Sinead O'Brien - 'Limbo'
One of the most exciting acts on the music scene at the moment is Limerick’s spoken-word punk Sinead O’Brien.
Following on from the dizzying, pessimistic irony of ‘A Thing You Call Joy’ Sinead’s latest single to be released on Chess Club is ‘Limbo’. Where the first single left Sinead pondering the question: “why am I always in recovery from a thing you call joy?” The latest single picks it up by asking: “do days like this hurt the head or do days like this help?” Beneath the hints of krautrock and post-punk, there’s a quick-witted lyricism and relatability which gives Sinead an undeniable charm.
Words by Tyler Damara Kelly
See Sinead O’Brien live in 2019:
25 Oct | Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer
26 Oct |Roundhouse Rising, London
27 Oct | Bi Nuu, Berlin*
29 Oct | Melkweg, Amsterdam*
30 Oct | Botanique (Orangerie), Brussels*
31 Oct | Elysée Montmartre, Paris*
3 Nov | Rejoyce. All Dayer, Concorde 2, Brighton
7 Nov | The Button Factory, Dublin^
8 Nov | Cyprus Avenue, Cork^
9 Nov | Dolans, Limerick^
10 Nov | Roisin Dubh, Galway^
23 Nov | The Dome, Tufnell Park, London (The Magic Gang All Dayer)
30 Jan | The Horn, St Albans +
31 Jan | Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff +
1 Feb | The Cookie, Leicester +
2 Feb | Birkenhead Library, Birkenhead +
*with Pond
^with Whenyoung
+Independent Venue Week co-headline tour with Egyptian Blue