Red letter day!

O. No muss, no fuss, no long album titles. None of this He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corners Of Our Rooms malarkey. It's Damien Rice's debut album O; it's out nationwide as of this very day; and it's quite brilliant. O: so good they named it once, with one lonely letter.

For those readers who witnessed his extraordinarily special Vicar Street show (click here for a sneak preview of the Hot Press review) - and for those who did not - we have a treat in store: a track from the album for you to hear from the comfort and privacy of your own Mac or PC. So find yourself a couch.. and listen up. Cheers, darlin'.

Click here to listen to 'Volcano':

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Damien Rice tour dates:

An Taibhdearc, Galway (Feb 3rd),

McGarrigle’s, Sligo (5th),

Spirit Store, Dundalk (6th),

Tower Records, Dublin (7th),

Lobby, Cork (9th - 4pm all-ages show),

Connolly’s of Leap, Cork (9th - 9pm),

Zoo, Kilkenny (10th),

O’Mara’s, Killarney (11th),

Dolan’s Warehouse, Limerick (14th),

The Stables, Mullingar (16th),

Olympia Theatre, Dublin (March 1st),

Barfly, London (March 6th)

For more info, check out http://www.damienrice.com