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quartet from

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, consisting of Daragh Anderson, Eoin Stephens, Niall Woods and Raymond Hogge. Their debut album '' Trees Dream in Algebra'' was nominated for the 2010

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History

Formation

Codes formed in late 2007 when all members – who had been friends for several years – found themselves available to compose and play music together. Previously, Daragh and former member Paul Reilly had played in an early version of the group, alongside Alan Greene and Stephen Burke. Raymond – who had just recently moved to Dublin left a band that he was involved with.

Debut album (2008–2010)

In early 2008, they released two independent singles –"This is Goodbye" and "Guided by Ghosts", that both entered the Irish top 50 at number 32 and number 43 respectively. Both singles were well received critically, helped towards a growing fan base and secured the band their first major shows, including a slot on the IMRO Showcase Tour and the

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music festival in Ireland. In late 2008, the band began to demo songs for their debut album. Not content with waiting for a record label to pick them up they decided to go ahead and record and finance their debut album themselves, resulting in each member taking out a loan to fund the recording. The album was recorded in November 2008 at

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in Gloucestershire, UK, with Manic Street Preachers producer

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. In early 2009, the band secured a short touring support slot with UK group Keane, culminating at the O2 Arena in Dublin. The band still cites these shows as the biggest they've played at the time, with over 10,000 people seeing them each night. The group had also begun to play their first headline shows in small venues in London shortly after. Around the same time, the band were pitching their album 'Trees Dream in Algebra' to several labels before finally licensing it to EMI Ireland for a 1-year period in May 2009. Shortly after, it was announced that Codes' debut album ' Trees Dream in Algebra' would be released on 18 September 2009. Upon its release, the album was met with acclaim from critics and fans alike. It was nominated for the 2010

in Ireland, voted best Irish album of 2009 by

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and helped the band get noted as one of HMVs' "Next Big Thing for 2010".

Touring (2010–present)

Throughout 2010 the band toured extensively, playing festivals such as

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as well as their first series of headline shows across Ireland, while also securing support slots with L.A. indie group

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, in both the UK and Ireland. While promoting Trees Dream in Algebra in the United Kingdom, the group were also busy writing new material for their second album with some songs already being showcased at current shows. Summer 2012 saw a change in the line-up of the band with the departure of Paul Reilly, for personal reasons, and the joining of

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. In February 2013, the group uploaded a live version of a new track called "

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" to their website. This new track showcased the groups' dramatic change from an alternative rock sound to one far more aggressive.

Awards

Codes's debut album ''Trees Dream in Algebra'' was nominated for the

for Irish Album of the Year 2009 in January 2010. , - , 2010 , , ''Trees Dream in Algebra'' , ,

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Best Irish Album 2009 , , , - , 2010 , , Codes , ,

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Awards, Best Irish Band of 2009 , , , - , 2011 , , Codes , ,

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, Best Irish Band 2010 , ,

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

Official website

Gig review on cluas.com
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