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NIAMH REGAN ? A RISING VOICE IN INDIE FOLK
With her stunning 2024 release 'Come As You Are', Niamh Regan has cemented herself as one of Ireland?s most distinctive songwriters. Nominated for the RT? Choice Prize for Irish Album of the Year, 'Come As You Are' is a masterwork of intimate storytelling, rich arrangements, and unflinching emotional honesty. The album marks a bold evolution from her debut 'Hemet' (2020), which garnered nominations for the RT? Folk Awards and the Choice Music Prize.
'Come As You Are', produced by Tommy McLaughlin/Attica Studios, is an album full of vulnerability and unflinching introspection. As the title suggests, it invites listeners to embrace their true selves, confronting personal doubts, complicated relationships, and questions about life's direction. Each track is a delicate balance of delicate folk instrumentation and expansive soundscapes.
Niamh Regan first caught the attention of listeners with her 2020 debut 'Hemet', a strikingly collection that showcased her gift for penning folk-tinged songs with emotional depth and reflective sincerity. That album paved the way for a whirlwind of performances across Ireland, the UK, Australia, and beyond. Opening for artists such as CMAT, Villagers, John Grant, SOAK, Patrick Watson, James Vincent McMorror, and Sam Amidon, Regan honed her live performance chops and began to embrace the joy and catharsis of sharing her music with a wider audience.
With 'Come As You Are', Regan's vision grew. She sought to create a richer, more expansive sound, inspired by artists like Julia Jacklin, Caroline Rose, and Wilco. The result is an album that feels both intimate and cinematic.
Niamh Regan has always been a storyteller at heart, and 'Come As You Are' proves that her voice, both literal and musical, is one that demands attention.
With 'Come As You Are' now available worldwide and the RT? Choice Prize nomination in the mix, 2025 is poised to be a banner year for Niamh Regan. Niamh continues to evolve as an artist, and there?s much more to come.
'Come As You Are', is out now via Faction Records: https://factionrecords.lnk.to/ComeAsYouAre
Other recent notable releases include We Didn?t Know We Were Ready, a song co-written and performed by ?lafur Arnalds, Talos, Niamh Regan and Ye Vagabonds: https://OlafurArnalds.lnk.to/WDKWWR
?Niamh Regan is becoming a quietly assured national treasure with that sure fingered approach to her craft? (Jim Carroll, RT? Culture).
?Come As You Are has Niamh Regan in total control of her artistic faculties and at the top of her game; she will be one to watch in the coming years... this is an album that needs to be heard, a project teeming with quiet intensity and resonance..."(9/10 The Line of Best Fit).
?A powerful second album...Come As You Are? is a delightful album full of delicate vocals, subtle hooks and exquisite instrumentation.? (CLASH Magazine).
"A beautiful, breathtakingly candid indie folk record of self-acceptance, Niamh Regan's 'Come As You Are' is an intimate, emotionally charged invitation to embrace ourselves for who we are and lean into our light ? even when it's dark outside." (Atwood Magazine).
"There's a touch of Laura Marling in her voice, something of John Martyn in her intonation and Nick Drake in her guitar picking, the influence of everyone from Jeff Tweedy to Josh Ritter in her crafted storytelling?" (8/10 UNCUT Magazine).
"...one of the most formidable forces in the Irish indie-folk scene? a pristine record which deals with faltering relationships, self-doubt, and love with exactitude and fearless candour." (9/10 Hot Press).
?There?s hypnotic late-night deep synths, plus a woozy, bespangled hidden track. In all, intelligent and beautifully idiosyncratic? (4/5 Mojo Magazine).
"Come As You Are is a brutally authentic work from a songwriter of the highest order." (KLOF Mag).
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