The seductive, fascinating and slightly kooky Irish songstress, Julie Feeney, releases the first track “Dear John” this week, from her third album ‘Clocks’ – out next Month. Julie , much like the video to this tune, is eccentric, OTT, creative and seemingly a touch bonkers – in the best possible way of course – making the rest of us all feel that little more ‘normal’.
“Dear John” is a story of her grandparents’ courtship, when ‘John’ wooed Feeney’s grandma-to-be by taking her cycling under a full moon… Skills.
It’s hard to compare Julie’ sound to many other contempories, but think along the lines of Regina Spector or Kate Havnevik sharing a traditional Irish shanty in a vintage Tim Burton fairytale… yes, something like that.
The vocals take a few repeats to get used to, but each new listen reveals a layer you missed before and highlights how intricately put together this track is. Providing her own onion-like multi-layers of vocals, “Dear John” coaxes tears of joy, rather than a sour sting!
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