Barq debut 'Bear', a song about dealing with loss

Rising Dublin four-piece Barq’s two singles thus far have revealed an alternative live band jazz/R&B vibe.

‘That Thing You Love’ is self-described “agrosoul” while ‘Gentle Kind Of Lies’ was more of a psychedelic soul vibe.

New single ‘Bear’ was written by singer Jess Kav, after her mother passed and deals with loss and growing up. Musically, it’s got a jazz rhythm with Kavanagh’s moving vocals exploring the aftermath of loss singing “what do we do when the buildings fall?”. The song has a beautiful coda.

The single is launched in The Bowery in Rathmines next Thursday November 17th with support from Soulé. As it happens, I’m DJing after too.

Niall Byrne

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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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