In 2006, whilst on tour, the band did a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon. A year later, the first ten or so seconds of "Tonight We Fly" was used as the ending tune to BBC7's Digi Radio. The song was also used for an advertisement for the Airbus A340 airliner. [21] Post-Setanta ( Regeneration to Office Politics) [ edit ] The Divine Comedy performing at the Summer Sundae festival in 2007. Clayton-Lea, Tony (9 October 2020). "The Divine Comedy: Venus, Cupid, Folly & Time review – 30 years of smart pop". The Irish Times . Retrieved 8 September 2021.

Lynskey, Dorian. "The Divine Comedy Absent Friends". Blender. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004 . Retrieved 7 December 2021. Hannon, however, was not deterred in his efforts and entered the studio again in March 1993, teaming up with co-producer/drummer Darren Allison, for the recording of Liberation. [4] The record is characterised by a plethora of literary references: "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" recalls a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald; "Three Sisters" draws upon the play by Anton Chekhov; and "Lucy" is essentially three William Wordsworth poems abridged to music. [5]Hannon and an eleven-piece ensemble will also be celebrating the band's 30th anniversary with residencies at The Barbican in London and the Cité de la Musique in Paris. These shows, postponed from September 2020 to September 2022, will feature the band playing two of the classic albums, per show, in a five-show residency in each venue.

Choice Music Prize". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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Memo: The Divine Comedy Announce New Album 'Office Politics' ". The Divine Comedy . Retrieved 10 November 2021. Tangari, Joe (11 July 2004). "Review: Absent Friends". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012 . Retrieved 4 November 2011. The Divine Comedy are a pop band from Northern Ireland, formed in 1989 and fronted by Neil Hannon. Hannon has been the only constant member of the group, playing, in some instances, all of the non-orchestral instrumentation except drums. The band has released 12 studio albums. Between 1996 and 1999, nine singles released by the band made the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, including the 1999 top ten hit, " National Express". The album Casanova (1996), and in particular the single " Something for the Weekend", championed by Chris Evans, then BBC Radio 1 breakfast show DJ and presenter of TFI Friday, led to the band's first major success. [3] Casanova was the third album to be produced by Darren Allison and Neil Hannon, thus completing a trilogy of albums which began with Liberation in 1993. [4] Further singles from Casanova, including "Becoming More Like Alfie" and "The Frog Princess", both of which received some airplay, and further cemented the band's reputation.