Kingfishr Drop Two New Tunes + November Headline Tour News

by | May 31, 2024

Rising Irish indie-folk band Kingfishr have released two new tracks: Go Loud and Alone. Lead single, and focus track, Go Loud creates that cinematic and anthemic feel that Kingfishr love so much. It opens with an infectious banjo rhythm that pulls you in, continues through a striking chorus and builds to a crescendo finish with swelling vocals. Go Loud intertwines Irish heritage with modern music in the classic Kingfishr way. Speaking on Go Loud the band said: “It’s about telling the hard truths. If you don’t, the weight of those words will warp you out of shape and some day you’ll wake up and wonder how you ended up halfway down the wrong road.”

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The hotly tipped trio have also released the enchantingly melodic Alone. Packed with soaring vocals and harmonies by lead singer Eddie Keogh, and coupled with gentle acoustic guitar and banjo, this song shows a softer side to Kingfishr. Speaking on Alone the band said: “It’s about rumination of unrequited love. A story about rejection and placing yourself at the whim of someone that doesn’t feel the same way. Growing up means coming to terms with this, especially for young men.”

Listen to Go Loud below:

Kingfishr have announced a massive UK and Ireland headline tour for this autumn. The tour will see them play seventeen venues, making it their biggest run of headline shows to date. Check out all the dates below.

The trio played eight sold out headline shows across the UK and Ireland earlier this year, The run of dates concluded with two shows at The Olympia Theatre in Ireland, a live recording of which will be available on the 19th July. Kingfishr have also just finished a 14 date tour supporting Tom Walker, with a support slot for Snow Patrol’s show at Thomond Park Stadium coming in July.

Summer 2024 will see the band perform at festivals across Europe including Glastonbury, TRNMST, Isle Of Wight, Reading and Leeds, All Together Now, Sea Sessions, Down The Rabbit Hole and Rock Werchter.

Formed while members Eddie Keogh (vocals, guitar), Eoghan “McGoo” McGrath  (banjo), and Eddie Keogh (bass) were studying engineering at university in Limerick, the Irish trio lean into their heritage with traditional instruments and poetic songwriting. Kingfishr’s music is hugely cinematic, they pride themselves on deep textures and a grand sonic atmospheric nature, with influences ranging from Hanz Zimmer to Ben Howard. They have racked up over 28 million streams to date, with three of their previous releases being performed on The Independent’s live music session Music Box.

Upcoming UK & Ireland tour dates:

JUNE
20th – 23rd – Isle Of Wight Festival
26th – 30th – Glastonbury Festival

JULY
12th – Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick City (Snow Patrol Support)
14th – TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow

AUGUST
23rd – Leeds Festival, Leeds
25th – Reading Festival, Reading

NOVEMBER
1st – The Set Theatre, Killarney
2nd – Wexford Spiegeltent Festival
3rd – TLT, Drogheda
5th – City Hall, Cork
6th – City Hall, Cork
8th – Leisureland, Galway
9th – The Telegraph Building, Belfast
11th – The Fleece, Bristol
12th – Academy 2, Manchester
13th – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
15th – The Arts Club Theatre, Liverpool
16th – Foundry, Sheffield
17th – Boiler Shop, Newcastle
19th – SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow
20th – Stylus, Leeds
21st – O2 Academy2, Birmingham

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