{"id":61479,"date":"2020-04-14T09:22:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=61479"},"modified":"2020-04-14T09:22:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:22:02","slug":"robert-oconnor-releases-new-single-older-20-ft-skynem-gt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/04\/robert-oconnor-releases-new-single-older-20-ft-skynem-gt\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert O&#8217;Connor Releases New Single &#8216;Older &#8217;20&#8217; Ft Skynem GT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Irish singer\/songwriter Robert O&#8217;Connor released his new song &#8216;Older &#8217;20&#8217; back in February featuring Skynem GT. The official music video can be watched\u00a0here:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_19230\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J7HhP-BbPkw?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Robert O&#039;Connor - Older &#039;20 (Official Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/J7HhP-BbPkw\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the second collaboration Robert and EDM artist Skynem GT have done with each other. The Peruvian producer won a remix contest run by Robert to remix his single \u201cReal Good Fight\u201d just last summer. The two talented musicians had such a strong creative connection that they decided to join forces once again for &#8216;Older &#8217;20&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When speaking of the collaboration, Robert says;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe connected creatively in a way that we knew there was more to explore beyond one remix. Skynem GT\u2019s EDM sonic palette and my country storytelling lyric and vocal are an unlikely fit, but we\u2019re lucky as artists that right now we live in an era of genre-bending\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the past 18 months, Robert has released an impressive amount of singles, making quite a mane for himself on the local music scene. In 2019, he assembled a live band to join him on regular gigs around Dublin. Robert has high hopes for what is to come in 2020 stating;\u00a0\u201cMore singles, more gigs, more collaborations, more listeners, and most importantly \u2013 more risks!\u201d &#8211;\u00a0which is what we love to hear!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Make sure you show support to &#8216;Older &#8217;20&#8217; &#8211; which can now be streamed via\u00a0<a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3cGgPditxbsHzV6v6jRAXC?si=jUuMwo-GQH2R_WzMX-FA4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>. If you like what you hear, then go follow Roberts\u00a0<a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iamrobertoconnor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robertoconnor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter and<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iamrobertoconnor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram for<\/a>\u00a0more updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irish singer\/songwriter Robert O&#8217;Connor released his new song &#8216;Older &#8217;20&#8217; back in February featuring Skynem GT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":61480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,9,21453,640],"tags":[1481,21607,12,68,370,289,116,13463,22469],"class_list":["post-61479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-videos","tag-collaboration","tag-emma-mages","tag-music","tag-new-music","tag-new-single","tag-new-song","tag-review","tag-robert-oconnor","tag-skynem"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-fZB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":70684,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/08\/robert-oconnor-drops-save-you-skynem-gt-remix\/","url_meta":{"origin":61479,"position":0},"title":"Robert O&#8217;Connor Drops &#8216;Save You (Skynem GT Remix)&#8217;","author":"Emma Mages","date":"02\/08\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Irish singer, Robert O'Connor, has recently dropped the Skynem GT Remix for his latest single titled \"Save You.\" The re-vamped version is now available to stream via Spotify!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2D196B45837432F8F06CD6DA86B656D.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2D196B45837432F8F06CD6DA86B656D.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2D196B45837432F8F06CD6DA86B656D.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2D196B45837432F8F06CD6DA86B656D.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2D196B45837432F8F06CD6DA86B656D.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51879,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/08\/robert-oconnors-real-good-fight-gets-the-tropical-treatment\/","url_meta":{"origin":61479,"position":1},"title":"Robert O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s &#8216;Real Good Fight&#8217; 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