Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan releases the second single from her second album Come As You Are.
“Belly’ is the second song from Regan’s album due on Faction Records in May, after last month’s ‘Madonna’.
A video by Julie Bryant is below.
“Belly is a light-hearted song with full band production, dealing with an idea of feeling like a broken record and not being heard.”
Come As You Are was recorded in Attica Studios in Donegal, with producer Tommy McLaughlin, with Regan’s stated goal of creating a richer, full live band sound, inspired by her love of Julia Jacklin, Caroline Rose, and Wilco.
“A lot of it is about being in your late twenties and kind of realising we’re all running out of time “I’d have bouts of massive self-belief in the studio, and then in the next breath I would be like, ‘This is the worst piece of music I could have even imagined.’ It was a rollercoaster. But through that I found self-acceptance; this is where I’m at and making peace with that. That’s what the album essentially is, just making peace with where I’m at and being realistic with myself.”
Niamh Regan’s 2020 debut album Hemet was a favourite of mine.
Since its release, Niamh has embarked on headline tours around Ireland, UK, Australia, and more. Pairing this with many festivals and a variety of support opportunities with artist such as CMAT, Villagers, John Grant, SOAK, Patrick Watson, Sam Amidon, Cormac Begley, Sorcha Richardson, Josh Ritter, and more.
Niamh Regan Tour Dates
April 2nd – Hug & Pint, Glasgow (with Christof Van Der Ven)
April 3rd – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh (with Christof Van Der Ven)
April 4th – Cardigan Arms, Leeds (with Christof Van Der Ven)
April 5th – The Engine Room, North Shields (with Christof Van Der Ven)
April 7th – The Folklore Rooms, Brighton (with Christof Van Der Ven)
April 8th – SJQ (Servant Jazz Quarters), London (with Christof Van Der Ven)
April 9th – Gulliver’s, Manchester (with Christof Van Der Ven)
November 14th – Cyprus Avenue, Cork
November 15th – Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin
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