Dubliner Dermot Kennedy made a big big impression with his single from earlier this year ‘Glory’, a song which matched singer-songwriter sensibilities with glossy production.
On new single ‘Moments Passed’, which debuted on Zane Lowe’s Beats1 show last night, Kennedy works a similar trick, pouring his heart over an acoustic guitar, burning embers of ambient production and a quietly grand chorus with a vocal sample.
https://soundcloud.com/dermot-kennedy-777714337/moments-passed
This boy is going places. Literally. It’s a tour.
Dermot Kennedy Autumn 2017 Tour
21/9 – Maze, Berlin
24/9 – Tivoli, Utrecht
25/9 – La Boule Noire, Paris
28/9 – Omeara, London
1/10 – The Louisiana, Bristol
2/10 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester
3/10 – Chapel, Leeds
5/10 – Stereo, Glasgow
7/10 – Roisin Dubh, Galway
8/10 – Limelight 2, Belfast
9/10 – Button Factory, Dublin

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