Drowning In Blessings EP Sinead O'Brien SKU: CC100 Barcode: 5053760067313 10.00 £10.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Chess Club Released Date: 11th December 2020 Buying Format: 10" EP/Mini Album Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Originally from Limerick, O’Brien’s work captures the everyday and the inbetween in a way that transcends any genre label. Writing from her own observations, O’Brien’s influences can be found in the realism of Mark E. Smith of The Fall, Patti Smith and The Slits, and the works of literary icons such Frank O’Hara, W.B. Yeats, Joan Didion and Albert Camus. Releases to date have drawn admiration from British and American outlets and radio stations as diverse as The FADER, Stereogum, The Guardian, Loud And Quiet, The Quietus, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6 Music, and more. Speaking about the new single, O’Brien explains: “‘Most Modern Painting’ is about the creation and maintenance of ‘the self’ – the most epic task we are faced with in our lives. I wanted to work with structure in an unconventional way, linking the movements together using various voices from the narrative. The lyrics are voiced through a dialogue between the conscious and unconscious, through dream recall, memory, the individual and the ego.” The accompanying music video for ‘Most Modern Painting’ was shot in a film-like manner on 16mm. Directed by Saskia Dixie, the movements are intrinsically linked to the lyrics; the choreography incorporates physical theatre, dance and elements of daily gestures and habits. The chorus line on ‘Most Modern Painting’ birthed the title for the EP ‘Drowning In Blessings’ – “The more I said it, the more it meant. It’s an image which I find really cathartic; seeing the weight or build up of things as possibilities and opportunities instead of bearing their burdens. I approached the set of songs on the EP like a short album so the body of work feels full and tells a substantial story. Tracks allude and refer to one another and provide clues and hints to the future and to the past. It’s not only about language and music – it’s about energy, spaces, leaving room for other people to get in.” A multifaceted artist, O’Brien’s writing has also been published by the esteemed London Magazine whose alumni include T.S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath and William Burroughs. Her unique fusion of spoken lyrics and art rock has piqued the attention of luminaries of both fields, seeing her perform with John Cooper Clarke and The Brian Jonestown Massacre at sold out theatres across the U.K. Playing live with her band and collaborators; Julian Hanson (guitar) and Oscar Robertson (drums), Sinead O’Brien’s transfixing performances are placing her at the forefront of a resurgent wave of independent British and Irish talent. “Irish Sprechgesang punk that embraces the feeling of unknown” – Loud And Quiet “O’Brien gets ever deeper into the psyche of it all” – The FADER “The brilliant Irish poet continues the punk Sprechgesang revival” – The Guardian “hugely exciting” – The Quietus “Quite simply, O’Brien is a hell of a performer” – NME “another new, idiosyncratic voice coming from across the Atlantic” – Stereogum “endlessly fascinating” – The Line Of Best Fit Artist Sinead O'Brien Genre Rock And Pop Label Chess Club Buying Options 10" EP/Mini Album Format 10" , EP/Mini Album Condition New Country UK Track Listings Most Modern Painting Roman Ruins Fall With Me Strangers In Danger Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop Nearly New View Product Quick View Old & In The Way Old & In The Way (White Label Promo) Folk | Round Records | 1LP Released 20th July 2023 £30.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Old & In The Way Old & In The Way (White Label Promo) £30.00 Genre: Folk Label: Round Records SKU: nn267778 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Bright Eyes Fevers And Mirrors Rock And Pop | Saddle Creek | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 11th November 2016 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bright Eyes Fevers And Mirrors £31.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Saddle Creek SKU: LBJ235LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 11th November 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Poobah US Rock Rock And Pop | Ripple Music | 1LP Released 19th May 2014 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Poobah US Rock £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Ripple Music SKU: RIPLP013 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th May 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View National Jazz Trio Of Scotland, The Standards Vol V Rock And Pop | Karaoke Kalk | 1LP Released 12th July 2019 £15.99 £22.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations National Jazz Trio Of Scotland, The Standards Vol V £15.99 £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Karaoke Kalk SKU: KALKLP113 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th July 2019 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Manfred Mann's Earth Band Solar Fire Rock And Pop | Creature Music | 1LP Released 5th February 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Manfred Mann's Earth Band Solar Fire £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Creature Music SKU: MANNLP006 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 5th February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Charli XCX how i’m feeling now Rock And Pop | Atlantic | 1LP Released 18th September 2020 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charli XCX how i’m feeling now £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Atlantic SKU: 0190295209285 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 18th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Adele 21 Rock And Pop | XL Recordings | 1LP Released 21st January 2011 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Adele 21 £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: XL Recordings SKU: XLLP520 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st January 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View 94 East Feat. 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