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THE REMEDY CLUB ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM – ‘BACK TO YOU’ SET TO BE RELEASED MAY 26TH

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THE REMEDY CLUB Back To You / released 26th May + Album Launch party Sunday 28th May in The Workman’s Club, Dublin (*full band show)

Back To You is the third album from Irish roots/Americana duo The Remedy Club. The album sees them broaden their sonic palette with strings and brass and features some notable Irish musicians including Aongus Ralston on bass (The Waterboys), Binzer Brennan on drums (The Frames), and Michael Buckley and Ronan Dooney on brass (Van Morrison). The album was co-produced by Gavin Glass in Orphan Studios, Wexford. While their second album was recorded in Nashville, musically this new chapter sees them heading towards Memphis and New Orleans with nods to Fleetwood Mac along the way, carving out their own authentic path in Irish music.

BIO:

Husband and wife duo The Remedy Club, comprising Kj McEvoy and Aileen Mythen have been described as ‘Ireland’s best kept musical secret’’ by Hotpress Magazine. Their first two albums Lovers, Legends and Lost Causes and True Hand True Heart were independently released by the duo to great critical acclaim in Ireland, the UK, Europe, and the US – ‘’My new favourite duo of all time (ROCKING MAGPIE, UK), ‘Outstanding’ (NO DEPRESSION, US).

Their sophomore album True Hand True Heart was recorded in Room and Board studios, Nashville, and produced by 5 –time Grammy award winner Ray Kennedy (Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Sheryl Crowand was chosen as album of the week on RTE Radio One.  Hotpress magazine included the album in their top 10 folk albums of 2020.

Their latest offering Remedy Club ‘Back To You’ is due to be released 26th May 2023.

QUOTES

‘Ireland’s best kept musical secret’ (HOTPRESS, IRE)

‘Spectacular’ (MAVERICK)

‘Outstanding album’ (NO DEPRESSION, USA)

‘Destined for big things’ (GET READY TO ROCK, UK)

Simply Divine’ (LONESOME HIGHWAY)

‘It’s a stunner!’ ‘My new favourite duo of all time’ (ROCKING MAGPIE, UK)

‘Among today’s top roots artists‘ (YOUR LIFE IN A SONG, UK)

INTERESTING FACTS FOR MEDIA

Aileen has is an established actor and voice artist. She has voiced hundreds of characters in well-known cartoons and movies including Disney’s Space Chickens’, Rainbow Rangers (Nick Jnr, Genius), and ‘Luis and the Aliens’ (Warner Brothers). She also voiced the character of Raquel in the groundbreaking video game ‘Beyond a steel sky’. Aileen has worked alongside some of the world’s most recognised actors including Harvey Keitel and Pierce Brosnan

Kieran is the brother of acclaimed singer and songwriter, Eleanor McEvoy who wrote the third best-selling Irish single of all time ‘A Woman’s Heart’.

Kieran lived in New York City for 8 years where he played with several hard rock bands including Electra Records ‘Smashed Gladys’.

Aileen and Kj have released 5 albums in total – the first two being under the name B & The Honeyboys.

Their 7-year-old daughter Layla Kay made her TV debut at 5 playing Minnie Driver’s daughter in the Amazon Prime series ‘Modern Love’, directed by John Carney.

Blánid Announces New Single ‘Bad Decisions’ With Ciaran Lavery – Set To Be Released On Nov 18th

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“Completely captivating”
— Sian Eleri Evans, BBC radio 1
“Phenomenal… sometimes you
have a moment where you hear greatness”
— Dominic King, BBC radio kent
“There is an unmistakable buzz about Blánid”
— fresh on the net
“Well on her way to stardom”
— earmilk

BLÁNID’s hauntingly powerful voice and confessional, folk-infused songwriting style have been causing a stir in her native Ireland and beyond. 

Her first two singles were met with critical acclaim, with combined plays on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Kent and RTÉ 2XM. BLÁNID was also the featured vocalist on Netflix’s anime Witcher film soundtrack (The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf). 

