Emma Hynes releases new single ‘Sierra‘ and announces debut album.
“The sierra’s calling you and what’s to do but fall if you can’t hold your ground.”
Singer-songwriter Emma Hynes is excited to announce that her debut album will be released in 2026, and ‘Sierra‘, the first single from the record, is out now.
A digital release, the song is available on Apple Music / iTunes, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Spotify and all main streaming platforms, links to which can be found here.
With its roots in both Ireland and Spain, ‘Sierra‘ is inspired in part by meditations and encounters had on a trip to the city of Córdoba, and was written back home in Dublin.
Co-writing with Karl Hynes, who also collaborated with Emma on the artwork, and joined her in the studio to perform on the track, has made creating Sierra a particularly special experience.
The song honours Emma’s indie and alt-folk origins, which can be heard in her earlier work, while at the same time heralding a new era in terms of both her sound and vision, offering a sense of what’s to come.
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About Emma
Emma Hynes is a writer, singer, musician and visual artist from Dublin, Ireland, performing her own songs, prose and poetry. She has released three celebrated singles via ‘The Space Between Trilogy’, the title track of which featured on the RTÉ Radio 1 Recommends list for two consecutive weeks.
Emma debuted new material from her forthcoming album at the Irish Writers Centre in March 2025.
She has headlined at The Workmans Club and the Dublin Quays Festival as well as performing on the Whelan’s main stage in support to HAIL THE GHOST.
Her photography was shortlisted for the 194th RHA Annual Exhibition in 2024, features on the cover art for all four of her singles, and has been exhibited on Culture Night. She has also created her own music videos.
Emma’s writing has featured in the Ogham Stone and Visual Verse: An Anthology of Art and Words which now forms part of the literary archive at Newcastle University’s Centre for the Literary Arts, and has been performed by her at the Irish Writers Centre.
She holds an MA in Film and Television Studies and a BA (Hons) in Film, Literature and Drama.
Credits for ‘Sierra‘
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Martin Quinn at JAM Studios, Ireland
Emma Hynes: Songwriter, acoustic guitar and vocals
Karl Hynes: Songwriter, electric guitar and six-string electric bass
Martin Quinn: Bass guitar, electric guitars, percussion and string arrangement
Andrew Quinn: Drums and percussion
The Leinster String Quartet with Deirdre Reddy and Rachel Grimes on violin, Niamh Roche on viola and Aoife Dennedy on cello.
Artwork Credits
Photography and design by Emma and Karl Hynes