O mercy!

Damien Rice's upward career trajectory continues with the British press fawning over his O album.

"There's not a poor song on the record…buy it!" raves The Times. "A young singer-songwriter capable of touching the parts most of his contemporaries will never reach," gushes The Daily Telegraph. And "Only Bob Dylan comes close to such cracked passion," completely rants What's On In London.

Incapable of going a fortnight without gigging, Rice visits Music City, Rathmines on August 22 and then returns to London for back-to-back Borderline shows on September 9 and 10.

Also in the offing is an October support tour with Kathryn Williams.