Paul Curran, a poet from Coolock and the songwriter and vocalist from the Dublin band Burnt Out sadly passed away earlier this month at a young age.
Curran had made a name for himself in recent years, both for his poetry and for Burnt Out, a music and multimedia project that explored working class identity. It’s a project which encapsulated grim realities through cathartic music but also brought some beautiful elements to working class vistas with subtle but fantastical special effects as seen in the video.
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Those who made tributes included Dublin rapper Kojaque, grime star Skepta and Dublin poet Stephen James Smith.
RIP Paul Curran.
Paul Curran 🙏🏾 https://t.co/LNTJTQYSSN
— SKEPTA (@Skepta) February 3, 2018
For Paul Curran X
When I have Fears That I May Cease to Be
by John Keatshttps://t.co/wOEEQesCja#Poetry— Stephen James Smith (@SJSwords) February 7, 2018
Here’s his collection of spoken word and poetry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFRyZTP0hZg
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.
