Darragh Nolan released a fine EP as Sacred Animals a few years ago but since then the musician has been relatively quiet save for delving into the occasional remix and vocal. From that debut EP to those remixes, it was clear that Nolan’s sound had changed from a singer-songwriter to more of a producer role and it’s the latter that leads us to Blooms.
The UK singer behind Blooms prefers to stay hidden for now but she has teamed up with Nolan for her debut EP If out later this month, from which ‘Skin’ is taken. Blooms has said that the EP details a relationship from beginning to end and ‘Skin’ is definitely at the more lustful end of that spectrum. Nolan’s airy and percussive production works as a bed for Blooms to sing about her physical desire for a partner.
There’ll be more material from the EP soon.
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.
