O’Neill’s third solo album an crann shall be out there on restricted version vinyl and CD.
The title an crann interprets from Irish because the tree – an emblem of development and inspiration. The album was blended by veteran producer Paul Tipler (Stereolab, Placebo, Julian Cope). Tinted with experiment, it adventurously combines items of conventional music, jazz, Bossanova and new wave. “If somebody listened to this report with out realizing something about me, they’d most likely by no means guess that I began life in a punk band”, says O’Neill. “I unashamedly needed to current instrumental items which can be emotional, evocative and private and supply to the listener textures and layers of music that may be melodic, childlike and even melancholic at instances. There’s clearly Irish people conventional influences in addition to French, Japanese, American and British”.
The video for Malin Head Imminent, one of many songs from the forthcoming report, was directed by visible artist Marry Waterson. Damian O’Neill describes the composition as a “reference to reminiscences of childhood holidays in Donegal.”
An crann will come out on 25 November 2022. The album will be pre-ordered right here. A listening occasion will happen previous to the discharge at The Social in London on 6 November.
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