There’s a contemplative Brazilian bossa nova late night vibe to Owensie’s first single from his second album Citizens (artwork by his son Tadhg Rubio Owens). Michael Owens did live in Brazil at one point so that would explain that. The song’s lyrics are centered around a mother who lives far away from her child (“There’s a choice to be made / And a role to be played / Holding small hands / That remind her /Of her own child’s”). Lyrics and download via Bandcamp. Citizens is out on October 26th on Out On A Limb with a gig in Dublin Unitarian Church on the same night.
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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
beautiful, while originally put off by the description, was really drawn in, great track.
While that’s the opposite intention of my words here, glad y ou like the track!
I know, just scared of unknown genres, Brazilian bossanova was an unknown!