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Bren Berry & The Beautiful Losers performed for the first time at this year’s All Together Now Festival in August. The seven piece band features Berry’s ex-Revelino bandmates Brendan Tallon & Ciaran Tallon, Gavin Fox, Yvonne Tiernan, Gary Sullivan & Cormac Curran and they will play their first Dublin show…
Bren Berry & The Beautiful Losers performed for the first time at this year’s All Together Now Festival in August. The seven piece band features Berry’s ex-Revelino bandmates Brendan Tallon & Ciaran Tallon, Gavin Fox, Yvonne Tiernan, Gary Sullivan & Cormac Curran and they will play their first Dublin show in Whelan’s on Jan 16th.
Berry released his debut solo album In Hope Our Stars Align on Jan 31st this year and his songs have lit up Irish airwaves with glistening choruses, addictive riffs, and a rare contemplative soulfulness.
“I think of the album as a collection of love letters and protest songs which are layered with hope and an intentional sense of positivity. The album title is taken from the song “Fire Drill” and is inspired by Seamus Heaney’s lines “hope and history rhyme” and “hope for a great sea- change” from The Cure At Troy.”
The twelve songs on the album cover personal reflections on family, friendship, home, love, Dublin, resilience, music and creativity, and address some of the social and political crises that we are living through in these troubled times.
“I have no doubt that being surrounded by so many amazing musicians and so many great people in the music industry has rubbed off on me and resulted in an osmosis of some kind that has led to this creative breakthrough for me.”
“I still can’t believe I’ve made a record after all this time away from making music. I am also so grateful to everyone who has been there for me along the way and I am blessed to have such an incredible band performing my songs live with me in Whelans on Jan 16th.”
Tickets on sale at 10am on Friday 14th Nov through Ticketmaster & Whelans box office
Reviews:
“One of the albums of the year” Tom Dunne, Newstalk
“”Winter Song has the vibe of a stone-cold classic.” Ralph McLean, BBC Radio Ulster
“Majestic…This City a satellite of love bursting with shimmering riffs and glorious hooks” Hot Press
“Bren Berry and Winter Song – that’s a beauty” – John Creedon, RTE Radio One
“A magnificent song, beautiful production.” Philip King, South Wind Blows
“Turn On Your Radio glides along on layers of alt American guitars & sweet harmonies” The Goo
“A voice much loved by the 8Radio massive!” Simon Maher, 8Radio
“Gorgeous stuff.” Lillian Smith, RTE Radio One
“Check out this beauty from Bren Berry” Phil Jupitus
“The melody is very emotive, and Bren’s voice is like a hug” Damien Dempsey
“Another beaut of a song by Bren Berry. Guitars ring. Melodies swoon” – Tony Clayton Lea
“Rickenbacker romanticism & starry-eyed pop with captivating strings and harmonies” –
Pure Magazine
“Your ticker will probably skip a beat when you hear this lush dreamscape. Swoonarama.” – Eamon Carr
