The Galway singer-songwriter and morning NTS Radio host releases a first song in three years.
Maria Somerville returns to the 4AD label and releases the new single ‘Projections’, a gauzy shoegaze track with ethereal whispered tones.
It’s the first original track from Maria since 2019’s debut album All My People. A video with visuals by Somerville, Michael Speers and Róisín Berkeley, recorded on VHS across Marseille and Galway is below.
Somerville plays two shows in Dublin and London in November. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday October 2nd. at 10am local time.
19 November – Workmans, Dublin – ticket info here
27 November – Chats Palace, London – ticket info here
MARIA SOMERVILLE BIO:
Maria Somerville draws on folk forms alongside traditional Irish motifs, starry eyed pop, and hypnotic drones to create wholly original music that is borne of her roots in the West of Ireland.
Her self-released 2019 album All My People channeled the wilderness of the Irish landscape through dense, ethereal soundscapes, bare boned percussion, and a heady electronic undertow, interspersed with ghostly vocals that are ever present and all encompassing, like crystalline glints of sunshine peeking through dark stormy clouds. Since joining 4AD, she has released two covers as part of the label’s 40th anniversary Bills & Aches & Blues compilation, in addition to supporting label-mates Dry Cleaning on their EU tour. Her enigmatic and enthralling live show comes in both solo and band shape, born of her ties with the dynamic DIY scene that has emerged in Ireland over the past few years.
As well as her work as a solo musician, Maria is the host of the much-acclaimed Early Bird Show on NTS Radio.
‘Projections’ is Maria’s first official release on 4AD, with more music expected in 2025.
