CIAN NUGENT is a guitar player from Dublin, Ireland whose music combines personal passions, such as suburban/coastal blues, traditional music, 1960s & '70s singer-songwriters, psychedelic rock, jazz ambitions and 20th century composition. "Born With The Caul" is his first full length with 4 piece-band THE COSMOS and follows his critically acclaimed 2011 solo effort "Doubles". Like that album, "Caul" is comprised of a few expansive, developed pieces (three, to be exact). Led by Nugent's guitar playing - always inviting, subdued and unpredictable - the band takes these songs into darker, richer territories opening a whole new galaxy for this young guitar player to explore. Not only is their sound an era-less one but the songs themselves are never in a hurry as they build and unfold, never wasting a note. "Born With The Caul" captures an artist and a group at a peak moment. "His tunes are sturdy and lovely things." -The Wire