10. Edward F Butler – ‘Running From Fears’
I song I chose for BBC NI’s Across The Line this week, Butler was formerly of the band H:OWL who I didn’t know but on this unpredictable solo track he shifts between folk and electronic textures while his voice howls above and goes full falsetto. Butler is also a video artist and as such, made this video for the track:

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