Kingfishr Release Energetic New Single I Cried, I Wept

by | Aug 31, 2024

Rising Irish indie-folk band Kingfishr have released their vibrant new single I Cried, I Wept. The latest release shows a new side to Kingfishr, the song was born out of rousing, guitar-led melodies and captures the raw intensity of the trio in a room together. I Cried, I Wept is a punchy, energetic gem that see’s the band add a lively indie anthem to their rapidly growing and impressive back catalogue.

Speaking on the track, the band said: “It represents the feeling of burying some piece of yourself in order for the rest of you to live on, and then wondering if that sacrifice will actually make a difference. If it doesn’t, then where are you?”

Kingfishr @ 3Olympia Theatre

Kingfishr @ 3Olympia Theatre (Press)
Kingfishr @ 3Olympia Theatre (Press)

Listen to I Cried, I Wept 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 Dublin’s3Olympia Theatre, which was recorded and released as an 11 track live album. Live From Dublin was placed at number 5 in the Irish Album Charts and Number 1 in the Irish Independent Charts. Watch The Road To Dublin (Mini Documentary) below:

Kingfishr are currently playing a summer festival season across Europe that included Glastonbury, TRNMST, Isle Of Wight, Reading and Leeds, All Together Now, Sea Sessions, Down The Rabbit Hole and Rock Werchter. They have also just finished a 14 date tour supporting Tom Walker, and recently supported Snow Patrol at Thomond Park Stadium. Later in the year the trio will play another massive UK and Ireland headline tour, and have already sold 20,000 tickets. The tour will see them play seventeen venues including London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire, making it their biggest run of headline shows to date. Starting in Ireland, the UK tour consists of shows in Bristol, Manchester, London, Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds and Birmingham.

Kingfishr

Kingfishr (Press)
Kingfishr (Press)

Formed while members Eddie (vocals, guitar), McGoo (banjo), and Fitz (bass) were studying engineering at university in Limerick, Kingfishr are gathering momentum like few other bands in recent memory and boast over 30 million streams to date globally. 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. Three of the album’s live tracks were performed on The Independent’s live music session Music Box which can be seen here.

Upcoming live dates:

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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