Her new offering ‘Bad Decisions’, co-written with fellow Northern Irish songwriter Ciaran Lavery, is an arresting indie-folk/indie-pop track, full of drama and darkness. Beginning with soft, delicate vocals from both Ciaran and BLÁNID, the song’s introspective and poetic lyricism rings with the quiet shame and regret associated with the titular ‘Bad Decisions’. With an increasingly intense build throughout the song to a dizzying climax, it culminates in a cathartic almost religious finish, with a beautifully-crafted choral, melodic pay-off. 

I wanted to write about the exhausting and seemingly deterministic experience of self-destruction, the inescapable feeling that you are destined to fail and the overwhelming shadow that a depressive state can cast. But there is a beauty and broken joy in it, even if this can’t be seen when you’re in the throes of it” said BLÁNID of the track.

Ciaran agreed, saying that the song 

“deals with the very self-aware and shameful feelings of self-sabotage, like watching yourself speed headfirst into the burning building because you feel you deserve it, have to, need to – even though you know you are choosing this path.”

Building on the success of her first two singles, BLÁNID releases ‘Bad Decisions’ on November 18th – the same date her UK tour with American folk icon Judy Collins begins. For BLÁNID, this is only just the beginning.

Links: https://blanid.co.uk/ / https://twitter.com/iamblanid / https://www.instagram.com/iamblanid https://www.facebook.com/iamblanid / https://www.tiktok.com/@iamblanid

 

Irish-Ghanian singer-songwriter AIS has just announced her new Radio Single titled ‘Freedom’.

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Irish-Ghanian singer-songwriter AIS has just announced her new Radio Single titled ‘Freedom’. Using elements of Pop, Soul, and R&B, the single begs for the repeat button.

Written and recorded during covid, the it follows the artist’s journey of adjusting to a changing world.  The new music follows on from the singles ‘Glitter Gold’, ‘Move My Feet Again’ and  ‘Labels’ that  received airplay support from Regional radio aswell as the top UK and Irish radio stations such as Radio on RTE Radio 1, Rte 2fm (Song of the week) and BBC Radio 1.

For the past two years, there have been so many changes that we almost feel like we have to do better and be better. The song examines the introspection so many of us are experiencing as well as highlighting the freedoms we take for granted.

AIS draws many of her songwriting inspirations from her experiences growing up bi-racial in a predominantly white society, where self-love and self-worth along with being true to yourself set the precipice of the lyrical narrative within her music. Musical influences come from Rhianna, Billie Eilish and Lauren Hill. ‘Freedom’ is available across all digital platforms now and the official music video will be out the end of January. 

Editors notes: AIS studied Music and English at Maynooth University until she graduated in 2018. Since her teens, she has been performing in the Dublin music scene, as well as at many venues across Ireland including Electric Picnic, three times. The new single was Produced by Greg Malocca in EgoBoo Studios, Dublin, Ireland. The single if from her EP Freedom, a series of recordings which were supported through funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media as administered via the Music Industry Stimulus Package 2020.

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Instagram: officialaismusic

Facebook: officialAISmusic

Twitter: MusicAIS2020

Website: www.aisofficial.com

Tiktok: officialaismusic

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PapaRua Announces New EP ‘103’ Set To Be Released July 30th

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PapaRua has just announced new single ‘Wet Street’ which is due to be released on July 30th along with the EP ‘103’. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland. PapaRua draws influences from Jamiroquai, Jack Johnson, Charlie Puth, Jason Mraz and Bruno Mars. Not fitting into any one specific genre, the artist fuses Pop sensibilities with the smoothness of RnB Soul and NuFolk creating a sonic hybrid that appeals to the repeat button on the new music out this Summer. 
 
PapaRua, also a multiinstrumentalist, is a largely solo affair, featuring a handful of musical collaborators on his new music. Exploring themes ranging from toxic masculinity, friendship, allyship, loneliness, burnout and hope in a vulnerable open fashion.
 
