The Irish singer-songwriter teases a forthcoming third album with news of signing to US label Don Giovanni.
Our recent Podcast guest has returned with the new single ‘Align’.
Ailbhe has recently started a Substack, and is working on novel and has a new album on the way, with ‘Align’ the first single from the record, and it’s a song that was written after a big breakup, with an electronic bedding to the track underscoring the wistful and nostalgic feel.
“‘Align’ was the first song I wrote after a big break up. It grew out of a happy, nostalgic memory. The kind that repeats on you in the aftermath. The opening line, ‘I see you in the train window,’ is about that fleeting moment that keeps you seeing someone in everything long after they’re gone. From that single memory, the song spirals through a rush of moments shared, and ends at the point of letting go. At its core, it’s about acceptance — watching someone live their life from afar and hoping they’re happy. The lyric ‘time makes all things alright’ has always been a kind of mantra for me: grief doesn’t vanish, but time softens it, and eventually it makes space for gratitude and moving on.”
Ailbhe plays the National Concert Hall in Dublin on September 20th where she plays the new songs.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
