{"id":63647,"date":"2020-07-09T10:01:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T09:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=63647"},"modified":"2020-07-09T10:01:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T09:01:27","slug":"finnian-announces-debut-album-under-the-influence-set-for-release-july-24th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/07\/finnian-announces-debut-album-under-the-influence-set-for-release-july-24th\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnian Announces Debut Album &#8216;Under The Influence&#8217; Set For Release July 24th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Finnian has cemented himself as one of the rising stars in the Irish music scene, and is set to release his debut album, &#8216;Under The Influence&#8217;, on July 24. The album is preceded by his new single, &#8216;Fly&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_57034\"  width=\"640\" height=\"480\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"480\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gorZsQcS2iE?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=\"Finnian - Fly\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gorZsQcS2iE\/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;\">Dundalk singer songwriter Finnian released his debut single in 2019, and has found much support both at home and in the UK and US, where he&#8217;s been featured on radio, and his organic soulful sound, reminiscent of the likes of Eric Clapton, John Mayall, and even Marc Bolan and David Bowie has struck a chord with listeners. He&#8217;s done numerous live sessions and interviews with BBC Radio Ulster, RTE Radio 1, and Today FM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Under The Influence&#8217; is the result of two years of work which sees Finnian marry his immense lyrical talents to a musicality which belies his origins in folk music. The album was recorded directly to tape at Black Mountain Studios, Dundalk, under\u00a0the guidance of Producer Peter Baldwin and Grammy Award Winning engineer Ben Kane ( D&#8217;Angelo, The Roots, Nora Jones, Emily King).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finnian has collaborated on the album\u00a0with some of Ireland&#8217;s finest talent including Jess Kav of Barq and Booka Brass, among others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nine tracks have each been created in such as way as to display effortlessly the power of Finnian&#8217;s live performance, and expresses very human emotions in ways that set it apart from other releases this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find Finnian online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Finnianmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/finnianmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/finnianmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finnian has cemented himself as one of the rising stars in the Irish music scene, and is set to release his debut album, &#8216;Under The Influence&#8217;, on July 24. The album is preceded by his new single, &#8216;Fly&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63648,"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":[7,21455,57,9,21453,21446],"tags":[20209,20208,7922,126,369,11720,144,77,370,20211],"class_list":["post-63647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-albums","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-single-reviews","tag-dundalk","tag-finnian","tag-fly","tag-ireland","tag-irish","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-new-album","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-under-the-influence"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-gyz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48274,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/03\/rising-irish-star-finnian-releases-debut-single-even-flow-march-26th\/","url_meta":{"origin":63647,"position":0},"title":"Rising Irish Star Finnian Releases Debut Single &#8216;Even Flow&#8217; March 26th","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"26\/03\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Coming off tour with David Keenan, Irish songwriter Finnian is set for massive success with the release of his debut single \u2018Even Flow\u2019 on 26th March.","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\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58788,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/01\/dundalk-storyteller-david-keenan-releases-debut-album-a-beginners-guide-to-bravery-10-january-ahead-of-irish-in-store-appearances-and-ireland-uk-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":63647,"position":1},"title":"Dundalk Storyteller David Keenan Releases Debut Album &#8216;A Beginner&#8217;s Guide To Bravery&#8217; 10 January Ahead Of Irish In-Store Appearances And Ireland\/UK Tour","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"07\/01\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Dundalk singer songwriter and storyteller David Keenan's debut album 'A Beginner's Guide To Bravery' comes out this Friday 10 January through Rubyworks.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Album Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Album Reviews","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/reviews\/album-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/David-Keenan.jpg?fit=480%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":83327,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/08\/irish-palestinian-artist-roisin-el-cherif-releases-new-single-daylight\/","url_meta":{"origin":63647,"position":2},"title":"Irish-Palestinian Artist Roisin El Cherif Releases New Single \u2018Daylight\u2019","author":"Declan Hafey","date":"01\/08\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"On July 28th, the brilliant Irish-Palestinian artist Roisin El Cherif released her newest single, \u2018Daylight\u2019, featuring fellow artist and childhood friend Yescene. 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