Molly O’Mahony has shared the first single from her upcoming EP Extension, which will pick up where her 2022 debut album The House of David left off.
A former member of the art-folk group Mongoose, Molly is known for her personal, emotive songs that reflect her experience of moving through the world. While The House of David was nominated in the ‘Best Debut Album’ category at The Hot Press Awards, 2023, Extension features two previously unheard tracks and includes a reimagining of the album track “Tomorrow’s Lunch” with the RTE Concert Orchestra, recorded in June of 2022 for RTE Radio 1’s ‘Sounds of The Summer’ series.
Speaking about the release of “Quietly”, Molly said: “The first track Quietly had to be dropped from the original A-side of the album because it ran too long to be pressed to vinyl. I don’t think it belonged as part of the album arc though, in hindsight.
“It was supposed to be released separately. It’s a very wholesome track about first love and being madly in it. I wrote it when I was twenty-two. My youngest brother Gabriel features on bass vocals in the chorus, one of my favourite features of the arrangement.”
Praise for Molly O’Mahony
“…her dulcet, often melancholic, tracks sizzle through the crowd, scorching her name into the minds of fans and newcomers alike.” Alexandrea Hopper, Hot Press
“A multi-hyphenate artist…her debut album ably showcases this with a collection of songs that…document years of a life fully lived, loved, lost and then, gradually, reclaimed.” Tony Clayton Lea, The Irish Times
“One of the best albums of 2022 – Molly’s voice echoes ethereally like a cherubic Patti Smith, like a celestial PJ Harvey soaring…” Barry Egan, Sunday Independent
More on Molly O’Mahony
You can discover Molly’s music on Spotify and Bandcamp. You can also catch her on Instagram.
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