Cat Dowling – Photo Credit: Angie Pappas Constable
My my, this certainly has been a busy season for Irish music-makers (or maybe we’re just hearing more about them these days) – Cathal Coughlan, Keeley, Lori Sky (formerly Lorraine McCauley), Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell – so much goodness flowing from the Emerald Isle. Once again, we turn our attention to Dublin (via the south-eastern town of Wicklow).
The subject of our sonic quest: indie pop artist
Cat Dowling who is gearing up to release her new single “Freedom” on Friday. Cat Dowling’s vocals, melodicism, and pop sensibility are brilliant. Fleetwood Mac, Metric, Daughter, Kristin Hersh, Feist, and Marina all come to mind when listening to this sublime offering.
Drumlish band Cronin cover The Cure classic
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Cronin have opened 2021 with a cover of classic The Cure song, A Forest, which is now available to stream on Spotify, Bandcamp and YouTube.
“This was one of the first songs we started jamming to get the juices flowing after not seeing each other for three months when the first lockdown was lifted last year,” said Mick Cronin of the new track.
“We wanted to get back to the feeling of being a young band playing some of our favorite songs in a garage.”
A Forest was recorded at Transmission Rooms, Drumlish, Co Longford by Mick Cronin, mixed by Karl Odlum (The Frames, Glen Hansard) and Mastered by Richard Dowling at WAV Mastering, Limerick.