Make sure you subscribe to PapaRua’s Spotify Page and stay up to date and follow the journey. It is a vast tapestry of tales interwoven into song and music on his EP ‘103’ which will be released July 30th along with lead single ‘Wet Street’. 
 

Fionnán Announces New Single ‘Fools’ Set To Be Released Feb 12th 2021

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Fionnán (Fionn-on), is an Irish singer/songwriter and musician hailing from Dublin. His debut single, ‘Ghost in the Glass’, released in December 2019, reached #1 on the Irish ITunes Charts. Following on from the success of his debut, he will be releasing his second single, ‘Fools’, on February 12th 2021.

Fionnán studies songwriting in the infamous BIMM College Dublin, who boasts many a success story from their aspiring student who have gone on to create great music. That flow continues on with Fionnán. Drawing influences from fellow luminaries such as Damien Rice, Jake Bugg and the Arctic Monkeys, his story telling style is at the forefront of his music.  

‘Fools’ is a beautiful, yet heartbreaking song which tells a story of unrequited love in a relatable and melancholic manner. It will be released on February 12th on all major streaming platforms. It was recorded in Hellfire studios with Joe McGrath as the sound engineer. It was mixed by James Darkin and mastered by Pete Maher. 

You can follow Fionnán on his Social Media Links below:

Instagram: instagram.com/fionnanofarrell

Twitter: twitter.com/fionnanmusic

 

Cork Singer-Songwriter Ruth Brosnan Returns with a New Single ‘Toodle-oo’ Fri Aug 14th

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Cork singer songwriter Ruth Brosnan returns with a new single ‘Toodle-oo‘ set for release Aug 14th 2020. After completing her BA in Popular Music at CIT Cork School of Music, where she graduated with First Class Honors in May 2018, she set off to LA on a graduate visa to learn more about the music business. 

While in LA, she entered an online competition called The Great American Song Contest and was chosen as a finalist with her debut single, Good Enough, which she says was a great honour. It was also something for which she has had a lifetime of training.

“I always wanted to be a performer. I did a lot of acting and singing with The Performers in the Firkin Crane with Irene Warren, I had been in The Monforts and I was in the Cork School of Dance with Sinead Murphy. I was in pantos with Bryan Flynn and I’m so delighted I got to work with him. These people were all very influential when I was growing up.”

Ruth writes anecdotal songs of the pop/rock genre and has a unique quirky style & personality which shines through in her own songs and performances. Her influences include Kesha, Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani and Sigrid.

Ruth has experienced more than her fair share of heartache already. Having tragically lost her mother and a number of her close friends to suicide, Ruth wrote her previous song ‘Good Enough’ which was reelased to critical acclai last year as a message for those going through tough time and to remind them that they are good enough.

Ruth wrote the ‘Toodle-oo‘ song to help and inspire people.

‘The song is called “Toodle-oo” and focuses on the themes of strength, overcoming adversity and female empowerment, I hope that when people listen to it they can draw inspiration from it’

The song will be available on various different platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play, Tidal, Deezer and Apple Music from Aug 14th 2020.

For more info please see:

https://www.facebook.com/ruthbrosnanmusic/
https://www.instagram.com/ruth_brosnan/
https://twitter.com/ruth_brosnan

D.Lewis Releases Pop Groove Track ‘Summer Song’

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D Lewis is a West African/Irish R’n’B Pop Artist and has just released his new single ‘Summer Song’. Raised in Ireland from the age of 16, D Lewis has drawn on all aspects of his fused Cultural background to create his distinct sound from a fusion of African/American & Irish/UK Pop Mainstream sensibilities.
 
With a degree in bioscience and chemistry in AIT and currently in his final year of a business degree, D Lewis wrote the song recalling a typical Summer romance, with all the positive feel good vibes that go with it. It was recorded and self-produced in Dublin, Ireland.
 
With fellow peers such as Chris Kabs, Tebi Rex and JyellowL garnering National and International acclaim on the music scene, D.Lewis delivers a pop energy fuelled offering to the table of talent currently out there.
 
