Niamh Regan has achieved soaring success following the release of her second album ‘Come As You Are’ on May 31st, 2024, via Faction Records. With the album climbing the charts, today (Thursday, June 6th) is the important date to pick up a copy before the chart week cut-off this evening.
Produced by Tommy McLaughlin at Attica Studios, the album has garnered extensive critical acclaim at home and abroad:
“A powerful second album…Come As You Are’ is a delightful album full of delicate vocals, subtle hooks and exquisite instrumentation.” CLASH Magazine
“A beautiful, breathtakingly candid indie folk record of self-acceptance, Niamh Regan’s ‘Come As You Are’ is an intimate, emotionally charged invitation to embrace ourselves for who we are and lean into our light – even when it’s dark outside.” Atwood Magazine
“There’s a touch of Laura Marling in her voice, something of John Martyn in her intonation and Nick Drake in her guitar picking, the influence of everyone from Jeff Tweedy to Josh Ritter in her crafted storytelling…”
8/10 UNCUT Magazine
“…one of the most formidable forces in the Irish indie-folk scene… a pristine record which deals with faltering relationships, self-doubt, and love with exactitude and fearless candour.” 9/10 Hot Press
“There’s hypnotic late-night deep synths, plus a woozy, bespangled hidden track. In all, intelligent and beautifully idiosyncratic” 4/5 Mojo Magazine
“Come As You Are is a brutally authentic work from a songwriter of the highest order.”- KLOF Mag
‘Come As You Are’. It’s an album full of acutely observed vulnerabilities and introspection. Its themes are the issues that many of us find loom large in the small hours: questions of self-doubt, uncertainty about your life’s direction, whether relationships are flourishing in the way you’d hoped and determining priorities.
Niamh’s goal for the record was to achieve a richer, full live band sound, inspired by her love of Julia Jacklin, Caroline Rose, and especially Wilco. While there are moments of intimacy, the songs on ‘Come As You Are’ are far grander in scale and ambition than those on ‘Hemet’: the rousing, string-assisted majesty of ‘Waves’, subtle electro-pop beats dancing at the base of the mix in ‘Nice’, the dreamy Petty-esque melancholic swirl of ‘Blame’, and standout track ‘Music’, which, if not for the expressive feminine elegance of her voice, could feel like a lost classic from Jeff Tweedy and co.
The album closes with a bonus track, ‘Record’, featuring the vocals of SOAK (Bridie Monds Watson).
Expressing her gratitude, Niamh says, “I’m so delighted to have this album out in the world. I’m simply blown away by all the support it’s received so far. I can’t wait to bring these songs out on the road this summer.”
‘Come As You Are’, is available on vinyl, CD, and digital via Faction Records.
https://factionrecords.lnk.to/ComeAsYouAre
VIDEOS:
Waves – https://youtu.be/zVkoyqgA2YI
Madonna – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcO3Achn5tk
Belly – https://youtu.be/xH_c8H3HTHU?si=20Xsk0rhrcNeC28X
Music – https://youtu.be/jsEBqmx5AKA?si=Bf3Uz3SIGBfypoPQ
TOUR DATES:
UK (SOLO)
9th June – Metronome, Nottingham | (supporting Memorial)
10th June – Portland Arms, Cambridge | (supporting Memorial)
11th June – Paperdress Vintage, London | (supporting Memorial)
12th June – The Wight Bear, Bournemouth | (supporting Memorial)
IE TOUR DATES 2024
13th June – Windmill Live Show w/James Vincent McMorrow, Dublin (solo)
16th June – Doolin Folk Festival (full band)
16th July – Galway International Arts Festival (full band)
25th July – Song Room, Wexford (solo)
2nd August – All Together Now
12th August – Kilkenny Arts Festival (solo)
17th August – Electric Picnic (solo)
14th November – Cyprus Avenue, Cork (full band – presented by In Bloom Agency)
15th November – Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin (full band – presented by Foggy Notions)
+ more to be announced
For more music, merch, and gig tickets, visit: https://shor.by/zC6c
