[4] The band's 2006 debut album We Thrive on Big Cities was a critical and commercial success in Ireland.
[5] Director are known for their "art rock vision", having been educated in college; Moloney studied classical composition.
[1] The debut album, We Thrive on Big Cities, has been compared to the music of bands such as the Feelies, Mission of Burma, Television, Pere Ubu and Pixies,[6] whilst second album I'll Wait for Sound drew comparisons to Depeche Mode and New Order.
[6] Director's debut album, We Thrive on Big Cities was recorded alongside Stefano Sofia in Grouse Lodge in County Westmeath.
Director were invited to participate in the 2007 series of RTÉ's annual Other Voices music show.
Director's summer 2007 shows included Slane Castle X-Fighters on 26 May[9] and the Main Stage at Oxegen 2007 on Saturday 7 July and several sold-out tours in Ireland, as well as support slots with Snow Patrol and Razorlight.
Director played a number of headline gigs in Irish venues in December, including Dublin, Dundalk and Mullingar.
[11][13][14][16] They wrote ten songs at a farmhouse in County Leitrim and completed the recording of the album over seven weeks with US producer Brad Wood in his Los Angeles home.
[1][2] Michael Moloney said: You can expect a much harder sound than the first album but mixed with some of the softest, most delicate tracks we've ever recorded.