49th & Main announce debut album Happy Tears, release new single ‘Mr Rain’

Irish duo 49th & Main have announced the release of their debut album Happy Tears for June 13, and put out the accompanying lead single ‘Mr Rain’, out now.

From self-releasing tracks in Kilkenny to selling out international tours, 49th & Main have built a sound that fuses UK garage, jazz-infused house, and emotionally charged indie-pop.

Since their formation, they’ve secured major festival slots at Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, and The Great Escape and signed with Counter Records.

 

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Their new single, ‘Mr Rain’, which premiered on BBC Radio 1, “has been through it over the years,” 49th & Main’s Paddy comments. “My Dad had been at me to take one of his songs he wrote 36 years ago and let me and Ben do what we do.

“The first 4 lines are 36 years old and the rest I thought didn’t feel like I could relate so I started from there. It feels like a song about regret but in a fun bouncy way."

Their most recent single ‘Distractions’, which came out in February, is also set to be part of the album’s tracklist.

49th & Main are also set to embark on tour for 2025, kicking off with a gig at Trinity Ball 2025 in Dublin on April 11.

Happy Tears is available for pre-order here.

Listen to ‘Mr Rain’ below: