Global breakthrough, Irish singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist MOIO releases his new EP, Earthday featuring focus track, “PLAY HARD!”. The official music video to focus track, for “PLAY HARD!” is also set to land today – Watch here from 3PM (Irish time)! Listen to Earthday here!
Glitchy electronic drums power up “PLAY HARD!” as neon keys flicker and flash over a pulsating bassline. He leans on his high register during the pre-chorus, melting into a hypnotic hook, spacey synths, and warbling guitar.
“PLAY HARD!” was probably one of the most fun to create, I don’t often find myself working with a ton of people but when I got working with Two Inch things we were clicking and we just fed off each other’s energy. When people listen to this song – I want them to feel the carefree energy and youthfulness that we felt when we were creating it.”
MOIO heralded Earthday with the first single, “Figure It Out” highlighting his seamless alchemy of R&B, indie, alternative, and soul, reflecting a penchant for breaking boundaries. A strong and steady beat pulsates beneath delicate guitar as MOIO’s vocals instantly transfix with vulnerability, vitality, and vibrancy all at once. The emotion and energy overflow during a climactic and chantable chorus, “I’ll figure it out.”
“Figure It Out” followed “Figures On the Wall,” which he dropped at the top of the year. Beyond amassing over half-a-million streams, it claimed real estate on Spotify playlists such as “Free Form” and “R&B UK.”
Earthday Tracklist
1. Survival
2. PLAY HARD!
3. Moment
4. Figures On The Wall
5. Lady (I’ll Be Waiting)
6. Figure It Out (Explicit)
Listen to Earthday here!
ABOUT MOIO
MOIO doesn’t just make music, he commands emotion. In fact, the Nigerian- Irish singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist chases emotion with every lyric he pens, melody he sings, and beat, bassline, or guitar riff he plays. This pursuit has brought him to a space between genres, co-existing in the realms of R&B, indie, alternative, and soul—yet cleverly never committing to one above the other. By helming every aspect of his artistry, he’s able to operate fluidly, and his vision resonates across boundaries.
Growing up in Dublin, music called to MOIO as a child. His passion was fostered by church and the radio in equal measure. After taking piano lessons for several years, he taught himself guitar and bass. At 10-years-old, he sang live for the first time at school and fell in love with performing. Eventually, a friend urged him to download FL Studio to start cooking up beats of his own.
Buzzing on Soundcloud with early uploads, he slowly but surely attracted an audience. During 2023, he dropped “SUNBEAMING” followed by “Open Your Eyes,” which amassed over 2.3 million Spotify streams. On its heels, MOIO’s single “Moments,” started to go viral a year after its release, climbing north of 19 million Spotify streams and notably catapulted to #1 on Spotify’s Viral 50 chart in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Norway, Denmark, and New Zealand. Along the way, he incited the applause of HYPEBEAST, Fashionably Early, Dancing Astronaut, and more in addition to performing at the likes of Dublin’s Forbidden Fruit Festival.