Drawing influences from Tinie Tempah, G.R.L to Demi Lovato and Lil Nas X, he has amassed over 300,000 streams on his spotify channel already and the Summer has only begun.
 

You can follow D.Lewis on Instagram below:

 

The Logues announce St Paddy’s Day track ‘Better Man’ + International and National Tour Dates for 2020!

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From inauspicious begginings playing a supposedly one-off show as a favour for their local bar, The Logues are now one of the most sought-after live acts in their native Ireland and beyond, due to their inimitable ‘psycho ceilidh’, ‘whiskey-soaked folk’ style and raucous performances.

Their first release of 2020 is a less raucus affair than the norm and displays the bands versatility. The track called ‘Better Man’, is a bluegrass tinged meditation on the difficulty of change, where songwriter Logan McCool’s gift for a turn of phrase is showcased. Over some beautifully subtle banjo and pedal steel guitar, Kiel Cathers sings McCool’s promises to a loved one, suggesting he will change for them but only after some conditions are met…like kissing every woman in Donegal. Better Man was produced by Duane Gallagher and recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath
 


The five piece band come from the tiny border of town of Castlederg in County Tyrone. After a few years playing jam sessions in dens of ill repute, the band decided to seek pastures new, armed with the irreverent songwriting chops of tin whistle/bassist Logan McCool. The self-recorded and released Tough at the Bottom (2011) reflected this. Comin’ of Age (2016) shared much of the former’s frenetic, folk punk elements but also marked a progression in sound to elements of singer-songwriter and Americana.

These LPs and the live shows soon gained the attention of promoters in Europe and the U.S; the band now appear regularly on the European circuit and will perform at North Texas Irish Fest and Iowa Irish Fest this year as part of European and North American dates in support of Better Man, the single released on March 13th 2020 with an EP to follow in the summer.

Further gig listings and information on upcoming releases can be found on thelogues.com

Full list of tour dates:

15/2 Castle venue Westport
27/2 Mc Hughs venue Carrick on Shannon
29/2 Pat’s Enniskillen
6/7/8 March Fair Park Dallas USA
16 March Townhouse BackRoom Venue Co.Tyrone
21/3 Veenlust , Bergentheim, Holland.
4/4 Imperial Cavan
18/4 Armagh City Hotel
9/5 Mc Caffertys Letterkenny
23/5 Main Street Omagh
30/5 Mc Caffertys Donegal Town
31/5 Irish Open Golf, Mount Juliet Kilkenny
12/6 F60 Music Festival Lichterfield Germany
13/6 Aller Mooiste Music Festival Holland
19/6 Mid Summer festival Nieuw Amsterdam Holland
12/7 Headline Moville Festival, Co.Donegal
24/7 Headline Rooskey Festival Co.Roscommon
26/7 DergFest Co.Tyrone
31 July 1/2 August Main Stage Iowa Irish Festival, Waterloo USA

You can follow the band on Twitter here, on Instagram here, and facebook here!

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Kevin Nolan Announces Release Of New Single ‘The Dead-Beat’ with B-side ‘The Continuing Story Of Wildcattin’ Dan’ Feb 14th

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Kevin Nolan is an innovative musician and artist from Dublin, Ireland. His upcoming full length studio album ‘LET’S ALL GET NERVOUS’ is due for release in early 2020. The second single from this forthcoming album is titled ‘The Dead-Beat’ will be out Feb 14th to stream on all online digital music sites. 

Nolan’s debut release Fredrick & The Golden Dawn achieved critical acclaim across Irish and International press and media. From John Kelly’s show on Lyric FM, Sean Rocks on RTE Radio 1 and BBC 6 music, RTE TV also aired a documentary for which Nolan was the subject. Such is the interest in his craft. 

KEVIN NOLAN

 

His debut album Fredrick & The Golden Dawn enabled Nolan to play in the UK , Glasgow, Montreal and Salt Lake City.

