Soda Blonde’s performance at Other Voices Ballina last year was just as impressive as that of Elbow and David Gray, who shared the same stage with them at St. Michael’s Church, Ballina on that memorable weekend of great music in February 2020.
And they will be joining Kaiser Chiefs and James Morrison in Sligo in August of this year at Wild Roots Festival.
Now the band is almost ready to debut their first album. In the meantime, fans will be delighted to read that In the Heat Of the Night, the second single from that forthcoming album, will be available to purchase next week.
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The debut album from Soda Blonde may be called Small Talk, but if there’s one thing the Dubliners do not do, it’s mince words. The entirely self-produced album sees the group reflecting on their twenty-something experiences with refreshingly honest transparency.
All four band members (singer Faye O’Rourke, guitarist Adam O’Regan, drummer Dylan Lynch and bassist Donagh Seaver-O’Leary) are seasoned musicians, despite their youth. They have been playing together since their early teens, with their previous band – the internationally renowned Little Green Cars, whose seminal debut album skyrocketed to number one on the Irish album charts.
Faye is the first to admit that when Little Green Cars called it a day, she felt lost. But a career shift for the four musicians wasn’t on the cards – and the forthcoming debut album Small Talk is self-evident proof, different than anything the group have released before, but carrying on its back all the things they’ve learned.
“To put it simply, Small Talk is about life in our 20’s,” says Faye, Soda Blonde’s front woman.
“Every part of us is in here, both subliminally and literally. Lyrically, this record is like a collection of my flaws and insecurities. They’re lingering awkwardly by the bar at a crowded social gathering, waiting to integrate with the wider world”.
The latest single, In The Heat Of The Night, is released on 27th April and is available to stream here: https://sodablonde.ffm.to/intheheatofthenight
Soda Blonde have announced some dates for later in the year, including Wild Roots Festival, Sligo (August 13-15). with Kaiser Chiefs and James Morrison, and Roisin Dubh, Galway on 11th September.
They had a great reaction to the first single release and title track from the album in March 2021, Small Talk.
And they have been confirmed to support Sinead O’Connor on 17th July 2022 at Iveagh Gardens, Dublin.
All four band members (singer Faye O’Rourke, guitarist Adam O’Regan, drummer Dylan Lynch and bassist Donagh Seaver-O’Leary) are seasoned musicians, despite their youth. They have been playing together since their early teens with their previous band, the internationally renowned Little Green Cars, whose seminal debut album skyrocketed to Number One on the Irish album charts.
