the edge, folding them inward until they almost disappear into a beautiful Kashmir cloud... + Here is the rumble of Link Wray and the speed of Dick Dale, a raw danger that deserves greater exposure and + acknowledgement in mainstream rock... [T]he artistry and musicianship on display on Ancient Winds shows there are + other shores the surf can land on. Here be dragons, indeed. + ”

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- Guitar Player March 2014