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Áine Duffy Delivers Masterful ‘Move Along’

Áine Duffy, the renowned Cork-based singer-songwriter, is back with her latest single, “Move Along”. Known for her powerful voice and innovative approach to music, Duffy once again pushes the boundaries with this electrifying new track. A fusion of drum and bass with a rock edge, “Move Along” is a high-energy anthem that tackles Ireland’s housing crisis with a biting sense of humour and sharp wit.
From the opening beats, “Move Along” grabs your attention with its relentless energy and driving rhythm. The track is a perfect showcase for Duffy’s powerhouse vocals, which soar effortlessly over the punchy instrumentation. The blend of drum and bass with a gritty rock riff creates a sound that is both fresh and invigorating, demonstrating Duffy’s ability to seamlessly blend genres and create something entirely unique.
Lyrically, “Move Along” is as sharp as it is catchy. Duffy’s biting commentary on the ongoing housing crisis in Ireland is delivered with a dose of sarcasm and a sense of fun, making the track both thought-provoking and engaging. Her frustration with the excuses surrounding the crisis is palpable, yet she channels this into a song that is as infectious as it is impactful. “The excuses around the housing crisis drive me bonkers,” Duffy explains. “I built my own tiny home solo, so I know it can be done with very little. This song is for everyone who feels the same frustration.”
The release of “Move Along” is the penultimate track before Duffy’s upcoming album, “Keep Her Lit,” due out on September 13th. This single serves as a tantalizing preview of what’s to come, showcasing Duffy’s growth as an artist and her commitment to using her platform to address pressing social issues. Her innovative spirit, which led her to convert an old donkey box into the mobile music stage known as the Duffbox, shines through in her music as well.
The accompanying video, shot live by Nestor Romero Clemente at Christchurch in Rathgar, adds another layer to the track’s immersive experience. The serene and ethereal setting provides a perfect backdrop to Duffy’s energetic performance, enhancing the track’s reflective yet defiant tone.
Beyond her music, Áine Duffy’s commitment to social causes is evident in her plans to upgrade the Duffbox into Duffbox 2.0, which will provide artist accommodation on tour and serve as a pop-up outreach stage across Ireland. This project is a testament to her dedication to addressing the housing and cost-of-living crises, using her creativity to inspire change.
Áine Duffy’s vibrant live shows and charismatic stage presence have earned her accolades and awards, including the International Touring Award in 2023. Her performances have captivated audiences worldwide, and with “Move Along,” she continues to prove why she is a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.
As the world awaits the release of “Move Along,” one thing is clear: Áine Duffy is an artist who is not afraid to challenge the status quo. With her distinctive style, powerful voice, and unwavering commitment to social justice, Duffy is carving out a unique space in the music world, and “Move Along” is an unforgettable track that leaves listeners eager for more.
Áine Duffy’s “Move Along” is a must-listen, and with her album “Keep Her Lit” on the horizon, this is just the beginning of what promises to be an exciting chapter in her career.
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Acclaimed US singer-songwriter Juliet Lloyd to tour the UK for the first time this summer.
Shortly after releasing her sophomore album in 2007, US-based singer-songwriter Juliet Lloyd walked away from music completely for more than 10 years, feeling burned out and unhappy with her career progression like so many other independent artists. After going through a divorce in 2019 and in the midst of a global pandemic, she found herself pulled back toward the siren call of songwriting and again making the leap to pursue it full time. Her latest album ‘Carnival’, released in 2024, is in many ways the culmination of those decisions, and the reintroduction of an artist who now has the wisdom of experience.
There’s an unmistakable urgency you can feel when a song is written and performed from a place of complete honesty. That feeling permeates ‘Carnival’. “I’ve always been envious of writers who say they write songs because they have to, because they had these things they just had to get out of themselves,” Juliet says. “I had never really felt that way until this album. I’ve become someone who writes because they have to.”
Stylistically, ‘Carnival’ draws on a range of influences from Laurel Canyon-era singer/songwriters, to Lilith Fair rockers, to confessional country/folk balladeers, to indie pop. The central theme of the record and that of its title track is not being too precious about any one experience or decision. Take them for what they are, live in the moment, and move on when they’re done. It acknowledges also that memory can be subjective, and ambiguous—was an experience ultimately a good thing or a bad thing? And whose memory can you rely on to determine the answer to that question?
‘Carnival’ doesn’t just deal with the complexities of ending relationships, it also deals with all the feelings that come with moving on. The album’snine songs feature evocative storytelling that reveals a simple truth: when the carnival inevitably leaves town, you’re left with an empty parking lot. And how you remember, it is a choice. As Juliet sings in the title track, “If only there was a way you could bottle up that feeling / and you’d drink it in / when the days are short and you long.”
Across her 20+ year career, Juliet has been admittedly stylistically non-monogamous. Her first full-length album, ‘All Dressed Up’, was released in 2005 and was heavily jazz-influenced- a label that she rejected at the time. “I am a piano player and a woman, so I was immediately compared to Norah Jones—and I bristled at that,” Juliet says. “Listening back now, I can totally see that it was true, and it of course wasn’t a bad thing.” Her follow-up release ‘Leave the Light On,’ came out two years later and featured a slick piano-pop production that led to five of its songs being placed on reality TV shows on MTV and VH1. Coming back after her 10-year break from writing and recording, Juliet released ‘High Road’, a collection of five Americana/soul-tinged songs produced by Jim Ebert (Meredith Brooks, Shai) that earned her widespread recognition and songwriting awards both in her home region of DC as well as nationally.
Now with her first ever UK tour scheduled for July 2025, Juliet has also dropped a completely brand-new single ‘Wild Again’, which like ‘Carnival’, was written with and produced by Todd Wright (Lucy Woodward, Butch Walker, Toby Lightman). ‘Wild Again’, however, charts yet another new step in Juliet’s journey.
“Carnival’, is full of deeply personal songs that are drawn from my real-life experiences and relationships. Coming out of that album cycle, I was feeling a little exhausted by my own navel-gazing and I was craving inspiration elsewhere. So, a lot of the songs I’m writing now are an evolution of sorts – focused more on external stimuli and finding the personal stories and humanity in that. Wild Again is a perfect example of this,” she explains.
The idea for ‘Wild Again’ was born out of a NY Times podcast Juliet listened to about the real-life efforts to return the whale that played Willy in the iconic movie ‘Free Willy’ back into the wild.
“It’s an insane, heartbreaking story that asks all kinds of thorny questions about human responsibility and humility and what’s the “right” thing to do and is that the same as the “kind” thing to do. There was a line that one of the trainers said in the podcast, explaining that they were trying to “train him to be wild again.” The complete absurdity of that statement hit me in the moment, and I immediately started jotting down lyrical ideas”, Juliet says.
Catch Juliet Lloyd on her UK tour this July:
1st July: The Folklore Rooms / Brighton
2nd July: The Hyde Tavern / Winchester
3rd July: Hen and Chicken / Bristol (CRH Music promotions)
4th July: Artisan Tap Hartshill / Stoke-on-Trent
5th July: Waggon & Horses, Nottingham
6th July: Cafe#9 / Sheffield
7th July: Hyde Park Book Club / Leeds
10th July: FortyFive Vinyl Café / York
11th July: The Muddy Puddle / London
13th July: The Wrotham Arms / Broadstairs

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