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Irish singer/songwriter Damien Rice launched his music career within the late-'90s with the arduous-hitting indie rock outfit Juniper. The group signed to Polygram in 1997 and released two singles, "The World Is Dead" and "Weathermen," which did moderately well on Irish radio, but when it came time to record a full-length album, contractual rules from the label prevented Juniper from doing therefore, and Rice split. After a temporary respite in Europe, Rice came to Dublin to target music once once more, scrounging up enough money to record a demo. He sent it to producer/film composer David Arnold (Björk, Nina Persson, Paul Oakenfold), and by chance for him, Arnold loved it and set Rice up in his terribly own mobile studio to make a record. His initial single, "The Blower's Daughter," was an instant High 20 hit when it appeared in fall 2001. Shared gigs with McAlmont & Butler and folkie Kathryn Williams followed in summer 2002 when Rice released O in the U.K. The album hit the States in 2003, which earned the Irishman a fanatical group of American fans in addition to his European ones, and when satiating they all with a assortment of B-sides in 2005, Rice released his sophomore record, 9. MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi