“From the outset, it sounds as if ‘Between Two Fools’ was meant to be played over classic diner stereos, the result of a coin slipped into teal jukeboxes on laminate countertops”
– Hot Press
Papa Boyle is a Retro Indie artist based out of Dublin, Ireland. From an early age, he was given exposure to a wide range of music that spanned multiple decades and genres which fuelled the fire to become a songwriter and performer.
Taking inspiration from the retro sounds of the ’50s and 60’s Rock n Roll era (ie Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers) with a tinge of modern Indie (ie Father John Misty, Angel Olsen, Kings Of Leon, Orville Peck) Papa Boyle croons over an ambient landscape filled with rousing melodies and pondering punchlines.
The resulting hooks transport the listener to diners of old, bars of new, and crossroads that feel familiar yet unknown at the same time. With aspirations of 2024 being a breakout year with releases and gigs across Ireland, Papa Boyle has already seen himself land some great success with his debut release ‘Between Two Fools’ which was released in April 2024.
He has been picked up in various stations and magazines such as Hot Press, RTE Entertainment, Pure Mzine, The Beat, Shannonside FM, Galway Bay FM, RTE 2XM, Prospect Radio and many more with aspirations to now build on his momentum with his brand new upcoming single ‘Last Chance Saloon’ set for release this June.
His sound brings something fresh and unique to the music scene, watch this space!
‘Last Chance Saloon’ digs into people’s inner dialogues throughout day-to-day life. Lyrically the track explores how the smallest decisions to make or the smallest chances to take can sometimes feel like the biggest ones of all not to miss out on. The vocals in the verses reflect these thoughts or conversations, with the choruses being more explosive in a way that mirrors the feeling of this is the last chance to get it right.
The track continues the exploration of blending the old with the new. When approaching the structure of the song Papa Boyle wanted it to reflect this idea.
“It was great to explore different vocal textures in the verses and to croon over the bigger moments of the song.”
“Musically “Last Chance Saloon” is the cumulation of a lot of influences and inspirations but I do think there is a slightly more country feel to the song whilst it still sitting in the Retro Indie realm, at the time of writing the song the likes of Roy Orbison, Father John Misty and Hermanos Gutierrez had a major influence on the vocal and guitars.”
“I think this song will conjure up a lot of different imagery to people, I’m looking forward to hearing what people think when they listen to the track and I hope they will see my progression from my first release.”
All instruments were tracked and recorded over a few sessions with engineer Stephen Dunne in Portobello, Dublin, the track was then mastered by Ivan Jackman.
