{"id":67639,"date":"2021-02-03T11:19:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T11:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=67639"},"modified":"2021-02-04T18:16:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T18:16:38","slug":"laoise-releases-video-to-accompany-her-uplifting-but-sensitive-new-song-gravy-and-we-get-to-have-a-chat-with-another-exciting-irish-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/02\/laoise-releases-video-to-accompany-her-uplifting-but-sensitive-new-song-gravy-and-we-get-to-have-a-chat-with-another-exciting-irish-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"Laoise Releases Video To Accompany Her Uplifting But Sensitive New Song, \u2018Gravy\u2019 And We Get To Have A Chat With Another Exciting Irish Singer."},"content":{"rendered":"

Laoise, pronounced \u2018Leesha\u2019 if you\u2019re as bad at Irish names as I am, has released her video to accompany last week\u2019s single release \u2018Gravy\u2019. Brought up in Galway but now living on a tiny island off of the western coast of Ireland, the song is from a forthcoming EP.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Laoise has said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI used to find it difficult to write songs about loving someone, unless it was unrequited of course. I guess I used to think it was a little cheesy, but I think that was just an excuse to circumvent courage; it’s so much easier to write a song about someone who’s hurt you, because they’ve already hurt you. It’s harder to write a song about loving someone so much that they still have the power to hurt you. That’s why it was so cathartic to give into that feeling and shout it out in the chorus anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Like so many people, this artist has relied on music to comfort her during national lockdown. Unlike many people, Laoise has been in therapy to help her find new perspective outside of music to help navigate her thoughts and emotions. After taking the decision to move away from the mainland, her and long time collaborator Sean Behan have settled by the beach and it has given this exciting young artist new impetus.<\/p>\n

I was lucky enough to chat with her about the song and life in general and I hope you enjoy what this inspiring young woman has to say:<\/p>\n

EP: So, \u2018Gravy\u2019 is out, exciting news. I love it, it’s got a really upbeat melody which is always good these days but it seems to mask some very sensitive lyrics. Would you say that is a musical representation of your personality, deep feelings slightly hiding behind an upbeat exterior?<\/strong><\/p>\n

L<\/strong>: Actually, that would be a great description of my personality. With \u2018Gravy\u2019, obviously it\u2019s talking about a relationship and trying, knowing that there’s a lot of pressure on it. Lyrics like \u2019I don\u2019t want to sink the Titanic\u2019 mean I don\u2019t want to lose something that\u2019s really important right now. I’m definitely a hyper active bubbly person at times but I wouldn\u2019t necessarily say it would mask my sensitivity and my overthinking side. I think it just goes with it but I like that.<\/p>\n

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EP: When I first listened to the song I was initially struck with the melody and the hook but I think that\u2019s always the surface of a song that you absorb first. Then, as I listened to it more, I got underneath the skin of the song and the lyrics are very personal, very sensitive. The video is very personal, very happy but there\u2019s a lot going on with the whole package. As an artist are you conscious of having to get both of those things across when you write and sing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

L<\/strong>: Yeah, absolutely. I’ve always been the biggest fan of pop music and I see song writing as a challenge because I want to make something that will make people feel good, that they can get up and dance to, but I also want to say something. Without sounding disrespectful, I’m never going to bash songs that say \u2018whoop, let’s go to the club\u2019 because that\u2019s just as valid. If you want to go to a club and have a good time that\u2019s just as valid as sitting down and having a meal with someone and having a big chat about your day. Everything goes hand in hand but I’m not really a club goer so I’m not going to sing about those things. I do like to have a bit more depth and meaning in my songs, probably because I’m such an overthinker and if I don\u2019t get those things out of my head, they\u2019ll stay there and get bigger and bigger and so, it\u2019s a fun challenge to be able to write songs that say something but also have fun in them.<\/p>\n

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