Once again the Limerick born-born punk-poet Sinead O’Brien has made her distinctive voice heard in her latest single; “Multitudes”. The song arrives ahead of her hotly anticipated debut album titled; Time Bend And Break The Bower which will enter the zeitgeist in mid-June 2022 (more details to follow).
The song cultivates a typical voice heavy mix with a macabre blend of dramatic exchanges and jarring instrumental stabs. Full of violence and potent imagery, “Multitudes” throws you in and out of a scorching fever dream and conjures dark thoughts in those who follow O’Brien’s sickly story. Have a listen to the new track down below:
Describing the inspiration behind her latest work, O’Brien stated; “‘Multitudes’ – the word itself was the first choice. It is not neat, it describes loose ends, open ends. Working with opposing forces and contradictions. An interrogation into the obstacles which pervade our daily lives; it’s a song about desire and creativity. The album title ‘Time Bend and Break The Bower’, from this song ‘Multitudes’, came into my head and made its demands, an idea that pressed on me throughout the record. It has a very active role. The clock symbol is enlarged, it looms like a moon over my activity watching, counting me down to zero. Dripping with self sabotage and the feeling of being chased; it pulls and pushes against the verses which talk of ’Multitudes’; the things that faithfully come back – the images, the words, creativity. It is creativity itself. That’s what I’m talking about.”
Her upcoming album will be produced by the infamous Dan Carey (Wet Leg, Squid, Black Midi, Black Country, New Road etc.) of Speedy Wunderground, and will be released via Chess Club on the 10th of June 2022. You can pre-order your copy of Time Bend And Break The Bower here.
Sinead O’Brien will be visiting a number of record shops around the time of her LP release to play some intimate shows. Whilst playing a few festivals across the summer she will also embark on a tour of the UK and Ireland in October 2022. You can find your tickets here.
Tour Dates:
10/06/2022- Banquet- Kingston, UK
14/06- Rough Trade- Nottingham, UK
15/06- Rough Trade- Bristol, UK
16/06- Rough Trade East- London, UK
17/06- Resident- Brighton, UK
09/10- Cluny 2- Newcastle, UK
10/10- King Tuts Wah Wah Hut- Glasgow, UK
11/10- Brudenell Social Club- Leeds, UK
12/10- Deaf Institute- Manchester, UK
14/10- Bodega- Nottingham, UK
15/10- Future Days- The Crossing- Birmingham, UK
17/10- Lafayette- London, UK
19/10- Green Door Store- Brighton, UK
20/10- Ramsgate Music Hall- Ramsgate, UK
26/10- Cyprus Avenue- Cork, IRE
27/10- Whelans- Dublin, IRE
28/10- Black Box- Belfast, UK
29/10- Dolans Warehouse- Limerick, IRE
