Tony Was an Ex-Con

"Tony Was an Ex-Con" is the second full length studio album by the Irish indie/rock band The Coronas, released on 25 September 2009 by 3ú Records. The album was recorded in the Sawmills Residential Studios in Cornwall, England, and was produced by John Cornfield. The album went straight into the number 1 spot in the Irish iTunes Album chart upon its release. The following week it debuted at number 3 in the Irish Album Chart. Tony Was an Ex-Con won Best Album at the 2010 Meteor Awards, beating albums by artists such as U2, Bell X1 and Snow Patrol.