Nolan spent a lengthy five years working on this new album however he kept in touch with his fan base by releasing two other albums, ‘Absent At The Moment When He Took Up The Most Space’, a selection of home recordings he made between the years 1997 -2005 and ‘How Is It How It Is- The Songs of Kevin Nolan’, a selection of covers, remixes and reinterpretations of his songs made by other artists (such as fellow luminaries Vyvienne Long, Jan Frisch, Chiarastella Calconi + more) from across Europe. Nolan composed, performed, recorded, mixed and produced himself.

Imagine the offspring of Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Tom Waits and – “Donald Barthelme” – thoughts? – with a Irish poetic twist, you will come close to the sound of Kevin Nolan. 

Check out the new track ‘The Dead-Beat’ on Feb 14th, this song is a feast of innovative sonic techniques and indeed puts the concept of ‘song’ itself somewhat in to question. It is about the end of language, about searching for a song to save our souls, about gazing at a bloodstain exhibition, about trying to be free, all the while the ghost of Wilfred Owen looks on from the outskirts of each melody. There are visions of a future: petals blowing in the rubble of Temple Bar and the great triple double-u like the Tower of Babel climbing up towards the heavens.  With boots and bullets in the Liffey and tears too, a voice whispers, “if freedom is the last cage, then from freedom we will flee.” This is without doubt Nolan’s most epic sonic achievement yet. 

 
 

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Fresh From Her Tour Support With Sir Tom Jones, Megan O’Neill announces Christmas Song ‘Winter Sun’ set for Dec 13th Release

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“The Irish Carrie Underwood.” 
— The Irish Times

“Complex… with an old school country voice.”
— The Irish Independent
“Seriously fresh mix of modern country and pop, with a fusion of distinctly Irish elements.”
— Timeout Magazine London
 

Irish born singer – songwriter Megan O’Neill has just finished working on her fourth studio record, set for public release in 2020. This much anticipated album follows her last release, ‘Ghost of You’ (June 2018) which hit #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter charts in the UK and Ireland.

To date Megan has toured the UK, Ireland, US and Germany. She has performed at private Oscars’ parties in LA alongside Gavin James (on personal invite from JJ Abrams) and has had her song ‘Don’t You’ featured on ABC’s hit TV Show Nashville’ (Season 3). In 2019 Megan opened three stadium shows for the legendary Sir Tom Jones (Bristol, Taunton and Colchester) – performing in front of 15,000 people per night.

Prior to her albumGhost of You; Megan released two EP’s:Coming Home’ (2015) – produced by Philip Magee (The Script, Kodaline) and Stories to Tell (2017) – produced by Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler). She also released a single under Decca Records in collaboration with Ben Earle (The Shires) – ‘Can’t Put a Price on That’ (2016).

Megan is an integral artist in the currently booming UK Country Music Scene, being termed “one of the rising stars” by uDiscover (2018). In 2018, she performed at every UK Country Music Festival including Country-2-Country (at the 02, London), Black Deer Festival, The Long Road Festival and Nashville Meets London’s series of events. She has been twice chosen as one of Timeout Magazine’s ‘Rising Stars in Country Music’.

2019 sees Megan taking the main stage at the British Country Music Festival, touring with Sir Tom Jones across the UK, releasing 2 brand new singles of her own (October / December) and performing as the lead female in a very exciting new project with Universal Music – yet to be announced.

Live radio appearances and performances include BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio London with Gaby Roslin, 2fm, BBC Essex, Today FM with Ian Dempsey, BBC Radio Wales, Marie Crichton’s Country Show on BBC, Nevis Radio, Amazing Radio, Chris Country and many, many more. 

Prior to her upcoming album release, Megan has penned a track ‘Winter Sun’ which is set for release Dec 13th. A festive feel-good nostalgic song.

Says Megan: ‘Winter Sun’ is a song I wrote while living in London – away from Ireland. It’s about Ireland being a real sanctuary for me when I was living abroad – every time I came home I felt grounded and like I could get back to myself. Ireland was my winter sun – somewhere I could feel secure and grounded.

Find out more about Megan on her website: http://megan-oneill.com/