Joy and pain. Praised by the BBC and hailed by The Irish Times as "woodsy romantic folk pop," the track would go on to rack up a staggering 19 million streams on Spotify, where Kennedy averages nearly 2 million monthly listeners these days. "That's precisely what drew Kennedy to the music of fellow Irish artist Glen Hansard, who he met by chance on the streets of Dublin.

Kennedy made the most of his time in the spotlight, performing a stunning rendition of his 2016 single "After Rain." Analog and electronic. "In my songs, verse to verse, line to line can jump back and forth between those two subjects," says Kennedy. "I did the acoustic thing for so long, and I still love it, but what I mainly listen to is hip hop, and I think that was bound to come through in the production," he explains. Dermot Kennedy has always been fascinated by extremes. "I've learned that doves and ravens fly the same," he sings in a subtle nod to the two life-altering events that underlie each of the EP's four songs: falling in love and facing loss. Stuttery hip-hop and R&B-influenced percussion underpins his weathered vocals as he combines organic and electronic elements into an arresting, emotional blend that calls to … "The EP opens with "Glory," an emotional, infectious tour-de-force that solidifies Kennedy's status as a vocal powerhouse with equal parts grit and grace. (Redirected from Rome (Dermot Kennedy song)) Without Fear is the debut studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy, released on 4 October 2019 by Riggins Recording, Interscope Records and Island Records. He said, 'You can use the guys in the band, you can do it acoustic, the stage is yours for ten minutes.'" The songs all have a mix of light and shade. " Outnumbered " is a song by Irish singer Dermot Kennedy from his debut studio album Without Fear, serving as the album's ninth track. An Evening I Will Not Forget This song is by Dermot Kennedy and appears on the album Dermot Kennedy (2019). "On the fingerpicked "A Closeness," Kennedy reconciles the pain of loss with gratitude for having experienced something so special at all, while the rolling piano of "To All My Friends" honors the strong women in his life who have led by example, and the dreamy "Boston" harkens back to a summer in America when life was simpler.Kennedy's live shows are intense and powerful experiences, something he's again quick to credit to the influence of poetry, in particular the African-American writers Black Ice and Amir Sulaiman. Regardless of the form, though, I just feed off of anyone who's expressing themselves and sharing their feelings. "He couldn't make it, but he called back and offered me ten minutes onstage at his sold-out Christmas show. The song was written by Kennedy alongside Jay Mooncie, Scott Harris and the song's producer Stephen Kozmeniuk. On his brilliant debut EP, 'Doves & Ravens,' the young Dubliner draws inspiration from all the moments of brightness and darkness this world has to offer, crafting music that's at once soaring and intimate, stripped-back and explosive. The song also features on his compilation album Dermot Kennedy.The song peaked at … "They're both always in my mind, and I think that goes a long way toward explaining the idea behind 'Doves & Ravens.' He pens lyrics with a poet's eye and a rapper's precision, conjuring vivid imagery and transfixing audiences with the unique rhythm and flow of his soulful delivery. Love and loss.

"They don't have music to back them up, so they have to be convincing with every word.Convincing listeners has never been something Kennedy's struggled with.

Densely stacked harmonies meet minimalist instrumental production on the track, which is propelled forward by hypnotically off-kilter percussion loops.