Track of the Day: Les SalAmandas - 'GOLD (Fall with the Gun)'

Singer-songwriter duo Les SalAmandas have shared the next cut from their forthcoming debut LP, a neo-folk number titled 'GOLD (Fall with the Gun)'.

Julie O’Sullivan (Ballydehob) and Colyne Laverriere (Hostun, France) met in 2018 in West Cork. The pair made their live debut at Levis Corner House, an award-winning Irish venue, as part of ‘Secret Song Festival’ (2019).

In September 2020, the returned to perform at a sold-out gig in Levis Corner House and revealed a maturity of song-writing well beyond their years. Immersing themselves in the cultural centre of West Cork, Julie and Colyne spent the last two years writing and recording their own material together and collaborating with local and national musicians.

Over the last two years, the rising duo have had the opportunity to play Connolly’s of Leap, Lost Lane, Dublin, Whelan’s, Dublin, Waterfords’ Summer In The City, Coughlans Live Promotion’s The Great Beyond, and Other Voices Dingle. During this time they met and played alongside some of Ireland’s greatest talents; Mick Flannery, Clare Sands, Dani Larkin, Wallis Bird, Molly O’Mahony, Paul Dunlea, and many more.

In September 2021 Les SalAmandas launched a very successful crowd-funding campaign that funded the recording, mastering, and replication of their debut album that they are now putting the final touches on, which was co-produced by award-winning Canadian producer Daniel Ledwell.

In March 2022 Les SalAmandas’ first two singles ‘Now Is The Time’ and ‘Mouldy’ were both featured in ITV’s new series Holding, which was shot in West Cork this year and based on Graham Norton's novel of the same name.

They are now ready to release ‘Gold (Fall With The Gun)’ their next single from their debut album.

Following ‘Mouldy’ which was released in September 2021, 'Gold (Fall With The Gun)' moves away from heartbreak-pop and follows a more neo-folk/rock style, similar to their debut single ‘Now Is The Time’, their latest track speaks a coming-of-age story-telling experience.

Using their unique style of singing, Les SalAmandas express the feelings of growing up and finding one’s place in the world from a female perspective, with subtle additions of harmonies throughout the song.

“When Colyne and I write songs together we always find ourselves disagreeing on what the song was about months later, but for me, this was written at a time I was feeling quite lost and let down by the people and the world around me," Julie O’Sullivan explains. "It was also about trying new things and those things maybe not working out the way you thought they would, but then finding inspiration in the world and people around us, especially the women around us.”

“We wrote 'Gold (Fall With The Gun)' after I came back to Ireland in June 2020," Colyne Laverriere adds. "It was a strange time for all of us. This song was for me a way to describe my experience of living away from my roots, in a new place. The song is about growing into a different place where it can be beautiful and rewarding, but also hard to settle in. Being surrounded by this amazing community and friends here in Ireland and especially in West Cork made the transition easier.”

Listen to ‘GOLD (Fall with the Gun)' below: