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After a busy year in 2013 playing venues nationwide as well as festivals including Electric Picnic, Body and Soul and Glastonbury, Johnny Rayge will release his latest single “Not Without You” in The Grand Social on March 15th – The Ides of March.
“Not Without You” is the first single off Johnny’s forthcoming album “Vigil”. After years pursuing rock-and-roll grooves with his former band ITO, Johnny decided to take a more meditative approach in recording this album. The result is a collection of contemplative songs as complex as they are catchy. Johnny says “it’s just about being honest with myself, living everyday like it’s the last and loving every moment of it. It sounds cheesy but it’s not about arriving, it’s all about getting there; the relationships you build, the songs you sing; there’s a lot of love and loss, and we all go through it. This is just my way of dealing with it. I hope that this album, which is just honest, and these songs, will connect with some people and say to them what they say to me”
On March 15th, Johnny will preview the entire album live backed by an array of Dublin’s finest musicians including Jebediah Funkfield, Anthony Gibney, Chris O’Sullivan, Abel Benito, Linda Drury, Noemie Chivas Baron and Sascha Herndl. Support on the night will be provided by The Sacre-Blues Band and The Marionettes.
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