Rising Irish indie-folk band Kingfishr have released two new tracks ‘Go Loud’ and ’Alone’.
Lead single, and focus track, ‘Go Loud’ creates that cinematic and anthemic feel that Kingfishr love so much. It opens with an infectious banjo rhythm that pulls you in, continues through a striking chorus and builds to a crescendo finish with swelling vocals. ‘Go Loud’ intertwines Irish heritage with modern music in the classic Kingfishr way. Speaking on
‘Go Loud’ the band said “It’s about telling the hard truths. If you don’t, the weight of those words will warp you out of shape and some day you’ll wake up and wonder how you ended up halfway down the wrong road.”
The hotly tipped trio have also released the enchantingly melodic ‘Alone’. Packed with soaring vocals and harmonies by lead singer Eddie, and coupled with gentle acoustic guitar and banjo, this song shows a softer side to Kingfishr. Speaking on ‘Alone’ the band said “It’s about rumination of unrequited love. A story about rejection and placing yourself at the whim of someone that doesn’t feel the same way. Growing up means coming to terms with this, especially for young men.”
Kingfishr have announced a massive UK and Ireland headline tour for this autumn. The tour will see them play seventeen venues, making it their biggest run of headline shows to date. Starting in Ireland, the UK tour consists of shows at The Fleece, Bristol on Monday 11th October, Academy 2 Manchester on Tuesday 12th November, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London on Wednesday 13th November, The Arts Club Theatre, Liverpool, on Friday 15th November, Foundry, Sheffield on Saturday 16th November, Boiler Shop, Newcastle on Sunday 17th November, SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow on Tuesday 19th November, Stylus, Leeds on Wednesday 20th November and O2 Academy2, Birmingham on Thursday 21st November. Full tour listing below. Tickets here.
The trio played eight sold out headline shows across the UK and Ireland earlier this year, The run of dates concluded with two shows at The Olympia Theatre in Ireland, a live recording of which will be available on the 19th July. Pre-order here. Kingfishr have also just finished a 14 date tour supporting Tom Walker, with a support slot for Snow Patrol’s show at Thomond Park Stadium coming in July.
Summer 2024 will see the band perform at festivals across Europe including Glastonbury, TRNMST, Isle Of Wight, Reading and Leeds, All Together Now, Sea Sessions, Down The Rabbit Hole and Rock Werchter.
Formed while members Eddie (vocals, guitar), McGoo (banjo), and Fitz (bass) were studying engineering at university in Limerick, the Irish trio lean into their heritage with traditional instruments and poetic songwriting. Kingfishr’s music is hugely cinematic, they pride themselves on deep textures and a grand sonic atmospheric nature, with influences ranging from Hanz Zimmer to Ben Howard. They have racked up over 28 million streams to date, with three of their previous releases being performed on The Independent’s live music session Music Box.
June 2024
Friday 7th June – ST ANNE’S PARK, Dublin (w/ Cian Ducrot) Friday 21st June – ISLE OF WIGHT Festival
Saturday 22nd June – SEA SESSIONS Festival
Wednesday 26th – Sunday 30th – GLASTONBURY Festival
July 2024
Thursday 4th – ROCK WERCHTER Festival, Belgium
Friday 5th – DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE Festival, Netherlands
Saturday 6th – MUSIQUES EN STOCK, France
Sunday 7th – LUXEXPO, Luxembourg (w/ Snow Patrol)
Friday 12th – THOMOND PARK STADIUM, Limerick City (w/ Snow Patrol) Sunday 14th – TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow
August 2024
Thursday 1st – Sunday 4th – ALL TOGETHER NOW Festival Sunday 11th – WINTERTHURER, Switzerland
Friday 23rd – LEEDS Festival, Leeds
Sunday 25th – READING Festival, Reading
October 2024
Thursday 24th – Set Theatre, Kilkenny Friday 25th – Theatre Royal, Castlebar Saturday 26th – INEC Arena, Killarney
November 2024
Friday 1st – The Set Theatre, Killarney
Saturday 2nd – Wexford Spiegeltent Festival Sunday 3rd – TLT, Drogheda
Tuesday 5th – City Hall, Cork
Wednesday 6th – City Hall, Cork
Friday 8th – Leisureland, Galway
Saturday 9th – The Telegraph Building, Belfast
Monday 11th – The Fleece, Bristol
Tuesday 12th – Academy 2, Manchester
Wednesday 13th – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London Friday 15th – The Arts Club Theatre, Liverpool
Saturday 16th – Foundry, Sheffield
Sunday 17th – Boiler Shop, Newcastle
Tuesday 19th – SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow
Wednesday 20th – Stylus, Leeds
Thursday 21st – O2 Academy2, Birmingham
