Maria Somerville - All My People (2019)

Building from a reputation of enthralling live shows Maria Somerville readies her debut LP, All My People, a self release on vinyl and digital formats March 1st 2019 distributed by Rush Hour. The music is a collection of works recorded across Dublin, Cornamona and Inis Óirr.

Somerville draws on conventional folk forms alongside post-punk, traditional Irish motifs, starry eyed pop and hypnotic drones to create wholly original music that is a product of its environment. Somerville channels the wilderness of the Irish landscape through dense, ethereal soundscapes and bare boned percussion interspersed with ghostly vocals that are ever present and all encompassing, like crystalline glints of sunshine peeking through dark stormy clouds. The duality of darkness and light is at play throughout the releases seven tracks.